Take a look inside my delightful hidden Japanese garden, which I created at my Preston home after my kids all flew the nest.

The protest group, whose slogan is "smash Christmas", usually marches on Tokyo's streets on Christmas Eve, which is seen as one of the most romantic date nights of the year in Japan.

A country of 124 million, Japan's most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than one percent of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation celebrates Christmas in full spirit.

Japan’s most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than 1% of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation celebrates Christmas in full spirit, with an extra helping of romance.

Japan’s most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than 1% of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation celebrates Christmas in full spirit, with an extra helping of romance.

Christmas is a marketing bonanza in Japan. (Supplied: 7 Eleven Japan) KFC and sponge cake Fried chicken was marketed by KFC Japan as the perfect Christmas food in the 1970s — and it stuck.

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A KFC in Japan was decked out in Christmas decor in 2016. Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock In Japan, Christmas is celebrated in a more secular way than in other predominantly Christian countries.

Christmas in Japan is a unique cultural phenomenon. Unlike in many parts of the world where it is a deeply religious occasion, imbued with traditions rooted in Christianity, Japan celebrates Christmas ...

Christmas was, and still is, a secular holiday in Japan and in the 1970s many people didn’t have established family Christmas traditions. That’s where KFC came in.

The Japan travel experts at Japan Rail Pass compiled a list of Japan's five most unique Christmas traditions that just might be worth adopting this year. 1.