Finding a job in Japan with workingholidaypeople.com
If you are looking for a job or a working holiday visa in Japan, workingholidaypeople.com is the website you’ll want to follow. Launched in early September, the website is young, but its concept is promising. The Japanese economy, althought always strong was having a low growth for the last few decades. This is not true anymore since the beginning of 2013. Indeed, the growth rate for second semester was over 3.5%. Compared to France and Europe, the growth rate is much stronger in Japan. Growth isn’t the only rate that is better in Japan. The unemployment rate in Japan is 4,1%, this is much lower than 11% in France (August…
Fireworks – Hanabi in Tokyo
In July and August, you can see many fireworks in Tokyo. Do not hesitate to go there early because many Japanese people are booking their place in advance, even the day before! For more information, please visit GO TOKYO to check the dates and the must-see recommended !
Looking for a good hairdresser in Tokyo?
Summer is already here and you probably need to cut your hair shorter for the hot day or you want to start fresh with a new hair color ? I have the place for you. A few days ago, I was thinking of doing a highlight for the first time and I wanted to come back to France with a proper hair cut. So I have asked around me for good place in Tokyo and the name of WEC Hair Salon has popped up in the conversation. WEC Hair Salon has opened a few months ago. They are located in Ebisu on a second floor of a building at 5…
The “Maison franco-japonaise”
Here is an article that might interest the French living in Tokyo (or even spending a few days in the capital), about the Maison franco-japonaise. What is it? It is first of all a foundation whose aim is to promote cultural and scientific exchanges between Japan and France. It was created in 1924 with the idea of informing Japanese people about everything related to France and helping French researchers staying in Japan. The Maison franco-japonaise now organizes regular seminars and conferences for Japanese and French, related to Japanese and French societies. The main “attraction” of the Maison franco-japonaise is the library that offers a huge range of books written in…
Otsuka Music Festival 2013
On the 25th and 26th of May, I discovered many Japanese artists during Otsuka music festival 2013! It was a sunny day with free outdoor concerts! If you are available on this weekend (1st and 2nd of June), the festival continues! You can see the program online by clicking on the following link. Minami Otsuka Hall on Saturday 1st of June: You can meet groups from different schools. The hall opens at 1:45pm and the show starts at 2pm and ends at 4:30pm. There will be many groups: Chess, Burak-kii, Kiminotsumakiru, Cube, Suikaraisu and Micro wave! The room opens again at 6:15pm to give you a show at 6:30pm with the following program:…
Wine Tasting in Tokyo !
Wine tasting in Tokyo is missing? Do you want to learn more about the wine growing, wine production and wine tasting? You want to find the best wine to accompany your casseroles? Join the Tokyo-based French Wine Tasting Club! The sessions are mostly in English for the benefit of all because there are many Japanese, Americans, British, Canadians and French people. The next event will take place on the 28th of June 2013, in an upscale restaurant in Shibuya. The theme will be “Provence Wines” accompanied by an French gourmet dinner. To learn more about upcoming events, or to book your next tasting evening with friends, you should go to…
What to do in Kyoto ?
What to do in Kyoto the old capital is the one of the most significant, if not the most important destination in Japan? Every year millions of tourists come to see the city both from within Japan and overseas. Kyoto served as Japan’s capital and the emperor’s residence from 794 until 1868, making it the country’s most significant cultural centre, where architecture, sculpture, painting and many other arts flourished. Buddhism had an impact on the city’s arts, so that a large number of the surviving works can be found in the old temples. There are around 200 Shinto shrines in the city. Kyoto is now the country’s seventh largest city….
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