Have you made your new year’s resolution for 2014?  Be healthier?  Spend more time with you family or quit smoking?  Mine is to do more exercise on a daily basis…

  It is probably not only the Japanese Philharmonic which has been distressed for more and more people distance themselves from classical music. When traveling abroad I once went to…

Today, I’d like to introduce an article about effectively utilized rooftop spaces of Japanese department stores.  They used to be a space for small-sized amusement park to attract families with…

In Japan, acupuncture points are often used in beauty treatment just like in other Asian countries. Today I’d like to share an easy acupuncture massage to get rid of swollen…

  Do you do something extra when you take a bath? Some people say just having a shower is enough. But in Japan, most people love the ritual of immersion….

Mother’s day is just around the corner (^^). Have you chosen a gift yet? Today, I would like to introduce something nice for your Mother’s day gift. Look at these…

On Feburary 28, a new Zazen (Zen meditation) application for iPhone was released on iTunes. It was produced by young monks who run Higanji, a web magazine on Buddhism. Although…

  TAKARA TOMY’s “Nohohon Zoku” are toys that give peaceful atmosphere to fidgety, fretful people. They have big spherical heads with smiley faces, and are nodding all the time powered…

  Cats cafés are not so unusual anymore in Japan, but rabbit cafés are fairly new! A few months ago, the very first rabbit café in Kanto region opened in…

  Looking at a computer screen for a long time? Aren’t your eyes tired? If so, you’d better use this disposal steam eye mask from Kao!!!   “Megurizumu Steam Hot…

  In Japan, most people use bath salt or tablet when they take bath. So, there are all kinds of bath salt/tablets found at stores. Today, let me introduce some…