This is a Japanese IGA ware (Iga-yaki) free cup (bowl). Iga ware is pottery and stoneware made in Iga area in [W:Mie Prefecture]. Iga ware is one of…

Kyoto, the city with countless Japanese historical shrines, temples and architectures. It’s a popular tourists’ destination as well as Tokyo. In such refined city, there is a coffee shop that…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “To get easiness, you have to accept difficulty” Today’s story teller is a Japanese writer, Hiroshi Unno. He talked about his discovery in…

  Spring is the season when zoos get new members in their exhibitions. In this month, many animal babies were born or debuted in public at Japanese zoos.   Baby…

    This is a Japanese traditional style sandal.   Very COOL!!!   This is JAPAN Style!     You should follow me on Twitter HERE.   If the eBay…

If you have a small child, you may have a situation like when you walk outside with your child, sometimes you are holding stuff in you hands and can’t take…

  This is a Japanese style door curtain NOREN. Mickey Mouse design.   Made in JAPAN!!!   This is JAPAN Style!   You should follow me on Twitter HERE.  …

    On Sunday March 21, I went to MOE HAKU 2010 held in Makuhari-Messe, [W:Chiba Prefecture]. Actually, I didn’t know what the event was about but it was an…

(This is the second part. To read the part 1, click HERE) Besides his autobiography, more of Kitano is revealed in France. At the Centre Pompidou, special screening of his…

    One of the best known Japanese people in the world, [W:Takeshi Kitano], who is famous as the director and main actor of such films as “Violent Cop”, “Sonatine”…

    This is a Japanese Arita-yaki (Arita ware) food container set (microwave oven is OK!).   Arita-yaki, also known as Imari is Japanese porcelain wares made in Arita, Saga prefecture. The…