It's so fresh, crisp and sweet when we eat it raw, but it becomes more delicious when it is cooked. However, it was a little stiff...

Thank you for all the birthday messages! I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. I spent my birthday with my family who gave me lovely...

The organizer of the Houjicha Ceremony is Marie-Thérèse. I met her at last year's IDP Amsterdam, organized by Shinji Kasema and Andreas...

Today is the anniversary of the founder of our alma mater Jō Niijima（新島 襄）. His tombstone was Kaishu Katsu（勝 海舟）'s writing. Yoshikuni...

Typhoon Jebi (Typhoon 21) struck the Japanese cities of Kobe, Osaka and my home town Kyoto on Tuesday, 4 September. My parents’ house...