Historical Asakusa’s Traditional Hagoita Fair Tomoko Kamishima Let’s take a look at a selection of his descriptions about the year-end... stalls, from appetizing grilled chicken, pickles, and preserved fish, to sake
Historical Saidaiji, the Great Western Temple Paul Hackshaw In particular take a look at the rake of the rooves and the exquisite tiling... lining up in front of the main hall so they can pray for good luck and make
Museums Omodakaya Mingei Museum Justin Dart would shut up the kura, seal the vent at the base, keeping everything safe... One of my favorite items was the sake distributer and cooler.
10 Museums Tokyo Design Hub Ana Skara called Long Life Design 2013 where I was overwhelmed by a selection of incredibly well designed every day products, products we use everyday and which make
Historical Tosho-gu Shrine's Secret Magic - 3 Tomoko Kamishima Tsutsuga on Kara-mon Gate Take a look at the roof of the Kara-mon gate.... The Romans also used the same technique to create cathedrals that looked
Historical A Trip to Furusato Mura, Tono Imogen Riethmuller various traditional dishes of Tono, such as kanenari (dumplings which make... hittsumi (a special hot pot dish of dough and soy sauce) and home-brew sake
Festivals Visiting Sapporo Snow Festival (2012) Catherine Hagar of people from around the world come to see the snow sculptures that make... I grabbed a cup of some hot citrus sake to keep me warm as I walked around
Historical Sengan-En Garden, Kagoshima Peter Sidell which people have to compose a haiku poem within a time-limit set by a sake-cup... there are steps leading through the woods up the hill, which don't take