— ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Overcome Fears and Step ahead” Today’s story teller is a novelist, Main Koda. She started her story with her friend’s word.   “Today’s…

    This is a Shigaraki ware mini vase.  

When you read, watch or play Japanese manga, movies, anime or games, you may often find some characters are very odd and think “what is this?” In this article, I…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “What you can get from parenting” Today’s story teller is an actor Kazuhiko Nishimura. His story is about his parenting. He just had…

    This is a Japanese traditional mini chest.   Very Beautiful! This is JAPAN Style!     If the eBay link is dead and you have questions about the…

An “inro” is a traditional Japanese case for holding small objects especially medicines. It was also an accessory of samurai; they usually hang inro around their waists.      …

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “The reason why your friend who you see after a long time didn’t change” Today’s story teller is an author, Shusuke Michio. He…

    This is a Japanese Yamanaka Lacquer ware Vase.  

I read an interesting blog about the town I often go. Let me share it with you. The place is called “Shin-Okubo” where it is close to Shinjuku Station in…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Once in Your Life, put Your Heart and Soul into Something” Today’s story teller is an actress Mitsuko Kusabue. The story was about…

    This is the Japanese MINO ware (MINO-yaki) food storage set. It is a suitable for salt, sugar storage.