Bento boxes are compartmentalized Japanese lunch boxes that make your lunch look adorable all while facilitating portion control. Traditionally they pack rice, pickled vegetables, and protein, the bento box has obvious appeal as a way to pack an organized and balanced lunch for your kids, or yourself. They also allow you to take a well rounded, aesthetically pleasing meal to … [Read more...] about Bento Boxes: Food to go with style
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Cute Things You Can Get In Cherry Blossom Season
Cherry blossoms are known as “Sakura” in Japanese. Spring is the best season to travel in Japan for those beautiful cherry blossoms and its comfortable climate, and those pink blossoms have now come to be loved all around the world because of their fantastic viewing. For those of you who do not have free time to visit Japan, we bring you cherry blossom themed products from … [Read more...] about Cute Things You Can Get In Cherry Blossom Season
5 Japanese Spirits You Should Try
We have introduced you Japanese Sake in the previous article, but Sake is definitely only a small part of Japanese alcohol. Whether it's sake, shochu, or even sparkling, Japan has something special to meet different needs. As same as other countries' spirits and cocktails, Japanese alcohol also have their specific ways to drink. Today, we will find out the secret about Japanese … [Read more...] about 5 Japanese Spirits You Should Try
Koishiwara Ware, The beauty of tradition
Koishiwara ware originated from the establishment of a kiln in the Fukuoka prefecture in the latter half of the 17th century. This traditional pottery style has some very special features that lie in the way in which the pottery is decorated using brush strokes on the large dishes and the large pots with their chatter marks. Using techniques which have barely altered over the … [Read more...] about Koishiwara Ware, The beauty of tradition
5 Popular Japanese Tea: What is Matcha? What is Kombucha?
Tea and its name come to Japan from China in the 8th century, since then Japanese spent the following 1,200 years figuring out their unique variety as well as innovative ways to make tea. This has led to Japanese teas with new tastes, textures, and sensations that can be found nowhere else in Japan. Today we introduce you 5 different kinds of Japanese tea which you could get … [Read more...] about 5 Popular Japanese Tea: What is Matcha? What is Kombucha?
4 Famous Sake in Japan: Dassai, Gekkeikan, and More
Japan's fermented rice-based beverage has always been regarded as their national drink, it is called "Nihonshu" (Japanese alcohol/Sake) in Japan. With the global spread of Japanese cuisine, Nihonshu has also become really popular around the world. This article introduces some of the tasty Nihonshu, hope it will help you diversify your choices. Dassai (獺祭) Dassai, this Nihonshu … [Read more...] about 4 Famous Sake in Japan: Dassai, Gekkeikan, and More
4 Japanese Useful Kitchenware: Tamagoyaki Pan, Donabe, and More!
When talking about cooking Japanese food, having the proper Japanese kitchenware is one of the most important steps, just as important as the ingredients. What comes to mind when you think of a Japanese kitchenware? Get your Japanese kitchen ready before Christmas season with the following items, and they won’t cost you much but will bring you more dishes from other cultures. … [Read more...] about 4 Japanese Useful Kitchenware: Tamagoyaki Pan, Donabe, and More!
5 Great Japanese Knives: Gyuto, Nakiri, Santoku, and More!
If you are fan of history or weapon, then you should know that japan has their unique sword - Katana back to those Samurai warriors days, but do you know that Japanese kitchen knives are some of the best ones in the world too? In fact, same hand-forging skills used to produce Katana are still used today to create these kitchen blades, which are among the finest cutlery … [Read more...] about 5 Great Japanese Knives: Gyuto, Nakiri, Santoku, and More!
10 Best Japanese Pottery Types: Arita, Hasami, and More
The Japanese culture of pottery is something that continues to amaze us. Behind its beautiful aesthetics, Japanese pots reflect the beauty of nature and Japanese tradition. Today, we have a list of ten Japanese pottery styles that we thought would interest you! Kutani-Yaki First up on the list, we have Kutani-Yaki. Making its appearance in the sixteenth century, the original … [Read more...] about 10 Best Japanese Pottery Types: Arita, Hasami, and More
5 Japanese Traditional Dolls: Daruma, Kimekomi, and More
Japanese have special cultuer and feeling for dolls,they are made for house shrines, as gifts or for festivals such as “Hinamatsuri” (the doll festival), or “Kodomo no Hi” (The Children's Day), or even found in the figurine of anime characters. Let’s take a glence at the dolls from Japanese culture. Hina Ningyo Hinamatsuri, also known as Doll's Day or Girls' Day, held on 3rd of … [Read more...] about 5 Japanese Traditional Dolls: Daruma, Kimekomi, and More
