Japanese culture

You do not need to board the plane and leave the Netherlands to discover Japan. Step into Okura’s… Read more

For the sake of giving, not receiving Whenever you book a trip to another country where you have… Read more

Bowing is the Japanese way of greeting. It is an essential part of Japanese culture. Besides greeting, it… Read more

Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding, ori means folding and kami means paper. The goal is… Read more

The festivals in Japan, matsuri in Japanese, are often celebrated around a particular event in close relation to… Read more

There is no place in the world where symbolism and traditions are mingled more in everyday life than… Read more

There is no place in the world where symbolism and traditions are mingled more in everyday life than… Read more

Masanori Tomikawa is Executive Chef of the authentic Japanese Yamazato Restaurant in Hotel Okura Amsterdam. His interest in… Read more

At Yamazato Restaurant we serve the traditional Japanese kaiseki cuisine. In this multi-course dining experience it… Read more

In the Netherlands spring starts at 20 March, though according to the Japanese traditions, spring starts when the… Read more