Category Archives: General
11/2/2012 How to make Hello Kitty sushi
If you have ever rolled sushi before, making this Hello Kitty sushi is not too difficult to do. If the roll doesn’t look too good, don’t worry. The final touch will fix this and you can have fun and cute Hello Kitty sushi for your guests (or for yourself). We don’t go into the details [...]
10/26/2012 Marilyn Monroe Lip Sofa
The Bocca Sofa (meaning “lip sofa”) was originally designed by Salvador Dali in 1936. He designed the sofa based on Mae West; American actress famous in the era for her sexy lips. Over the years, it was called by different names, but the version we see today was designed in Italy in 1972. It is [...]
10/12/2012 Japanese Melon
Japanese erasers are very popular everywhere in the world. They make shaped erasers that are high quality and beautiful details. The top of the line is Iwako, the company making puzzle erasers for over 25 years. The erasers are miniature of real things found in Japan, such as fruits, vegetables, cars, dolls, flowers and so [...]
10/4/2012 Tokidoki 2012 fall collection!
Finally we received beautiful new fall collection from tokidoki! This fall, they created four beautiful patterns — continental, glenard, movie and portrait. It is also the first time in a while that they created backpacks. Each design is unique and detailed and as you all know, one of the best quality bags out there. We [...]
8/8/2012 Side Walk Sale on August 18 & 19
We will be opening a table at J-Town on Saturday August 18th and Sunday August 19th! Since the size of the table is limited, we can bring limited number of items. We are planning to bring in some Re-Ment miniatures, Iwako erasers and Hello Kitty backpacks and water bottles. If you want to see something [...]
12/21/2011 Trend in Japan
Trends come and go very quickly in Japan. Some stay and become a part of Japanese culture and some others are gone and forgotten. Our partner and a friend “Meeke” from Tokyo reports one of the lasting trends in Tokyo. Cat is a very special animal in Japan. They are very much loved by children [...]
11/21/2011 Send a Christmas card to Japan
It’s been eight months since the massive earthquake took place in Japan. There are still many people who are living in the temporary shelters. As the weather gets colder and depressing, children in particular suffer from the memory of the horror that took lives of their friends and family. A Japanese volunteer group in the [...]
11/20/2011 Partnership with JISA
York University in Toronto has an active organization called Japanese International Students’ Association (JISA) which has over 150 members. This organization is not consisting of Japanese students but rather any students who are interested in Japanese culture, traditions, language and anything related to Japan. They have various social events, activities and Japanese language help and [...]
11/14/2011 Hello Kitty ice cream scribblers are finally here!
We have been waiting for Re-Ment Sanrio Hello Kitty Ice Cream Scribblers for a long time. They are finally here. The package is open window so that you can see which one you get. It comes in blue, pink and yellow. We also got 4 types of Yujin (Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.) Disney mascots, but they [...]