Japanese Culture

Children’s Day

Today is Children’s Day.On Children’s Day, we decorate carp streamers 🎏 and helmets and ea…

Doll’s Festival

Today is the Doll’s Festival.Doll’s Festival is the day of the event to wish for the healthy growt…

Setsubun

Today is Setsubun. Setsubun is the day before the day of the beginning of spring called Lichun. Because it is …

Apple patterned Sashiko

Momo-chan loves apples. I like dried apples, while I love crispy raw apples even more. ももちゃんはリンゴが大好きです。ドライアップル…

Kadomatsu

In Japan, pine decoration, called Kadomatsu, is displayed on New Year’s Day. It is told that it would be a lan…

Year of Cow

This year is the year of Cow in the Japanese zodiac. Momo-chan wants to go leisurely like a cow. 今年は日本の干支では丑年で…

Plover or Hound?

The pattern of Chidori (zigzag) has a meaning such as stronger luck in a game. That is a pun for “taking a tho…

Sashiko

Japanese traditional hand embroidery called ”Sashiko” is a lot of fun. 日本の伝統的な刺繍、刺し子って、とても楽しいですよね。 While…