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RSS feedHasegawa Akari's Summer Donabe Recipe: Steamed Tofu and Pork
Create a light yet flavorful donabe dish at home with this recipe from chef Hasegawa Akari, perfect for summer.
Shades of the Seasons: Gift Ideas with Summer Colors
Find the perfect summer gift, featuring vibrant tableware, elegant glassware, charming lucky cat figures, and more.
Tantalizing Tofu Menus of the Past
Explore tofu’s culinary past with recipes from the Edo-period cookbook, Tofu Hyakuchin, with dishes still popular today.
Slurping Summer: Noodle Dishes Loved in Japan
Stay cool this summer with Japan's favorite cold noodles. Learn about refreshing somen, soba, udon, and hiyashi chuka.
Enjoy the Summer Season: Introducing the Perfect Gift Ideas
Discover Japanese gifts perfect for summer, featuring treasures like Edo glass bowls and Bizen wind bells, and more.
What Is Ochugen? All about Japan’s Summer Gift Giving
Learn about ochugen, the Japanese tradition of midyear gift-giving. Explore its history, timing, and the perfect gifts.
A Refreshing Table: Recommended Blue Dinnerware for the Summer Season
Welcome summer with a selection of blue Japanese tableware, perfect for adding a refreshing touch to your table.
Explore Japanese vases that are perfect for your summer blooms, featuring stoneware, bamboo, metal, and glass vases.
Sunlit Geshi: Observing Japan's Summer Solstice
Learn about Geshi, the Japanese summer solstice, celebrated with rich cultural traditions and unique regional cuisines.
Summer’s Palette: The Radiant Beauty of Flowers
Learn about Japan's vibrant summer flowers, and how each type brings a unique charm, color, and fragrance to the season.
Delightful Summer Treats to Go with Your Tableware
This article will introduce you to some varieties in tableware that would go well with desserts and appetizers, both to satisfy your taste and your eyes.
A Tasty Tour of Japan's Seasonal Summer Sweets
Japanese summer confections are crafted to express the season's bountiful offerings and provide soothing solace during the hot weather.
Summer Gift Ideas That Bring a Refreshing Feeling
Once again, the sweltering summer will sweep in. Though we are unable to command the weather, there's something we can do to make it better – our tableware.
5 Motifs That Feel Like Japanese Summer
In this issue, we introduce five motifs that make you feel the summer in Japan, and suggest recommended items associated with each.