GUIDES & STORIES
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Dry air from the heater keeping you awake? A Japanese yutanpo (hot water bottle) warms you deeper using moist heat — no electricity, no dryness, no noise. Read More
About 13 min read
KTC's mirror-polished Nepros wrenches, OLFA's snap-blade cutter (a Japanese invention), Engineer's Neji Saurus for st... Read More
About 11 min read
Cheap slippers are noisy and tiring. Japanese-made room shoes use real shoe lasts — canvas, leather, igusa, and wool ... Read More
About 11 min read
Tired eyes? A Japanese azuki bean eye pillow uses natural steam from the microwave to soothe digital eye strain — reu... Read More
About 12 min read
Create a calming atmosphere with Japanese washi paper lighting. Discover Isamu Noguchi's AKARI and Hayashi Kogei's Gi... Read More
About 13 min read
A tenugui is a thin cotton cloth left unhemmed so it dries fast. 12 uses, from onsen and kendo to wrapping a bottle. Read More
About 20 min read
Discover Izumiotsu blankets — Japan's premier blanket-making town — and Kawata Feather's ultra-purified down. Plus: w... Read More
About 13 min read
Wind chimes aren't just for summer. Discover Kyujo Orin's 1/f-fluctuation sound objects and Nanbu Tekki iron wind chi... Read More
About 13 min read
Kamenoko Tawashi — Japan's iconic scrub brush since 1907. Learn how palm, shuro, and sisal fibers clean cast iron wit... Read More
About 14 min read
Japan's finest ballpoint pens — PILOT Timeline, SAILOR Pro Gear, Itoya Romeo. Smoother than any pen you've held befor... Read More
About 12 min read