It is called “Shishi-odoshi,” a water fountain made of bamboo. The name literally means “deer scarer,” and originally made to scare away animals damaging agriculture, but it…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   Today’s story-teller is Japanese nonfiction writer Yu Sawamiya, 46 years old. When he was in his twenties, he was depressed and losing his…

    This is a Japanese beer strap (fake food).  

When you go to a Japanese convenience store, you find strange drinks in the refrigerators.   For example; “Slime Heal Drink” “Slime” is a character from a video game series…

Taking an open-air bath is one of the Japanese people’s enjoyments. But I had never seen a sectional open-air bath like this before!    

    This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth Furoshiki.  

The most lively spot in Tokyo now is the [W:Tokyo Sky Tree]. It is now under construction. When completed, it will have a height of 634 meters, and become one…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “What I Fist Did When I Got Pregnant…” Today’s story-teller is a Japanese artist [W:Miwa Yanagi]. It is about what it was like…

    This is a Japanese traditional handmade candle sticks and iron candle stand set.  

    This is a copy of Hokusai work. It is one of his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, the woodblock print series. A blogger got this from a capsule…

  This is about a little weird building in Japan. The building is near [W:Lake Biwa], which is the largest lake in Japan and one of the popular tourist sites….