In a past article, I introduced a hot springs amusement park, “Ooedo onsen monogatari” in Odaiba, Tokyo. Today I want to introduce another hot spring spa, LaQua which is…

  I know this is sudden, but what I eat very often is cup noodles. Cup noodles save my life a lot LoL When I get a bit hungry or…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Make Sure You Show Your Gratitude in Words” Today’s story-teller is Japanese famous actor Eiichiro Funakoshi. The story is about ‘food’. Firstly, it…

    This is a Japanese traditional door curtain “NOREN”. NOREN are hanged from ceilings of entrances or doorways to divide a space. In Japan, NOREN are used in stores…

Today, I want to introduce 28 year-old Japanese graphic artist, Aya Kato, who creates illusional Japanese style art in a new sense. She has worked for Hitachi’s advertisement, Microsoft WindowsXP…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Where Your Will is Ready, Your Feet Are Light” Today’s story-teller is novelist [W:Anna Ogino]. The story is about ‘P.E.N. club’. It is…

    This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth Furoshiki.  

      Can you believe the brown ball on the book cover is a mud ball? It is only made of earth. In Japan, it is called “dorodango (mud…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Would You Give Up Your Life?” Today’s story-teller is musician [W:Eikichi Yazawa]. It was a great article. The story was his autobiography, from…

  Denim jeans originated in America, but I heard that there are some Japanese jeans makers which have become very popular in other countries also. This time, I investigated Evisu,…

This is a Japanese traditional style healthy sandal (size: 24cm).