Japanese Iron Strap charm for November

  This is a (cell phone) strap with Japanese Nanbu Iron plate painted a flower. The flowers are birth flowers, so there are 12 different designs to choose from. This…

Wrong Side of a Cute Sock is Evil

This topic got popular a long time ago in the Japanese largest internet forum, 2channel. Since was so hilarious, I am going to show it to you. First, look at…

Wasabi Stories vol.213: “Good and Bad Things Are Like Two Sides of a Coin”

  Today’s story-teller is professional golfer [W:Isao Aoki]. I have introduced Aoki several times in the past posts. Today, his story is mainly about his daughter. Aoki has been divorced…

Japanese Drawstring Purse cosmetic case

    This is a Japanese style drawstring purse (1P). You can use them for many purposes according to your wishes. For example, you can use them as a coin…

Japanese Unique Pizza at a Unique Restaurant

There is a unique restaurant called “Hawaii” in [W:Nagasaki prefecture]. The appearance of the restaurant doesn’t look like Hawaii at all, though (^^; Since founding the restaurant, the owner has…

World’s Tallest Bronze Statue in Ibaraki Prefecture

  Daibutsu literally means “a large statue of Buddha,” but no one would expect it to be this big!!!       This is “Ushiku Daibutsu” in Ushiku, [W:Ibaraki Prefecture]….

Japanese Candle Stick Set samurai

    This is a traditional Japanese candle stick (not included candle stand). Burnable time is about 55 minutes.   [Special features of the Japanese wax candle] There are two…

Japanese Words that Sound like English

  Do you learn Japanese? Or do you want to learn Japanese? I found this blog post that might be helpful to learn Japanese words. Let me share it with…

Japanese Natural-Ingredient Facial Soap

  There are a lot of natural ingredient cosmetics available in the world. Japan itself has many. Today, let me introduce two products from a cosmetic company called CLUB Cosmetics….

Japanese Indigo Dyeing Table Cloth furoshiki

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

Names of Japan’s Prefectures Are Cool in English

    In the Japanese largest internet forum, 2channel, there was an interesting thread where they translated the names of Japan’s 47 prefectures into English. For example, Tokyo is written…

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