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Happy New Year Everyone!Wishing you and your family another great year. January will start off with Saori Kunihiro Japanese calligraphy exhibition!Please come see many of her works and her jewelries written in beautiful flowing calligraphy.

Jyugoya, moon-viewing festival is the day we celebrate the autumn harvest. We offer round rice cake, dango and decorate silver grass because they look similar to ears of rice.I hope we get to view beautiful moon tonight! In any case, I will finish my dango before it get's dry. Shop for Bentwood Tray Shop for Tenugui 十五夜綺麗なお月さまを眺めながら、秋の収穫に感謝する日。稲穂に似ているススキと、お月さまのようにまんまるなお月見団子をお供えして。さて今夜は月が見られるでしょうか？どちらにせよ、乾かぬうちにお団子を頂こうと思います。

Seems like it's getting colder everyday so I pulled out my jacket today. Autumn leaves and silver grass, bell ringing crickets and beautiful moon. These are all autumn's simple pleasures. Our recommendation corner for this month includes sake set and a flower vase to spend a relaxing autumn night. And don't forget marinated oysters. With sake, it makes a perfect pair. All available in store and tenugui is available online as well! Shop for Tenugui: Full Moon Over Water   月見で一杯。 10月に入り日に日に肌寒く感じられるようになってきました。さて、今月のmonokotoスタッフのおすすめは、秋の夜長に心地よい時間を演出してくれる酒器や花器。そしておつまみの牡蠣も。牡蠣のオイル漬けで熱燗をちびり、ちびり。想像しながら1日頑張れそうです！      

In Hiroshima, now is the best season to view ume blossoms. Daytime temperature here in Hiroshima is around 50°F and the air is definitely getting warmer. In Japan,  Spring Equinox Day is on March 20th and many Japanese visit the family graves and honor their ancestors on this day. We usually say, 寒さ暑さも彼岸まで[samusa atsusa mo higan made]. This means, heat and cold will only last until the equinox. Yes, spring is just around the corner!  I just love having lunch outside especially during this season and we have some useful items that we want to introduce to you for your spring picnic!...

Wrap, Spread, Decorate, and Wear…Tenugui Tenugui is one of our popular products in mono-koto store. Back in the old days, samurai wrapped their heads with tenugui under their heavy helmets to keep them clean. Now, beautifully dyed tenugui are used not only for wiping hands and faces but for many other purposes. You can wrap bento boxes (lunch boxes) or wine bottles when carrying outside. Also it can be used as bandanna or scarf. You can even decorate your walls and tables with them! As you can see, there are various ways to enjoy them, and this is the reason why...