Okay, so exactly what is so fun about being in the Land of the Rising Sun? (Excuse us for the bad joke, the writer actually thought this was a witty line.) We know many males out there will say, "those kawaii girls!" (Well, to be more precise, the girls from Shibuya and Roppongi are the biggest party gals). In turn, most females will appreciate the mountains of shopping malls offering overpriced clothing made by children in Saudi Arabia.

Many people have this very conservative stereotype of Japan-from grim-faced business men trudging to work with their black suits and briefcases full of "hentai" magazines to demure women in kimonos wearing strange wooden shoes who bow every time you look at them. While most stereotypes originate from grains of truth, it is safe to say that Japan offers much more than stereotypical images of old perverted men and submissive women.

Quick fact: Did you know that the official purse of the modern Japanese woman is Louis Vutton?

SUMO WRESTLING Learn about this national sport of Japan and get acquainted with these huge men who participate in one of the oldest sports in the world.

Beautiful and exciting aspects of Japanese culture, from Sumo wrestling, origami, Taiko, to funky (questionable?) fashion are brought to light here.

One staff member in a recent journey to Tokyo and Yokohama noticed that almost every other lady carried an LV bag of some kind. It's as if you wore any other brand, an angry mob of Japanese ladies will jump you, rip the logo off your bag, and make you commit seppuku. But don't be too scared; from our staff member's experience there, he says that most Japanese people, especially the ladies, are relatively polite.

Quick Fact: In Japan, the pickup line to a girl is not "want to go for a drink" as said by most men here in America. Japanese men wanting to pick up on a girl have to say "want to go for tea."

Japanese Reference -- The Japan Reference Page helps you to generate reliable search results by mining for hidden data related to almost every aspect of Japan.