Category Archives: Animal

Japanese Iron Accessories NETSUKE owl design

  This is a Japanese NETSUKE (owl) using Nanbu Iron. (1P) This type of quiet design can be used for long time. [About Nanbu Iron…]Recently, Nanbu Iron has increasingly gained…

Videos: Cute Dogs in Japan

  I think many of you have dogs. They are so interesting and it never gets boring to watch them. Today, I want to share some dog videos found Japanese…

Is This a Rabbit or a Goose?

Interesting story was posted in a Japanese blog which I read lately.     These drawings are the duck-rabbit illusion drawn about 100 years ago by American psychologist Joseph Jastrow….

Milk Carton like Pal Lives in Your Refrigerator

“Fridgeezoo” are gadgets that add entertainment to refrigerators. They are animal designed milk carton like shaped, and kept inside of a refrigerator.     When you open the fridge, they…

Wasabi Stories vol.215: “I Want To Stop Loving Too Much, But it is Not Easy”

Today’s story-teller is writer Reiko Morota. The story is about her memory from her childhood. It was just before she started elementary school. She saw chicks for sale when she…

Cute? Scary? Japanese Melon-Bear

  There are countless “local specialty” character goods throughout Japan. Some characters, called yuru-kyara, are especially popular. Yuru(i) means relaxing, and kyara is character, so yuru-kyara should make people relax….

Japanese Kimono Style Outfits for Dogs

  There are some controversies about the necessity of pet clothing. Some people think having pets wear clothes is not a good idea. However, they may change their minds after…

KAWAII! Japanese Accototo Towel Set, Giraffe Tortoise

    This is the Japanese accototo brand towel set (not both but one box).   Very Kawaii!!!  

It looks like a wasp but…

I want to share this blog that surprised me well for the first time in a long time.   Look at this picture.   The insect on the leaf is…

Wasabi Stories vol.100: “A ritual to ease emotion”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “A ritual to ease emotion” Today’s story teller is a mystery writer, Shusuke Michio. He told a story related to his cat.  …

Japanese Funny Cats – Part 4

  Let me introduce four Japanese funny cat videos from YouTube.   <Stalking Cat> A female cat, Moire is approaching to the camera but she moves only the camera is…

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