In Japan, if you’re living in a rental apartment, most of the landlords will not allow residents to renovate the interior, especially those that will punch a hole on the wall, or hurt the original wallpaper. These rules are well…
Have you ever heard of Setsubun before? It’s an old Japanese holiday that is celebrated between February 2-4 (this year it’s Feb 2!). The date was traditionally the day before the first day of spring, but that is on the…
Have you ever thought about how the personal products are different around the world? I think if you’ve ever lived abroad you have! But if not, I’m not sure it is something that would ever cross your mind. The products…
So, this is continuing from my previous blog, on Japanese pottery! I was sharing the plates that I got in a random pottery shop the other day, and realized that I had made my own, a while ago. I went…
We got a puppy this year! I think a lot of people around the world got a “quarantine pet”. Because of the pandemic and staying home more, many people thought it was a good time to bring an animal into…
How are you starting your New Years? Me? I randomly walked in a shop the other day, and found a nice pottery collection! I love this shop! Not only does it have classic pottery, but Japanese unique designed plates! Here…
Did you all have a relaxing Holiday?! Hope you did! In Japan, for the winter holiday, New Years is more commonly celebrated than Christmas. We send New Year’s cards instead of Christmas cards, and have decorations for New years. There…
Japan just celebrated the Coming of Age Day. This year the holiday was on January 11th. On this day all of the young adults who are 20 years old (or will turn 20 years old this year) are celebrated as…
In Japan, you can see such a decoration like the picture above everywhere on the street at the end of December and beginning of January. It is called “KADO-MATSU” (門松), which means “pine tree at the door” when translated word…