— ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Scenery and largeness of heart are related each other” Today’s story teller is an environmental photographer, [W:Takashi Amano]. He has taken photographs in…

    As you may already know, we have “sushi go round restaurants” in Japan. (You can read about developed sushi go round HERE.) For those who want to enjoy…

Do you know Japanese foot wear, geta? These are the ones.     Geta doesn’t make feet get sweaty or doesn’t give pressure on feet, so it’s a healthy foot…

    Do you have some tips to make a good day? Today, I want to share some ideas that were collected by Japanese “2ch News”.   1. When I…

    According to TSUTAYA online, these are the top 2000s J-Movies that make you cry. 1: Koizora (2007) (Translates “Love sky”)Leading actors: Yui Nigaki, Haruma MiuraThis romantic film is…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Don’t avoid troublesome” Today’s story teller is a scholar of French literature, Shigeru Kashima. Being a man of French letters, he often stays…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Keeping Motivation is Hard” Today’s story teller is an Olympic gold medal swimmer, [W:Kyoko Iwasaki]. When she was 14 years old, she won…

Have you ever wanted to eat what Samurai ate? In Asakusa (read about Asakusa Senso-ji Temple and Sumida area, Tokyo, 12 restaurants started serving the food that were eaten in…

  There are various art works that we Japanese are proud of, and Nanbu Ironware is one of them.   Today, I’d like to introduce my acquaintance who creates new…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Success Tip? Whether You like it rather than Talent” Today’s storyteller is the 2009 [W:Akutagawa Prize] winner, novelist Kikuko Tsumura. In the article,…

Have you ever experienced when you eat two different foods together and taste like another food? In Japan there are some popular combinations to make different food. 1. Cucumber +…