General discussion (non-Usagi Yojimbo related) about all things Japan -- Feudal Japan, Samurai, Ninjas, Anime & Manga, Chambara films, Japanese Pop Culture, Otaku, martial arts, history, sushi, giant robots, Godzilla... anything Japan-related!
Though Valentine's Day is not a traditional Japanese holiday, it has been embraced by the country. On this day, women give chocolates to men. Men reciprocate on March 14--White Day.
There are two kinds for chocolate-giving: girichoko (obligation chocolates), when the sweets are given to office mates and friends; and honmeichoko (real chocolates), which are given to loved ones.
