Welcome to "Japan as it is".

This site contains some 30 popular articles from the original "Japan as it is " which existed on the web and earned more than 70 thousand visits from November 1996 to July 1999.

The webmaster of "Japan as it is" is now back in Japan after several years of stay in foreign countries and restarts his trial to introduce Japan to foreigners from his personal perspective. So, please look at the new site "Hamadayama Life - Japan as it is in the 21st century" and get the latest information about Japan.