— ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “When a twist crosses a certain line, it becomes art” Today’s story teller is an author and professor of literature at Keio University,…

Today, there are many kawaii (cute) characters in Japan and they are also loved in other countries too. To look back the history of kawaii culture, a charismatic illustrator’s name…

  The other day, JAPAN Style showed you “caterpillar-like busses ”. Today, I’d like to show an artistic wrapping bus (bus with advertisement).       The bus is all…

  This is literary a floating globe. Check this video!!     It is released by a Japanese intellectual toys company, TENYO CO.,LTD. As you can see in the video,…

  Paper cups -they are casually used and thrown away after used, but there are a group of people who create art works (?) with paper cups. Let me share…

    In Japan, varieties of cup sized sake called “kappu-zake” are sold at liquor stores, supermarkets, convenience stores and vending machines. A glass container is made of glass and…

  There are various art works that we Japanese are proud of, and Nanbu Ironware is one of them.   Today, I’d like to introduce my acquaintance who creates new…

There must be many people whose hobbies are railroad photograph. Today, I’d like to share the photos taken by one of the Japan’s representative railroad photographers. His name is Mr….

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Forgiving is Life Itself” Today’s storyteller is a famous Japanese water color painter [W:Mitsumasa Anno]. He is best known as an author of…

Yesterday, I went to an garage kits event called Wonder Festival 2010. Professional and amateur modelers bring the kits that they put all their skills into, and display and sell…

  The 33rd Chitose Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival opened this morning in Chitose, [W:Hokkaido]. Ice sculptures made by sprinkling water from lake are all differently formed. The visitors can get…