It’s almost the end of February, but it is still so cold here in Japan, and hot tea is a vital item in my office now.  So, I chose a…

Today, I would like to talk about money and wallets. By the way, what kind of wallet do you have? Actually I was using a bi-fold style for around five years….

I previously wrote about hatsumode or the first visit to a shrine a few times around the New Year’s Day, so I mentioned about this briefly?  I probably did. Anyway,…

  Most department stores in Japan start New Year’s sale today, and sell fukubukuro, “lucky bags” that are filled with random items. In recent years, lucky bags are highly diversified….

    This is a Japanese style Gobelins tapestry.  

[W:Daruma] are red and round Japanese wish dolls with no arms or legs. The model of daruma doll is a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, who is the founder and first patriarch…

  Maneki-neko (Beckoning cat) is often seen at Japanese restaurants and stores. It’s a lucky cat which brings customers or money depends on which hand it raising. It is said…