It is called “Shishi-odoshi,” a water fountain made of bamboo. The name literally means “deer scarer,” and originally made to scare away animals damaging agriculture, but it…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “The Mosquito Sound Effect in Japan” Today’s story teller is a writer, Megumi Fukumitsu. The topic was “Mosquito sound”. It’s unfamiliar word but…

  Can you tell what this is??     It’s a bathroom noise maker named “Eco-Otome”, which emits the sound of water flashing to conceal unpleasant sounds in a bathroom….