Traditional Japanese ceremony for a baby 100days My daughter is already 1 years old, but I remember I was thinking about the ceremony to celebrate 100days birth…
We have chances to see or touch the beautiful old clothes in the tea ceremony. For example, kobukusa (the small square cloth), shifuku (a poach to be used for p…
Have you ever heard of the sweets made from lotus? I guess maybe you haven’t. It’s very rare and the original sweets made by Wakuden, which is one of the tradit…
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 …
Many of Japanese start holidays called “Golden week” from today, April 29th while I work or sometimes have a break whether it’s public holidays or not. I forgot…
Hello, I’m the owner of Tea Ceremony Koto, just a1 minute walk from Kinkakuji temple. I welcome beginners and tourists. Since I can explain in ALL English, so a…
Nijo-Wakasaya main shop is on Nijo-Ogawa, near the Nijo castle. Entering the shop, I was surprised to see the big confectionary arts in the show cases. What a g…
After the beautiful cherry blossoms, we have fresh green leaves beside Katsura river from the famous Togetsu bridge in Arashiyama. Since we have big holidays fr…