Let me introduce a post from a Japanese blog I enjoy reading again. The story is from Osaka.   The domed roof building is Herbis Osaka. It is a famous…

  This is a used Japanese Go game board (not included go stones). I don’t know about the material. There are a few outstanding wound and cracks (but really good…

In Japan, people celebrate Christmas as a winter fun event, and many households order Christmas cakes before Christmas Eve. Strawberry shortcake, chocolate cake, bûche de Noël, ice cream cake…while there…

– What’s B-LABO? Who’s Bungu-o? –   What’s that!? The Great Wall of China? Let’s get a little closer.   Hmm. These look like kids’ toy building blocks. Let’s take…

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

  In Imabari city, Ehime Prefecture, there is a European style palace designed after Belvedere palace in Vienna, Austria. It looks like European nobles live there, but no one lives…

Let me introduce a post from a Japanese blog that I always enjoy reading. The post was about “Anpanman”, the character you may know, one of the most popular anime…

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

  When you imagine a mermaid, you will draw a beautiful long-haired woman with a fish tail. But illustrations drawn by the Japanese in the 19th century is way different…

Today’s story-teller is Tokyo TV’s female announcer Miho Ohashi. The story is from her diary column. After working for the TV station for 8 years, Ohashi started wondering why she…

    THE RITZ-CARLTON, TOKYO TEAMS UP WITH SISTER HOTELTO BRING NEW THAI-INSPIRED SPA TREATMENT TO GUESTS Thai Poultice Treatment Uses Heat, Herbs to Reduce Aches and Pains   TOKYO,…