“Kanda Shokudo” is an old diner established fifty years ago in Akihabara, an electric town of Tokyo. The diner has served large portions since the time when the most of…

Have you ever got shiatsu massage? It is a Japanese traditional hand acupressure technique that helps to release tension and promote physical and mental relaxation. The word shiatsu means “finger…

  As you may know yakitori is Japanese style skewered chicken, and literary means “yaki = grilled” and “tori = chicken”. In many countries, you can find a variety of…

  “Chattea” a tea strainer for plastic bottles has been very popular since it was released in October 2010. The idea “making tea without using teapot” grabbed not only general…

  “Origami Furoshiki” is a Japanese wrapping cloth furoshiki with origami feature, created by a Japanese design team COCHAE and a furoshiki manufacture and shop Musubi. A special pattern is…

In Japan, we occasionally have to sit in seiza, which is the traditional formal way of sitting that one kneels with the tops of the feet flat on the floor,…

I found an interesting robot on YouTube. It’s a shoulder-mounted avatar with a camera, a microphone, and a speaker for remote communication.     “With video chat, people can communicate…

  An award winner YouTube channel “How to Japan” offers short anime videos introducing Japanese culture, etiquette and lifestyle. It was nominated for “YouTube Video Award 2010” and won “Good…

  Today, I would like to introduce an interesting advertisement video for a Buddhist temple named “Honko-ji”. Honko-ji is a regular Buddhist temple located in Ichikawa city, Chiba prefecture. However,…

  A retired Japanese martial artist Genki Sudo cheers Japan up with his artistic music and dance performance. Being a versatile, he is also an essayist and actor. What he…

Harinacs is a stapler that can bind papers without staples. It has been well received since the first model was released by a Japanese office products manufacture Kokuyo in December…