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Nijiyura, a store specializing in tenugui hand towels made by artisans

2023.01.26

Tenugui is a traditional Japanese textile product. A thin Japanese hand towel made of cotton, it was...

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I visited a sake brewery in Nara, the birthplace of Seishu (SAKE).

2023.01.20

This article is a continuation of “History of NARASAKE- Its location is the birthplace of Seis...

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Experiencing Japan’s Paper Culture. Introducing a specialty store in Kyoto that carries 5,000 different kinds of washi!

2023.01.14

Washi, Japan’s representative paper Do you all know “Washi“? There may be many peo...

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Attraction of “WASUIAN” dealing in traditional Japanese lounge wear

2023.01.08

Have you ever heard of traditional Japanese loungewear? This garment is called samue. Originally, th...

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Grandma’s handmade Mochi is ready again this year.

2023.01.05

My grandmother makes Mochi every year before the New Year. They made another Mochi this year! *What ...

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Akemashite Omedetou! 2023 – How Japanese people spend New Year’s Day.

2023.01.01

Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! あけましておめでとうございます！ The year 2023 has finally begun. In your country, wh...

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What’s the meaning of nengajo? – Japan’s historic New Year’s card

2022.12.29

The end of the year is finally upon us! Actually, in Japan, there are “things to do” at ...

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Omi Shrine(Omi Jingu), a sacred place for karuta

2022.12.19

There is a Japanese card game called “karuta(かるた)”. Among karuta, those based on Japanes...

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