— ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Pure Heart and Soul Moves You More Than Anything” Today’s story-teller is poet and musician Kimihito Sasa.  The story is from one of…

  Japan appears to have a lot of strange things in the eyes of people from other countries. Today, I introduce one of them: the automatic car park. I think…

It’s been very hot summer in Japan, so no wonder this product caught people’s attentions here.    

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “The Difference Between Japanese and Swedish Elevators” Today’s story-teller is natural life specialist Noriko Sakoh. Her previous story was about Sweden, and today’s…

  First I would like you to see this photo. It may not be obvious, but these are statues of Buddha.     These are called Umai–Butsu: Tasty Buddha. But…

According to a survey conducted by a real estate information service “at home” in November 2009, the average commute time for married salary-men between twenties to fifties who work in…

    This is a Japanese traditional hand towel “TENUGUI”. It is suitable for table mat or KENDO as well.  

  Imoni is a certain kind of potato and meat soup mostly eaten in Honshu’s Tohoku region. People usually have imoni parties with their families or friends, outside, like barbecue…

There have been new types of business in all ages, and [W:Edo period] (1603 to 1868) is no exception. The book “Ooedo Omoshiro Shobai” written by Hirotoshi Kitajima, introduces variety…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Things Can Happen After Time Has Passed” Today’s story-teller is former prime minister [W:Morihiro Hosokawa], previously introduced. The story is about ‘marriage’. When…

    This is Japanese RIMPA brand beautiful pair cup & saucer set.