“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
Watch and try to unveil the mystery of Japanese Wagyu. English, French and Chinese Subtitles are available (Spoken only in Japanese).-
Most Popular(Last 30 days)
- Osaka earthquake shakes farm businesses in western Japan 66 views
- It’s mysterious circles in Japan! Drone captures circles of trees 63 views
- ZEN-NOH completes lineup of Nippon Yell brand gummy candies from Japan’s all 47 prefectures 48 views
- Sho-time on a rice field: Paddy art depicts Shohei Ohtani and his dog in his hometown 47 views
- Will new year bring jump in demand for jumbo rabbits? 45 views
- Rare double-cropping carrots in full season in Gifu 43 views
- Neko-chigura cat cradles becoming increasingly popular among cats and cat lovers in Japan 42 views
- Lisianthus flowers have scent components that attract cats like silvervine: NARO’s research reveals 42 views
- A dairy farm in Hokkaido becomes Japan’s first to market frozen grass-fed milk 39 views
- 【News】 Convey your love with “sweetheart plants” (Feb. 6, 2014) 38 views
Tags
Archive
Category Archives: Others
【News】 Food manufacturers focusing on onomatopoeia to promote mouthfeel (April 28, 2015)
“Pari,” (crisp) “puchi” (pop) and “saku saku” (crunch) – these are some of the onomatopoeia, or words that imitate sounds, that Japanese food manufacturers recently highlight to advertise the mouthfeel of their products. More and more food makers are making use of a rich vocabulary of onomatopoeia in the Japanese language to attract new customers and boost sales of their existing lineup of items. Companies are introducing unique campaigns, such as asking consumers to taste their product and vote on what they think is the most appropriate term to express its mouthfeel, or offering recipes which make the most of their products’ texture. Tokyo-based Morinaga Milk Industry Co. is conducting … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Agriculture, Others
Tagged News
Comments Off on 【News】 Food manufacturers focusing on onomatopoeia to promote mouthfeel (April 28, 2015)
【News】 Enjoy your big day in town blessed with scent of flowers (April 19, 2015)
Kazuhiro Eguchi – Peach Garden Wedding (Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture) – If you want to make your wedding something very special, how about getting married in Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture, surrounded by peach flowers in full bloom? It’s a “Peach Garden Wedding” proposed by farmers in Japan’s famous peach-growing town and a non-profit organization (NPO), Fuefuki Shunkan Net. The town of Fuefuki is located on the east of the Kofu basin and has a delta that stretches from Mts. Misaka and is formed by the Fuefuki River. The “Peach Garden Wedding” can take place in April when the town filled with peach gardens turns pink as hundreds of thousands of peach flowers … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Agriculture, Others, Photos
Tagged News
Comments Off on 【News】 Enjoy your big day in town blessed with scent of flowers (April 19, 2015)
【News】 Fire your imagination (April 12, 2015)
-Bonsai Art Museum (Saitama-shi, Saitama Prefecture)- Kotaro Yamada The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, Saitama, is the world’s first and only publicly-run bonsai museum where visitors can enjoy looking at masterpieces of bonsai and learn how to appreciate its history. Located in Saitama-shi, Saitama Prefecture, which is known for having many local bonsai nurseries and experts since the Taisho Era, it’s expected to play an important role in promoting Japanese culture. “You’ll find it more interesting when you look it at from underneath as if you are a dwarf,” said Shinichiro Hayashi, a 35-year-old curator of the museum and his advice was very true with a 95 centimeter tall Chaenomeles sinensis … Continue reading
【News】 10,000 “matobi” bonfires (March 29, 2015)
-Lightings to welcome spring and ancestors’ souls (Kamikoani Village, Akita Prefecture)- Kotaro Yamada On the Spring Equinox Day, great big Chinese characters are lit up on fire in the villages alongside the Koani River in the northern part of Akita Prefecture. The seven-day period starting three days before Spring Equinox Day and ending three days after is called “higan”, which is a time when people in Japan pay their respects to ancestors. These special bonfires are called “matobi”, which literally means “10,000 bonfires,” and placed on the night of the spring equinox to entertain ancestors’ souls. This unique festival is held in Kamikoani and other villages in Akita Prefecture as … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Agriculture, Others, Photos
Tagged News
Comments Off on 【News】 10,000 “matobi” bonfires (March 29, 2015)
【News】 Boys be strong and generous like great samurai worriers (March 23, 2015)
Tetsuya Onda The entire wall is covered by Samurai warriors who vibrantly stare at you. Don’t worry. This is pretty much the norm for Musha-e-no-Sato studio at this time of the year and the warriors are printed on Musha-e Nobori, which are Japanese banners with paintings of armed Samurai worriers or Shoki (a traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings). Musha-e-no-Sato literally means “home to worrier prints.” The shop in Ichikai-cho, Tochigi Prefecture, is specialized in Musha-e artworks and runs through generations to generations from the Meiji Era. With the Boy’s Day several weeks away, its third generation owner and artisan of the studio, … Continue reading