Category: Japan

Kagami Mochi

Posted on by Hijiri

I posted the Kadomatsu picture yesterday, but there are many more traditional new year decorations here in Japan and today, I wanted to share some pictures of Kagami Mochi. The kagami mochi usually is placed in various locations throughout the house. My parents had 3, various sizes.

January 11th (yesterday) was Kagami biraki (another traditional ceremony after new years day) so we ate these mochi in Zenzai (Red Bean Soup) — one of my favorites!

Mochi does get hard and cracks… (but it gets soft again when cooked in certain way) and sometimes get moldy, but we all eat them anyway. (take the moldiness off, of course)

This one has Hoshigaki (dried persimmons) — hadn’t had it for a long time, it is quite good.

Urajiro leaves:

Japanese new year is so very traditional and it’s been the same way for thousands of years, it is so interesting and deeply thought out. (everything has meaning) I’ve been enjoying everything once again!

Year 2010

Posted on by Hijiri

Hello, hello!! It’s me! How are you, everyone? It’s year 2010! How has your new year been so far?! I hope you are off to a great start! Mine has been pretty awesome — spending a quality time with my family and friends, traveling around and seeing lots of great places/things here in Japan, eating lots of yummy foods… I couldn’t ask for more :)

Just wanted to stop by here and say hi real quick :) I have so many pictures already, I hope to share them all here so please stay tuned…

Picture is from Japanese new year — “kadomatsu” in front of my parents’ pharmacy.

I have so many hopes and things I’d love to accomplish this year, I still need to sit down and really think about them… it’s always nice to have a goal!

Wishing you all a very happy, healthy and exciting new year 2010!!!

Guest Blogging at sfgirlbybay

Posted on by Hijiri

I am super honored to be a guest blogger over at sfgirlbybay today!! Come visit me there :)

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I am sharing one of my favorite cafe books around my house…

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and I am going back to Japan this New Years!!! I am super excited :)

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If you are coming from sfgirlbybay, welcome to Heart Fish! We cover lots of letterpress, graphic design, typography, arts, crafts, NYC, Japan and everything in between. I hope you enjoy your visit here, too! :)

Faceless Watch

Posted on by Hijiri

I first saw this on ffffound and I thought it was so cool and I wanted one so badly. (or maybe for Randy if it is too big for my wrist) Looked around some more, and it’s of course from Japan, the shop is called 100%.

This Faceless LED Watch displays time in the metal band – how simple and cool!

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It’s not available yet, and they also carry really cool designed items but it seems like it’s only available to people who live in Japan. Maybe next time I go back to Japan, I’ll see if I can get this…