Autumn is the season for enjoying food. In this season, we have many delicious things like chestnuts, Japanese pears, grapes, ginkgo, persimmons, new rice, and mushrooms. Above all, the matsutake…

  Early this year on this blog, I shared the online digital clock that beautiful Japanese women tell you time, called “bijin-tokei.” Being very popular gadget in Japan, they start…

  Once Ninjas began a mission, they have to run about mountains, and lurk in roof space or under floor for a long time; therefore, they trained to bear up…

    Ninjas were slender. Because they steal into roof spaces and under floors, and to move quickly, they needed to be thin. They were careful to not build Square…

  Because I found an interesting picture in the blog I often read, I want to share it with you.   The mystery building in [W:Shiga prefecture]… It is a…

    This is Japanese Hagi ware (Hagi-yaki) serving plate set. Hagi ware is pottery made in Hagi area in [W:Yamaguchi Prefecture]. In 1604, Mori Terumoto, a Japanese feudal lord,…

  Asia centered Low-cost carriers are put into service at [W:Kansai International Airport] one after another; therefore, the number of tourists from overseas who visit Kyoto is expected to be…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Taking a Shortcut in Life is Never Good!” Today’s story-teller is reportage writer Satoshi Kamata. His story is about a man, his mentor,…

    This is a Japanese crane design stationary box (temotobako in Japanese). Urethane coating with Kanazawa gold leaf. The box can be used for any other purposes, even just…

  Japan-born Robot Suit HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) is a new type robot which strengthens the physical functions of human, and detects the wearer’s will by capturing bioelectric potential signals…

  I have introduced Japanese fermented soybeans called natto on my blog before.  Natto is a very healthy food, but it seems to hard for foreigners to love natto. How about…