Hey, couch potato, do you want to work out at the gym and lose some unsightly weight? Yes, I do…   And how about you!? Yes, of course I…

    This is a Japanese traditional healthy sandal for women (size: 9.3inch, 23.5cm).  

    This is a Japanese traditional style chopsticks case.  

Sumo is a Japanese traditional sport where two wrestlers grapple with each other in a circle.         Since this sport involves Japanese traditional rituals and rules, the…

  Asakusa is a major tourist spot in Tokyo, and about 34 million tourists visit a year. Last winter, Amuse Museum opened right next to the nitenmon (east gate) of…

  This is my friend Junko’s article who moved in Indonesia from [W:Hokkaido] last month. Enjoy her article!   * * *   I live in Surabaya, Indonesia. Last month,…

    This is a Japanese traditional hand towel “Tenugui”. Poetry of Mitsuo Aida is written on this tenugui. The meaning of this poetry is…  

    This is a Japanese traditional hand towel “Tenugui”. Poetry of Mitsuo Aida is written on this tenugui. The meaning of this poetry is…  

      In Japan, “obake-yashiki (haunted house)” is considered as a summer thing. In recent years, summer-limited-open haunted houses have been increasing.  

  Do you know anything about Japanese calligraphy? I have posted articles about calligraphy several times before (http://www.japanstyle.info/?p=7242, http://www.japanstyle.info/?p=5598), I had the opportunity to meet a calligraphy teacher and talk…

2009 was Hello Kitty’s 35th anniversary, and Hello Kitty’s producer company, “Sanrio” launched a project “Traditional Art x Hello Kitty” where the super popular kitty collaborated with 43 traditional art…