Presenting elements of everyday Japanese life and customs to enrich and inspire. Add a unique touch of Japan to your lifestyle!
Ikebana Artist Yuka Okubo’s “At Home with Ikebana”. No. 1: Gerberas to Brighten the Kitchen
Getting Out and About in Kimono! Beginning with the Basics: What’s the difference between formal and casual kimono?
The Elegant World of Japanese Etiquette, Part 3. Bowing. The best-known form of Japanese etiquette
The Elegant World of Japanese Etiquette, Part 2: Table Manners for Japanese Cuisine. Eating Sashimi, Yakimono and Nimono
The Elegant World of Japanese Etiquette, Part 1: Chopstick Etiquette - Dining with Decorum
Nature
Visiting Japan’s National Parks Daisen-Oki National Park Livestock Farming on the Oki Islands
Japan’s Most Dangerous National Treasure. Mt Mitoku and Nageire-dō
Great Masters
Nambu Tekki Ironware – Kamasada Iron Casting Studio, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture (Part 2 of 2)
World Heritage
Japan World Heritage ー Shirakami Sanchi: The World’s Largest Virgin Beech Forest
Special Edition
The Shikoku Pilgrimage and its 88 Sacred Sites The global appeal of the ‘Shikoku Henro’
