Yufuin Cat Items – A Great Souvenir
Are you planning a trip to Japan? Do you have friends in Japan who offered to send you something? (...)
Spring in Japan: My trips in 2012
Spring in Japan is one of my favorite times to travel! I just came back from a 9 days (...)
Today I want to introduce “Maneki neko figures” to you as they’re very popular in Japan. I love cats (...)
As we’re approaching the end of the year, it’s time to stock up on items for the new year (...)
Akabeko (赤べこ) is a traditional toy from the Aizu region in Fukushima Prefecture. The toy is made from two (...)
Have you ever heard of Japanese taiko drums? Literally translated taiko (太鼓) means “great (big/fat) drum”. Nowadays taiko performances (...)
I bet a lot of you have been to Kyoto or want to go there some day. As you (...)
Today I want to introduce another treasure of mine: Figures of all 12 Japanese zodiac animals Actually, the title (...)
You have probably seen a temple and shrine seal book already, but you were not sure what exactly it (...)






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