Baby’s lively crying face gives smile to everyone. Nigatsudo at Todaiji held ‘Dattanbo Idtadakase’, a ceremony putting the Dattanbo hat on baby’s head. It is believed to protect the baby…

Have you ever seen huge bells like this?   A typical bell seen at Japanese Buddhist temples.   In Japan, each temple has a large bell, and we customarily ring…

    Four days to “doyo-no-ushinohi”, a day to eat eel in Japan. “Doyo-no-ushinohi” are based on the Wu Xing and different in each year.  

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Take a Look at Your Work with the Big Picture” Today’s story-teller is [W:Toshihide Maskawa]. Maskawa was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics…

  In Japan, people give gifts to their bosses, friends and family to show their thanks at the end of a year.   The gifts are called oseibo in Japanese….

Today, November 15 is annual Shichi-go-san day to pray for the healthy growth of young children especially, three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boys. As a…

  The essence of Japanese tea ceremony is “the beauty that appears in hospitality.” The host must put their energy and attention on tea sets to a tea room for…