Japan doesn’t stop catching whales despite the criticism from anti-whaling nations and groups. Why aren’t Japanese people satisfied with other meat such as beef or pork? Are the Japanese really savage and eat many poor whales?

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Happy new year! Did you have a nice holiday?

We have some special new year food in Japan. There are wide variations among them in terms of recipe and styles, no one knows the whole variations. Though they have common rules and they all contain few fat and a lot of vitamin and mineral. They are all healthy food. I show you them in this post.

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The beautiful pictures may be art which must be framed and displayed on the wall……
No, they are washcloths called “Tenugui”!

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After the Japanese-Sino War (1894) and the Japanese-Russo War (1904), the industrial revolution finished in Japan. At that time, Japan was short on Tamahagane but Japanese modern steelmaking was still developing.

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I previously explained that Tamahagane which is a Japanese traditional steel is the best steel.

But CHIYOZURU Korehide, who has been admired as the great master of the plane and a legendary blacksmith in the 19th century, left a will that said “Don’t use Tamahagane. Use imported steels” for his disciples.

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Castella has been a popular cake in Japan for a long time but it seems to be different from traditional Wagashi. It looks like a Western sponge cake, made of eggs, flour, sugar and starch syrup.
In addition, it is more sweet than ordinary Wagashi.

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Today, many kinds of steel are used as knives but the king of steel is traditionally “Tamahagane” in Japan. Although Samurai swords are made of Tamahagane in recent days, the steel is very rare.

Tamahagane is made from iron sand by a traditional furnace called “Tatara”.

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Academic Life Inc. released a series of framed Ukiyoe prints with an english description. The Ukiyoe are printed very finely and have a really neat layout with the description on a black board.

The Ukiyoe are replicated by woodblock artists with traditional handiwork. You can get the “genuine” Ukiyoe works. When you decorate the wall with this Ukiyoe, your home seems to become a museum.

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