Finally, the new emblem for 2020 Tokyo Olympic was decided by the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (OCOG) in Japan. It was created by Asao Tokoro, who ...
May 5th is the children’s day, especially for boys’ in Japan while March 3rd is the day for girls. We display samurai costume which thought to be the protection...
Today we found a lot of people from Japanese TV stations were standing around the old cherry tree beside the shrine office in Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto. They wer...
Bamboo interior design in Kyoto Japan Yokoyama bamboo products shop is in Aburanokoji shimocho-jamachi in Kyoto. It’s in the quiet residential area near Go-ou s...
The owner of a ryokan (Japanese style hotel) in Kyoto, gave me rich Sake lees as a gift, so I started cooking with them at home. Sake lees, or “sake kasu” in Ja...
Special Kyoto chocolate, BER AMER Walking on Sanjo street between Kawaramachi and Karasuma, I’ve found a new high quality chocolate shop & café, which opene...
“Daiyasu” in Shijo Horikawa Kyoto Daiyasu is just 2 minutes’ walk from Shijo Horikawa. It’s easy to find on Shijo Street and the price is also friendly. ...
Enjoy Hina doll festival with Origami paper I was always looking forward to seeing the Hina dolls in March when I was a little child. But it takes time to displ...
The taste of Matcha tea in Japan. It’s delicate. I’ve heard from my guest it’s popular to drink Japanese matcha among young people in Australia. In additi...
It was warm winter this year, so plum blossoms in Kitano tenmangu shrine in Kyoto have started blooming earlier than usual. The friend of plum blossoms is a bir...
If you’d like to find antiques, let’s go to Teramachi street in Kyoto! Teramachi street is quite small street beside Kyoto city hall. It’s fam...
Japanese Tea Ceremony you can do everywhere! After learning the way of folding the cloth “fukusa” to purify tea utensils and the way of examining a bamboo tea w...