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...
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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...
Has anyone tried collecting Momoko Dolls? Momoko was created in 2001. It was considered a small side project by a Japanese software company called Petworks...
I found this amazing cake on Amazon! It looks so good to eat … but it is not for consumption. If you click on the photo you will see that it is a puzzle...
The number of charms in Japan is amazing. Some many of the these charms are placed on bags – school bags, handbags, even briefcases. This little charm is...
I had to look up JAL toys today with the story hot in the press that JAL is bankrupt. Some of these little trucks used to be given to the kids on board for...
Amazon Japan
Wow! I like this
This looks a great book
The educational company Kumon does a wonderful set of puzzles for kids. It starts with step one puzzles like this. This puzzle is a basic step one puzzle for...
I haven’t seen this before. It was published in 2007. It sounds interesting with the main characters, a mouse from the US and cat from Japan en tour...
Excellent guidebook for those with children in Japan.
Have you taken a look at this?
Lots of great ideas for trips to Japan.
How cool is this!!
It is her otoshidama so I think it is a fine choice!
Amazon Japan
This is one of my favourite picks on Amazon Japan.
Have you tried one of these before?
Great stocking filler!!
Amazon Japan
Is this amazing at Amazon Japan or what? The kids are laughing at my suggestions here —- but would you buy this for the season? Why not! I love it! You...
I came across these karuta today. They look like they might be useful for teachers of Japanese. Can anybody let me know what they think? Have you bought these...
