Monthly Archives: February 2010

Japan Unique Paper Cup Tower !

  Paper cups -they are casually used and thrown away after used, but there are a group of people who create art works (?) with paper cups. Let me share…

Wasabi Stories vol.44: “The Book the Gave me Courage to me”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “The Book the Gave me Courage to me” Today’s story teller is a famous bridal fashion designer, Yumi Katsura. In the article, she…

Japan KUTANI Beautiful Vase, made in Japan

    This is a Japanese KUTANI ware vase. Kutani ware is made in Kanazawa area in Ishikawa Prefecture. Smooth porcelain with colorful designs. The colorfulness is the most conspicuous…

Real Luida’s Bar from Dragon Quest Series in Roppongi

In January, a bar themed “Luida’s Bar” from a popular RPG game series, Dragon Quest, was opened in [W:Roppongi], Tokyo.   You can feel the world of the game in…

Wasabi Stories vol.43: “Happiness of Meeting a Great Teacher”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Happiness of Meeting a Great Teacher” Today’s story teller is a singer-songwriter, Yasuyuki Ohno. He belonged to a basketball club when he was…

10 J-Pops that Cheer Japan Up

      This is the chart of “songs that cheers me up” surveyed by TSUTAYA online. In this chart, let me introduce a little bit of each song’s lyric…

Katsushika Hokusai Serving Plates, made in Japan

  This is a Japanese [W:Katsushika Hokusai] style serving plates set.     Made in JAPAN!   This is JAPAN Style!   You should follow me on Twitter HERE.  …

Shibuya 109 is in a Pinch!?

    There was an article about “Shibuya109” on the February 17’s NIKKEI news paper. As JAPAN Style previously mentioned, Shibuya109 is a department store in Shibuya, Tokyo, and it…

Wasabi Stories vol.42: “An Strange Coincidence in Italy”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “An Strange Coincidence in Italy” Today’s storyteller is a water color painter, [W:Mitsumasa Anno]. The story is about a strange coincidence happened to…

Japanese Unique Teapot Tray, made in JAPAN

  This is a Japanese traditional teapot tray. Very UNIQUE item! * Not included teapot itself     Made in JAPAN!   This is JAPAN Style!   You should follow…

Kappu-zake: Japanese SAKE in a Beautiful Jar

    In Japan, varieties of cup sized sake called “kappu-zake” are sold at liquor stores, supermarkets, convenience stores and vending machines. A glass container is made of glass and…

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