Think something to forget the fact that it’s hot… I guess that one of old people’s wisdom to enjoy a long hot summer. Today, I would like to write about…

  Have you heard about or seen the Japanese candy art called ame zaiku? Ame zaiku artisans create very elaborate candy figures in only a couple of minutes. Actually, ame zaiku is a very…

  “Tonjiru” is a kind of miso soup made with pork and vegetables. It’s perfect for dinner on a cold night. Today I’d like to share a simple tonjiru recipe…

  Surprisingly or not, house-sharing is a new style of living in Japan. It has suddenly become such a popular style and also a social trend which has been largely…

  Do you know the story of Momotaro, a well-known Japanese folk tale? It is a popular story that Momotarō is given millet dumplings by his foster mother and goes…

I don’t know about other countries situation on this subject, but at least here in Japan, housekeepers are traditionally considered as a job for women.  I found an article which…

  Yaeyama Islands are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, which form the southern part of the volcanic Ryukyu Islands. The isles are the remotest part of Japan from the main…

Yodogawa firework festival is capturd from the amusement part on the top of Mt. Ikoma.  Miki, the photographer saw other firework festivals from the site (one in Kobe, too)^^ But it…

  Today, I would like to share a recipe for Japanese sweets called “shiratama dingo”. Shiratama literary means ‘white balls”, and dingo is a dumpling. Usually when you make shiratama…

  Miki, the photographer didn’t know that it is allowed to take dogs to this site of Ishibutai burial mound.She likes it when this kind of historical site has such…

New fiscal year has just started in Japan!  So, the topic I chose for today is about livable town in Tokyo (^u^). As many of you may know, academic year…