It might be because of the depression; the behavior of Japanese consumers has been changing. Most noticeable changes are the popularity of low priced products and the increasing of…

    Tachinomi Izakaya is a Japanese style bar where customers drinking while standing.   It is said that there are currently 1,000 of them in Tokyo. It is more…

  This is a unique strap looking just like the genuine item which modeled Japanese “Naruto”. Do you know Naruto? This naruto is one of the ingredient materials of the…

Hagi ware is pottery made in Hagi area in [W:Yamaguchi Prefecture]. View Larger Map In 1604, Mori Terumoto, a Japanese feudal lord, brought two Goryeo artists to Japan from the…

Usually Blood Donation Rooms offer refreshments such as juice and snacks for the donors but there is a unique service in Tokyo. At Blood Donation Room in Shinjuku Higashi-guchi, they…

——Hundreds of adults silently stand in front of an electrical store, with Nintendo DS in their hands everyday.   It’s not a sci-fi movie. It’s actually happening in Japan. Can…

  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…

“Kitsuke” means putting on kimono properly in Japanese. It is very sophisticated; even in Japan, not so many people can kitsuke by themselves. Most of those who know kitsuke went…

Kyo ware is made in Higashiyama area in Kyoto. It started about 1590’s, developed with the popularity of tea ceremony. Formerly, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan; therefore, first-class…

Miniature fake sweets decoration is very popular among Japanese women. It’s called “Sweets Deco” or “Dolce Deco”. It’s everywhere! On cell phone, mirror, iPod, bag, headdress, ring, handy games, and…

  This is a key chain (Sweet lobster) looking just like the genuine item which modeled Japanese “SUSHI.”   Very COOL! 😛   Made in JAPAN! This is JAPAN Style!…