– What’s B-LABO? Who’s Bungu-o? – Scrapbooking is fun and creative, and recently it has been becoming popular in Japan. Maybe it is popular in your country as well (^^)….

This is a Japanese my neighbor TOTORO towel set. As you know, my Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro, in Japanese) is a 1988 Japanese anime movie written by Hayao Miyazaki….

  In a business district in Toranomon, Tokyo, there is a shrine which has 350 years history. The wooden traditional shrine, Kotohira-gu stands out against the silver, contemporary buildings. The…

Today’s story-teller is comedian Katsuhiro Higo. Higo is a popular comedian in Japan. His mentioned about child-raising in his story. He is a father of 3 children. His youngest son…

  This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth called “furoshiki.” Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for wrapping gifts, but you can also…

  In Japan bicycles are popularly used, and you often see parking space in towns. The recent bicycle boom rushes parking areas into updating. While numbers of large underground parking…

When you go to a Japanese restaurant or Chinese restaurant, you will get disposal chopsticks in a paper envelop. Do you know the envelop can be entertaining while you are…

  This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth called “furoshiki” style bag. Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for wrapping gifts, but you…

A little early season’s greetings with the human alphabet (^^;   Did you enjoy last time’s post? Maybe you couldn’t wait for the new post (^^)! Now she is trying…

Today’s story-teller is writer Reiko Morota again. The episode is from when she was working for a cosmetic company before she became a writer. It was in 1985. Morota was…

  This is a Japanese traditional KAMON (emblem) design wrapping cloth called “furoshiki.” Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for wrapping gifts, but…