A lucky charm to pray for good weather: -Teru-Teru Bozu- Hi, everyone. It’s Mee-wa. It’s getting hotter and hotter in Japan. I remember in this season that I would often make a “Teru-Teru Bozu” when I was a kid. This is the photo of a doll I personally made using tissue paper, and it is …
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Hello! It’s Kayskay! Today I will introduce to you “Edo Kiriko,” which is one of the finest glassware crafts in Japan. If you write “Edo Kiriko” in Japanese, it will be like “江戸切子.” “Edo” is “江戸,” and it is the name of an era in the history of Japan, starting from the year 1603 and …
Japanese home-made plum wine vol.2 Would you like some? Hi, it’s Mee-wa!Today I’d like to introduce how to make Japanese plum wine. First, we prepare the following things. Ingredients Japanese Plum 1 kgBrandy 1.8 litersRock Sugar 750 g Also, we need an empty four-liter jar, which should be carefully washed and dried beforehand. Now, the …
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Hello! It’s Kayskay! Some of you may have already noticed, but we have added a new product category, which is “Nambutekki (Ironware).” Nambutekki products are usually not colorful, but the Nambutekki items on this website, which have been offered by “Itchu-Do,” are very colorful! I am sure they will be a good gift! For further …
Japanese home-made plum wine vol.1Would you like some? We make Japanese plum wine in this season every year. Japanese plums are available at grocery stores only from the end of May to the beginning of June. Plum is kind of fruit, but it does not become sweet even when it’s ripe, and its sour taste …
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Hi, it’s Kayskay! Mee-wa and I have updated the Top page, and put up a message from us. Here it is. Looking for a gift for someone special? The Japanese traditional craft works will be the best giftsfor your mother, father, daughter, son,girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband,grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, aunt, uncle,nephew, niece, cousin,neighbor, friend, coworker, …
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Hello everyone! It’s Kayskay. I was writing about “Japanese Lacquerware,” but I have decided to make it a rule to introduce one category after another, one by one. Today, I would like to explain some of the things about “Yosegi Zaiku.” (As for “Japanese Lacquerware,” I will write after all the other category products are …
Rainy Season Hello everyone! It’s Mee-wa. It’s rainy season in June in Japan. We are annoyed because it is difficult to dry clothes and it gets moldy in the bathroom due to the high humidity. There are bad sides about the rainy season, but on the other hand, there are also good things we can …
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Hi, everyone! It’s Kayskay again! I am Japanese, but there are a lot of things I don’t know about Japan.Maybe this is true to everyone, don’t you think? Anyway, I should study more, and then introduce to you here what I have learned. Today, I would like to introduce some of the things about “Japanese …
Hi, it’s Kayskay! How is everyone doing? Today, I would like to explain what “Japanese Traditional Crafts” are. Japanese Traditional Crafts are authorized by the “Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry” of Japan, which are supposed to meet the following five requirements: 1. It should be used in daily lives.2. Most of its manufacturing process …