Hello, everyone!  I hope all of you are having nice New Year (*^_^*).   Today, I’d like to introduce an article about one of our imperative New Year’s events, which is…

  As soon as Christmas time is over, Japanese people start preparing for the new year holiday. Today I would like to introduce “Ozouni”, a special, traditional Japanese dish for…

It’s almost the middle of December now!  I assume that some of you may be furiously busy to make sure everything is ready for Christmas.  But when you say December…

Let me introduce a blog post about ‘hamaya’ (sacred arrows) of one of my favorite entertainment blog sites. Do you know anything about ‘hamaya’? It is a good luck charm…

  When you turn on TV during New Year Holidays in Japan, you will notice that many performance shows are given on different channels. From traditional performance art to new…

On January 3, “Karuta Hajime” ceremony was customarily held at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, and women and children in Japanese dynasty costumes performed karuta game to the visitors.    …

Sending greeting cards for the Christmas season and the upcoming new year is common in many countries. Also in Japan, we have a traditional custom to send season’s greeting cards…

  This is a Japanese New Year’s decoration called kagami mochi literally means “mirror mochi.” Mochi is Japanese rice cake made of sticky rice, and it is stretchy like cheese….

  Most department stores in Japan start New Year’s sale today, and sell fukubukuro, “lucky bags” that are filled with random items. In recent years, lucky bags are highly diversified….

  This is a Japanese traditional ornament. This Kagami Mochi (rice cake) usually consists of two round mochi. This product for New Year decoration and fake food (Don’t eat ^^)….

  Happy New Year 2011!! Are you having a good new year so far? 2011 is year of the rabbit. Let’s watch adorable rabbits and be happy!   “Twin Rabbits…