NIPPON SANPO — HIROSHIMA

Happy new year! Akemashite omedetou from Hiroshima Japan! Thank you very much for all your support in 2016. We look forward to providing you more exciting and interesting Japanese products this year.  In Japan, we have many joyful events in January. We visit shrines and temples to pray for safe and healthy year. And for children, the most exciting part will be Otoshidama. During the New Year holidays, many Children receive money in small envelopes(Pochi-bukuro) from their family. We also have Coming of Age Day at January 9th. This celebrations is held annually on the second Monday of January to...

It’s been a while since we posted the last blog! How are you?  In Hiroshima city Japan where Monokoto store is located, the red leaves are starting to fall and a cold winter breeze is telling us that the winter is here!  We call December "Shiwasu" 師走. 師【shi】 means monk or teacher and 走【wasu】 means run in Japanese. Usually masters are calm, but December is a busy month that even masters have to run around. From Shiwasu師走 Japan, we have many new items that we want to show you!   Starting off with extremely soft gauze kitchen towel. They are...

June ＠ Toukasan festival ６月＠とうかさん In Hiroshima city where MONOKOTO store is located, a big summer festival called “Toukasan” (aka. Yukata festival) is held every year for the god of Toukasan Enryuji Temple. Every year, the first Friday to Sunday of June, many visitors enjoy this festival in their Yukatas. モノコトストアのある広島では、 ６月に「とうかさん」という「ゆかた祭り」があります。 毎年６月第１週目の金曜から日曜日まで、 広島市にある「とうかさん圓隆寺」が主体となって開催されるお祭りで、 たくさんの人がゆかた姿で楽しみます。 Of course, many children are in their cute Yukatas too.  Yukatas has evolved the past few years, and they are all so fashionable! 子供たちもゆかたです。 最近は、帯や素材もファッション性のあるゆかたが多く見られます。 When the night comes, you would see many kinds of wagons out on the streets.  Takoyaki (octopus dumplings), roasted corns,...

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (Genbaku Dome) to Hiroshima monokoto store 原爆ドーム→ヒロシマモノコトストア Our store located in Hiroshima city which is known worldwide as the first city in history to be the victim of the atomic bomb.  In the center of Hiroshima city, there is Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The atomic bomb dome inside the park was registered as a World Heritage Site and visited by a lot of people. In the park there are museums, place exhibits arts made of origami cranes, and information center. People can not only learn history of Hiroshima and war, but also enjoy visiting riverside café...