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01/01/2025

Happy New Year!
May your 2025 be filled with good health, peace, and meaningful moments.
Team YAQMO

05/02/2024

How to arrange a Japanese breakfast tray, as when having a buffet-style meal at a hotel.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year to you all!
Wishing you all a peaceful, healthy, and prosperous 2024!
Team YAQMO

04/06/2023

Yōkai foxes are a ubiquitous presence in Japanese folklore. Nine-tailed foxes appear in a great deal of modern entertainment, such as anime like One Piece and Naruto, and there’s even a Pokémon called Ninetales. How did foxes come to bewitch global audiences?

14/05/2023

As spring passes at Lake Biwa, Bashō’s haiku has one eye on the past.

08/05/2023

Summer is approaching, but we hope it doesn't get too hot!

Rikka marks the beginning of summer in Japan’s traditional calendar, characterized by blinding sunlight and the proliferation of young leaves

03/01/2023

At New Year in Japan, it is traditional to eat osechi ryōri, a range of dishes with auspicious names representing wishes for future fortune.

01/01/2023

2023: Happy New Year!
Wishing you all a peaceful, healthy, and prosperous 2023!
Team YAQMO

26/12/2022

Japan traditionally rings in the New Year over three days, with many people using the extended holidays to visit family, renew old ties, or just relax at home. An expert on Japanese folklore and classical literature looks at the origins of the ancient custom.

02/11/2022

How about serving the champagne in a unique style to surprise your guests, such as using this Japanese handmade wooden bucket made from the finest-quality 300-year-old sawara cypress.

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03/08/2022

Spree Kingyo is the professional name of a German woman who describes herself as a “kimono stylist, dresser, and costume historian.” Spree wears a kimono at least once a week, making the traditional Japanese dress an indispensable part of her lifestyle. We talked to her about the waning populari...

08/04/2022

"Yōkai" from back in the Edo period (1603-1868)

Yōkai are a beloved presence in Japan, from anime like Gegege no Kitarō, Yōkai Watch, and Demon Slayer to the recent fad for the pandemic-busting Amabie. Ghosts and strange creatures exist abroad as well, but Japanese creators possess a knack for transforming them into entertaining characters. Ho...