Let’s talk about Japan a little bit? I’ve always dreamed about going to Japan. I’m already trying to save the money so I can go there but, while I can’t, we Brazilians have a way to try to meet this need for Japanese things.

Japanese immigration to Brazil began officially in the early 20th century, in the year 1908. Today, Brazil is home to the largest population of Japanese origin outside Japan, with about 1.5 million Nikkei (日 系) (Term used for to name the Japanese and their descendants). A Nipo-Brasileiro  (日 系 ブ ラ ジ ル 人, nikkei burajiru-jin, Japanese-Brazilian) is a Brazilian citizen with Japanese ascendance. Japanese-born people based in Brazil are also considered Japanese-Brazilian. Most of that Japanese population, nowadays, lives in the state of São Paulo or Paraná.

Speaking about São Paulo, it is the biggest city in Brazil and with 12 million people and around 1521.11km², it’s…