Last week I got a sad email from Mr. Hori’s daughter, Susan. Mr. Hori passed away at the age of 95. My heart goes out to his children, Susan and Robert. They took such good care of him and he always told me how proud he was of them. Mr. Hori was such a vibrant, [...]
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This guest post by Hiro, who lives in Japan and writes a blog called Japanese Candy and Sweets Gallery, is about his visit to Tashirojima, 田代島, also known as Cat Island, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. A year after 2011 Mar 11, the day of the major earthquake in Japan, I visited Sendai and Ishinomaki [...]
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This simple, refreshing vegetarian salad with a soy sauce based dressing has a wonderful crunch from the Japanese daikon or radish. This can also be substituted with Korean radish. Just use whatever looks the most fresh. On the day I was shopping at my local Asian supermarket, the Korean radish was hard and fresh, while the Japanese daikon was soft and limp. [...]
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In Japan, there are a few etiquette rules when using chopsticks. Although I grew up in a Japanese-American home, there were some rules that my Japanese girlfriends kindly pointed out to me because I did a few of the taboos, simply out of ignorance. Here are a few that I think are good to know. [...]
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This is a guest post from a reader and fellow blogger from Japan! Hope you enjoy it! – Jenny Hello! This is Hiro from Japanese Snacks and Candy Gallery . I’m very glad to write a guest post for Asian Lifestyle Design. I went to National Museum of Nature and Science @ Tokyo to visit the Chocolate Exhibition . [...]
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Gift wrapping in Japan is an art. However, many of us don’t have the talent or fine motor skills to create such beautifully wrapped creations–including me… To understand how this is a “skill” you have to watch this Japanese video. She shows us how the Japanese department stores wrap their boxes. As you will see, it’s [...]
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This is the continuation of my attempt to video blog, or vlogging! In my previous life, or should I say my life before kids, I did a lot of T.V. and video work. So, I’m trying to dig up those skills and the hope is to share a little bit of Asian culture. not only to the [...]
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The classic Japanese rice ball, onigiri, is now a favorite amongst many people worldwide. It’s simple, convenient, tasty, and easy to eat. It’s the Asian version of the sandwich. This is my second video in a series of four on rice. You can watch the first video: How to Cook Japanese Rice in a Frying [...]
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Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, has many different schools of thought. On Asian Lifestyle Design, we have shown arrangements from Ikenobo and Ryuseiha Schools. Today, I’d like to introduce another school called Sogetsu. Compared to Ikenobo, the original school of ikebana with a 550 year history, the Ryuseiha School is 120 years old, [...]
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Ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arrangement has a history of over 500 years. Last week my girlfriend invited me to a demonstration by the 45th Headmaster of the Ikenobo Ikebana School, Sen’ei Ikenobo. He was in Seattle to help celebrate the local Ikenobo Lake Washington’s 10th anniversary. This was a wonderful experience and [...]
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This is the conclusion of the series of Mr. Hori and the Panama Hotel: A Nisei Immigrant Story Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII From Mr. Hori’s stories, I tried to imagine camp life in the middle of the Idaho desert. Especially, this being the age of information,I wondered if being interned was [...]
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photo by Jetalone During the hot summer months, many Japanese communities in the U.S. have a festivity called Bon Odori or Bon Dance, at the local Japanese temple. The Bon Odori comes from the Japanese Buddhist custom Obon, usually celebrated from July 13 to 15 of the lunar calendar. It’s an important occasion [...]
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