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2021-03-14

“Kabazaiku” really reflects Japan and its sense of beauty

Japanese tea is essential for my life, and I’m enjoying various kinds of Japanese tea, such as Sencya, Houjicya, Genmaicya, and more. So I have some tea canisters to store these tea leaves. This tea canister is one of them. It is called, “Kabazaiku”. Kabazaiku is a general term for handcrafts that are made from the bark of the cherry...

Crafts

2021-03-07

I cannot help but admire the precision of handmade “Yosegi-zaiku”

What a beautiful tea canister this is! This canister is called, “Yosegi-zaiku”. Yosegi-zaiku is a handicraft that is made using a traditional Japanese woodworking technique. The special characteristic of Yosegi-zaiku is its colorful geometric patterning. When you see this tea canister, you might recognize that its colorful geometric patterns are pictures, or printed matters. But that’s your misidentification. Surprisingly, the...

Crafts

2021-02-28

A Japanese pottery design called, “Kizeto” goes with any cuisine, and it is very versatile

I am always writing about Japanese foods these days. Actually I always think about what I should eat. I may be a greedy eater, but I hate to admit it. So I’ll write about other topics. This is a photo of my Japanese pottery. There is a bowl and a tea bowl called, “Kizeto”. This time, I will write about...

Crafts

2021-02-21

Yamamotoya has made Sakura-mochi in their traditional way since the Edo period

On the Sumida-gawa river side of the Mukoujima area, there will be a lot of cherry blossoms. This area has been a famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in spring since the Edo period. There is a small temple, called Cyomeiji, at the bottom of the river bank. My favorite Japanese confectioner, called Yamamotoya, is next to Cyomeiji temple. That...

Food

2021-02-14

I can recommend the long-established tempura restaurant called Nakasei with confidence

Whenever I find a really nice restaurant, I feel exquisite pleasure. So I make a point of writing about it in my blog. The long-established tempura restaurant called, “Nakasei” is located next to Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo. Normally, Senso-ji Temple is always filled with tourists visiting Japan, but it has been relatively uncrowded because of the COVID-19 spike lately....

Food