The Brisbane Japanese Language
and Culture School

The owner, Taro Akimoto, set on a mission to make best ramen in Brisbane 10 years ago. Lots of people would agree Taro Akimoto's mission has accomplished as Taro's Ramen is often regarded as the #1 ramen in Brisbane. But can you believe Mr. Akimoto didn't start as a trained chef? Using only the finest locally sourced ingredients; such as, Bangalow Sweetpork, organic free range eggs and Australian durum wheat, Taro's ramen is made in-house from scratch without adding any MSG,

In most of countries, people celebrate Valentine’s Day by giving flowers, chocolates, jewellery or other presents of all shapes and sizes to their loved ones or those they admire. However, celebrating Valentine's Day is slightly different in Japan. Normally, females give chocolates to males on Valentine's Day to show their love, admiration and appreciation, and recent years, it has been more diversified and there are names for each type. Chocolates giving to females' lovers

7th of July is Tanabata・七夕 which is one of the seasonal celebrations in Japan and also called star festival. In the northern hemisphere, during this time of the year, you can see three big stars in a beautiful milky way. Towards this day, people make and place decorations on a bamboo tree and write a wish on a long piece of paper to hang on the branch. Bamboo tree is believed to have spiritual power for the wish to be heard. This custom began in Edo period (1603-1868) when ma