IKEA Kohoku

Sweden Store in Japan How did IKEA successfully localize in Japan? Ikea store Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad As a well-known Swedish home-furniture company has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since 2008. And now with 461 stores worldwide. IKEA seems like a pro at international expansion.IKEA is now a well-knownContinue reading “IKEA Kohoku”

Food during my trip in Kyoto (京都)

What’s unique about Kyoto food? Kyoto cuisine uses plenty of old Japanese ingredients, such as tofu, matcha, bracken starch, and kudzu. It also has plenty of preserved fish, such as dried herrings and salt-pickled mackerel, a fitting trait for a land-locked city. This Japanese food is the food I’ve tried in Kyoto, and I’m goingContinue reading “Food during my trip in Kyoto (京都)”

Kenrokuen (兼六園)

cultural property specification garden special scenic spot. One of the three most outstanding sanctuaries in Japan means a garden combining the six qualities of a perfect garden. As a strolling-style landscape garden, it comprises fancy layouts in every corner, achieving peerless scenery in each season. The sculpture from the image is Yamato Takeru stands inContinue reading “Kenrokuen (兼六園)”