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Japanese Mini Furoshiki Cloth wall art decor kawaii

  This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth called “furoshiki.” Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for wrapping gifts, but you can also…

Pure SILK Wrapping Cloth Furoshiki sakura cherry

  This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth called “furoshiki.” Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for wrapping gifts, but you can also…

Wasabi Stories vol.232: Many Cases of Problems Come From Feelings

Today’s story-teller is natural life specialist Noriko Sakoh. “Is there anything I can do to eliminate my husband’s ‘kareishu’?”(The old men’s body odor is called ‘kareishu’ in Japanese.) Lately, Sakoh…

Japan Iron Lacquer Pendant necklace sakura

  This is the pendant with a horseshoe shaped Nanbu Iron (painted lacquer). Although it’s small and simple, the texture of iron and the shape of horseshoe match each other…

Newspaper Style Japanese Furoshiki Tapestry

  This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth called “furoshiki.” Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for wrapping gifts, but you can also…

Wasabi Stories vol.228: “Occasional Luxury”

Today’s story-teller is writer Kasumi Asakura. Asakura won the modern rookie writer of the year 6 years ago. She says that she still remembers about the award ceremony. The ceremony…

“God of Toilet” A Song that Makes Japan Cry

  “There is a beautiful beautiful goddess in the toilet…” A Japanese singer song writer, Kana Uemura’s latest single, “Toire no kamisama (God of Toilet)” has met a lot of…

Bath Bomb Maker

  Do you know both bomb? It is a ball that fizzes in water, usually fragrant and colored. You can also find different shaped bath bomb at stores. BANPRESTO’s Bath…

Japanese Iron Lacquer Pendant necklace sakura cherry

  This is the pendant with a horseshoe shaped Nanbu Iron (painted lacquer). Although it’s small and simple, the texture of iron and the shape of horseshoe match each other…

Charismatic Petit Fashion Model Tsubasa Masuwaka Produces Denny’s Menu

  Everywhere Japanese young women go, there are faces of her –a Japanese fashion model, Tsubasa Masuwaka. She is only 150cm tall, which is very small for a fashion model,…

Wasabi Stories vol.224: “Stradivarius Violin”

Today’s story-teller is broadcaster of Tokyo TV Miho Ohashi. The story is from her diary which introduces books she has read. The book picked up one day was “Stradivarius ‘De…

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