Bizen Ware is pottery and stoneware made in Bizen area in [W:Okayama Prefecture]. View Larger Map It is the oldest “Nihon Rokkoyou” (The Six Japanese Traditional Kilns), which are…

Kutani ware is made in Kanazawa area in Ishikawa Prefecture. Smooth porcelain with colorful designs. The colorfulness is the most conspicuous characteristic of Kutani ware. Green, purple, yellow, dark blue,…

  Shigaraki ware is pottery and stoneware. It’s made in Kouka area in Shiga Prefecture. Shigaraki ware is famous for raccoon statue. It is considered as a bringer of good…

The Furoshiki has been useful in Japan since long time ago. Because it has various ways of using. We can use it according to our purpose. For example we can…

A Japanese sword, katana is a single edged blade, curved, slender but cut anything! Katana are made from selected materials with high technique to make them “not break, not bend…

This is Japanese SHIGARAKI-yaki ceramic vase.     Made in JAPAN! This is JAPAN Style!     You should follow me on Twitter here.   If the eBay link is…

This is Japanese traditional scale model Kyoto garden (miniature set). Japanese say “Hakoniwa” (Hako=box, Niwa=garden)   Made in JAPAN!   This is JAPAN Style!   You should follow me on…

This is the Japanese YAMANAKA [W:lacquerware] accessories box.     Made in JAPAN! This is JAPAN Style!     You should follow me on Twitter here.        …

Kokeshi are  handmade wooden dolls, originally from the northeast area in Japan. The dolls are simple cylindrical shape with big round head. They don’t have arms and legs. Traditional kokeshi…

Kyo-yaki (Shimizu-yaki) is a kind of ceramics of Japan. This Kyo-yaki becomes the general term of a work made in Kyoto.     Made in JAPAN!   This is JAPAN…

In most of the samurai movies, you can see semi-transparent paper sliding doors in a Japanese house. The doors are called shouji. All the doors to traditional Japanese rooms are…