A little boy with deer antlers…       This is Sento-kun, the official mascot character to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo Capital. Why does he have…

    Arita-yaki, one of the most popular Japanese pottery cups and saucers. Set of 5. The saucer can be used for dessert plate. The flowers on the cups are…

    This is a pair of Japanese pottery sake cups, a server and a wooden rack set. The server is in the shape of a sake bottle. Good for…

  Located about 50 kilometers east of central Tokyo, Sakura city of [W:Chiba Prefecture], used to have Sakura castle, and there are still vestiges of the castle town in the…

  After having been hit by a heat wave, it was getting cooler in Japan since last week. When it gets colder, the Japanese enjoy having heated sake, which we…

  Today, I want to share a beautiful manga work that has created by one of JAPAN Style readers. It has been one year since I started this blog, and…

    This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth Furoshiki (not all but 1P).  

  Have you ever seen, heard of or used aburatori-gami, facial oil blotting paper? Aburatori-gami is one of the necessities of daily life for Japanese women, while for most people outside Japan, it…

There have been new types of business in all ages, and [W:Edo period] (1603 to 1868) is no exception. The book “Ooedo Omoshiro Shobai” written by Hirotoshi Kitajima, introduces variety…

    This is a Japanese traditional healthy sandal (size: 10.0inch, 25.5cm).  

  Have you heard of small folded packets of fragrant incense called fumikou?  They are usually enclosed with letter paper in an envelope. The person who receives the letter enjoys the…