Those who like trivia, history and bringing up interesting factoids at dinner parties should definitely check this out! From the correct etiquette to use at a tempura restaurant, to the proper way to wear yukata, to tips for making the best miso soup: this show has a little bit of everything. Want to learn more about a wide and miscellaneous variety of Japanese traditions? Japanese Style Originator is the perfect show for you. The episode follows Niki’s career, the day-to-day duties of running a Kaiseki restaurant and the adversity she has had to overcome as a woman working in the food industries of both Japan and the US. N/Naka serves modern kaiseki: a multi-course dinner that is artfully constructed, and carefully brings out the ultimate flavors in every ingredient with different cooking techniques. Born in the US to Japanese parents, Niki is a highly successful chef and restaurateur who runs the award-winning Los Angeles restaurant N/Naka. This episode of Chef’s Table explores the life and career of Niki Nakayama. But, if your Nihongo is A+, feel free to check that out as well!

While the immensely popular original Terrace House : Boys and Girls Next Door is also on Netflix, it does not have English subtitles. Released in 2017, Opening New Doors is currently the most recent Terrace House season. Just a camera crew, six strangers and the stories and interactions that unfold. Terrace House: Opening New Doors is an addictive reality TV show about six young people who, despite being total strangers, all move into a beautiful house in Karuizawa. If you’re a history buff, be sure to check this one out. However, as the war ended shortly after the film’s completion, this did not come to be. War Department, and directed by Frank Capra, the film was initially created to prepare US soldiers before their deployment in the Pacific. Now considered a culturally-insensitive piece of military propaganda, Know Your Enemy: Japan offers a look into the history of Japan from the 16 th century up until the 1930s, and gives insight into the Pacific region during the time of World War II. Filmmaker, Kyoko Miyake looks at the obsession with young female sexuality in Japan’s hypermodern society, and offers a critique of this changing industry where the internet is becoming increasingly influential but female idols are growing younger and younger.

Tokyo Idols is a documentary that explores this cultural phenomenon, and the superfans who devote their lives and personal finances to it.

AKB48, Nogizaka46, Momoiro Clover Z … idol music is a genre and culture largely unique to Japan: spend five minutes in Akihabara, and you will be inundated with posters and advertisements of pretty, young women and girls in matching costumes dancing and singing to pop music.

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