JR are changing over some of their ticket machines to this new version. At Shinagawa Station, the staff were putting up posters and showing people how to use...
Archive - January 2010
The koto is an instrument that I love. I was first introduced to it in 1985 as an exchange student. The Japanese school teachers dressed me in kimono and shown...
Akita Prefecture have set up antenna shops around Japan to help promote the beauty and charm of Akita. Offices have currently been set up in Tokyo, Nagoya...
This contraption available on Amazon is a portable toilet with a remote control to train Japanese toddlers to use washlets. Have you ever seen one before I...
I just found out that London is hosting an event called “Tokyo Day” this weekend. The event will be at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. It...
Well according to the blurb on Amazon, you can save 27% if you buy online! This is one serious handbag. Of course it is Louis Vuitton. Back in the...
You might think that this is an unusual post on Amazon Japan goods….. but it is very similar to the exhibit that I found with a group of kids at the...
On a recent trip to Yokohama my family and I visited the Mitsubishi Industrial Museum at Minato Mirai. We were very surprised by the volume of information and...
Are you a serious Hello Kitty Golf Gear fan? I found this Hello Kitty golf bag on Amazon this morning. I wondered what those with a passion for golf might make...
It wasn’t as sunny this afternoon and so was a good chance to take a look at Shibuya in a different light. The trees looked cold as well. Which season of...
Do you remember the huge 1/1 Gundam RX78 that stood in Odaiba, Tokyo in late summer 2009? It was so popular at the time that thousands of visitors flocked to...
I am running late for my dinner and just made it to the supermarket before they shut. If you get here at this time there is not much selection, but what is...
This is one popular hat in our house! Have you got a one piece hat? You might have known I would find it on Amazon. Good price too. I am providing the wiki...
The recent holiday for Coming of Age Day in Japan revived my love and interest in the kimono. The girls and boys were seen in full kimono attire in shopping...
Have you ever wanted to own your own Pokkuri shoes? The pokkuri shoes are traditional wooden platform shoes. They are the shoes that are often worn by Maiko...
Beautiful, beautiful kimono bags …. my love of kimono and various ‘kimono inspired bits and pieces‘ show through on this post! I would love...
Some interesting items this week with a few combinations of different ingredients. Senbei with plum, noodles with cream stew and egg dogs.
It was a great sunny day on “Sunday” with blue skies in Tokyo and I decided to take a walk from Shinagawa Station towards Tennozu Isle (where the...
These biscuits are my all-time favourites. They are just right – light wafers with white chocolate inside. One is never enough! But I never knew that...
The karuta cards in Japan are typically seen a symbolic part of New Year. There are competitions to select the karuta queen and their male counterparts. Many...
I recently went back to Tokyo Disneyland. I love the atmosphere and it makes for an easy day when you have six kids. We bumped into a team of characters. It...
Wonderful weather in Tokyo today. The sun was out, the sky was blue and the wind was only slight. It always seems that December and January can have some great...
Setsubun is approaching very soon. In Japan, the festival Setsubun is celebrated on February 3. It is thought of as a festival which helps remove evil and...
The Hawaiian dancing boom is still going strong in Japan. (The town of Obama, even welcomed the US President on his visit, with Hawaiian dance in November 2009...
Do your kids enjoy craft projects? My kids have always enjoyed these kinds of books that you can purchase from most bookstores in Japan. For those that have...
Went to dinner tonight at a place very close to the Scramble Crossing, just in front of Shibuya Station. The sign said it was a Japanese food place, but inside...
