My Hodgepodge

For the last few years, you may have seen some small hina dolls in unexpected places or in unusual postures. At the Chubu International ...

This building is a landmark at Shirotori Garden. It consists of three tea rooms and one reception room. The whole complex is called “Seiu-...

As it is generally true for many Japanese gardens, Shirotori garden also depicts the landscape of the central Japan, which...

Take a look at the entrance gate to Shirotori garden. An interesting point to notice is the curve of the roof just above the entrance. ...

 These flowers are called "lizard's tail" in English. Isn't it a "lovely" name?　 It was named so since the d...

Her handle name is ☆Sapphire and her blog title is " Through the Sapphire Sky ". Dear ☆Sapphire, If you happen to see this pos...

The Heisei Nakamura-za, the most renowned troupe of kabuki performers, came back to the Nagoya Castle grounds for the first time ...

An Upcoming Exhibition You may have noticed that many English language versions of official website in Japan do not give readers much...

Christmas was over and it's time for many housewives in Japan to prepare to welcome the New Year. I would say not all, but many of ...

Yesterday evening, when I heard the rain, an idea came to me.  I went outside and from just out the windows picked some Japanese anemone f...