Kamon is a symbol of one’s family or class. There are 241 kinds of over 5116 kamon in Japan. The history of kamon dates back to the Heian Period (794-1185),…

  HINOKIZAKA RESTAURANT AT THE RITZ-CARLTON, TOKYO RECEIVES ONE-STAR MICHELIN RATING FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR TOKYO, November 25, 2009 – The “stars” aligned once again for The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, as…

“Have a break, have a KitKat!”   The UK born chocolate covered wafer, KitKat is very popular in Japan, and there are dozens of original flavors found in Japan. Besides…

Since 6th centuries, incense has had important part in Japan. It’s used at funerals, temples and home shines (butsudan) to purify spirits.   In the Heian Period (794-1185), the nobles…

  These key chain toys called “mugen ni dekiru series” meaning “Infinitely Able XXX” from BANDAI, look silly but many people got hooked on them. Following to the 3 toys…

  No need to say, chopsticks are traditional eating utensils in Japan as well as other East Asian countries.   Japanese people usually have their own chopsticks. Variety of designs,…

  This is a Mono-yaki (Mino ware) pair bowl.   Mino-yaki is Japanese ceramic ware made in the towns of [W:Gifu prefecture]. Mino-yaki started about 1300 years ago. During late…

  These toys are funny but they work as stress relief like a stress ball!! BANDAI, a Japanese toy company, develop unique key chain toy series called “mugen ni dekiru…

  In Japan, people give gifts to their bosses, friends and family to show their thanks at the end of a year.   The gifts are called oseibo in Japanese….

  The most classic and popular origami work is crane. Every Japanese person has made it at least one time. In Japan, crane is a symbol of longevity as well…

    One of the most famous snacks, POCKY, is a pretzel stick coated with chocolate. Not only in Japan, is it sold all over the world. POCKY was produced…