A few days ago, JAPAN Style invited the applicants for Mt.Takao free gift.     Now, this is the announcement for winners of the “Mt. Takao, Handkerchief Gift.” The…

  Last Saturday, I went “mountain-climbing” in Hachioji, Tokyo. It is only an hour away from Shinjuku. The mountain is called Mt. Takao (Takaosan in Japanese) and although it is…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Nothing can be as relief as the feeling that someone protects and guides me”Today’s story teller is a former governor of Chiba Prefecture…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Why Am I Alive? “ Today’s story teller is a professional mountain climber, Hirotaka Takeuchi. In the 39 years of his life, he’s…