This is a Japanese indigo dyeing traditional wrapping cloth Furoshiki.  

  July 7 is Tanabata, Star Festival, in Japan. It has already passed but let me introduce Tanabata, one of the summer traditions in Japan. I have introduced about Tanabata…

  The other day, I introduce Toy Train in [W:Wakayama Prefecture]. Here is another fun train runs in [W:Okayama Prefecture]. This train (it is a type of streetcar) has furin…

  [W:Kadomatsu] are New Year’s decorations we place in the entrance of a house in Japan. August is not really a season for talking about New Year’s decorations, but I…

    This is a used Japanese Go game board and stones set. There are some scratches but almost is fine.  

    Today is the LAST DAY of the free gift campaign. To see the first gift, click next: http://www.japanstyle.info/?p=7804 To see the second gift, click next: http://www.japanstyle.info/?p=7831 To see…

      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 The name literally means “deer scarer,” and originally made to scare away animals damaging agriculture, but it…

The other day, I reported my trip to Mt. Takao. Today I want to show you some pictures taken at view points in [W:Nihondaira], [W:Shizuoka Prefecture]. Nihondaira is one of…

    This is a Japanese Kutani ware candle stand. It is suitable for candle size (max.) 4.7inch. Kutani ware is made in Kanazawa area in [W:Ishikawa Prefecture]. Smooth porcelain…

    Four days to “doyo-no-ushinohi”, a day to eat eel in Japan. “Doyo-no-ushinohi” are based on the Wu Xing and different in each year.  

The rainy season is over. We are in midsummer here, and summer festivals are held throughout the country. The most famous summer festival is the Kyoto Gion Festival, which is…