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Today March 3rd is Girl’s Day in Japan. I was thinking about this all day today. Girl’s Day. I don’t…
Today March 3rd is Girl’s Day in Japan. I was thinking about this all day today. Girl’s Day. I don’t…
Omiyage, is the Japanese custom of gifting that is ingrained in our culture. When we are invited over to someone’s…
Ikebana is the known as Japanese flower arrangement. As a student of ikebana of many years, I want people to…
My very limited knowledge of tattoos comes from my experience of growing up in Tokyo. In Japanese, the word for…
The Japaneses Shichigosan festival celebrates children who are 7,5, and 3. The word, Shichigosan is literally a combination of three numbers…
Wishing everyone a very Happy and Healthy 2015! Selling our home in July was a big move for our family….
Ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arrangement, is now quite well-known in most parts of the world. I have been a student…
As I love and appreciate Japanese Design, this a book review. Japanese Design – Art, Aesthetics & Culture by Patricia…
Now that Christmas has come and gone, in a Japanese household, we have to start thinking of the biggest holiday…
Gift wrapping in Japan is an art. However, many of us don’t have the talent or fine motor skills to…
Many in the West may know the 80/20 Rule, also known as the Pareto Principle. It states that “80 percent…
Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, has many different schools of thought. On Asian Lifestyle Design, we have shown…
Ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arrangement has a history of over 500 years. Last week my girlfriend invited me…
In the design world, I have heard many Westerners talk about the Japanese wabi-sabi (侘 寂) aesthetic. It’s difficult to…
In ancient Japan, salt was considered an important commodity, because of the laborious and time-consuming process it took to make….
Last month we had a Japanese celebration for the Hyakudo Kai Club in Seattle. On display were some Ryuseiha Ikebana…