Time of EVE

kick starter, a croudfunding platform form creative projects, campaign is goning for the first international blue-ray release of 'Time of Eve' until June 22.

rice with green peas

rice cooked with green peas and seasoned with salt

why does a grain of something added make rice so tastier?. 

karuta movie

karut part starts around 6:15.

Chihayafuru, decorated tram

chihayafuru is a manga series about the high school girls from competitive 'karuta' club.
in the 'karuta' card game, players need to be able to quickly determine which card out of an array of cards is required and then to grab the card before it is grabbed by an opponent.
it is very intense and considered as a sport.

Mother's day 2013

This is our mother’s day gift.
a mochi filled with sweet bean paste.
on top of it, you see a design of a swallow and green on the ground.
Japanese sweets, which has developed along with tea ceremony, express the changing beauties of nature through each season.

carp streamers of today

 for residents living in smaller apartments, there are handy carp streamers.

The one with Zhuden Sentai Kyoryuger, a dinosaur ranger(the above) ,

and the one with Pretty Cure(the below).



koinobori, carp streamer

we put up carp streamers since early april hoping that boys will grow up healthy and strong.
a warrior helmet is also decorated.

sweets on Children's day

kashiwamochi is a rice cake wrapped in a daimyo oak leave and eaten on May 5, which is children’s day.