Peel is a tea cup that has a place to hook a tea bag. There are 3 colors. Peel was made by Japanese design farm Nendo.





Cherry Blossoms Soap is thin and very lightweight soap looks a petal of cherry blossom. Once you soak it in water,it melt into bubbles in a blink of an eye.


Hanasho is the brand that Japanese cutglass called Edo Kiriko.





FUJIYAMA GLASS is a beer glass looks like Mt.Fuji that the tallest mountain in Japan.Top of the Mt.Fuji is covered in snow all seasons.Beer foam looks like Mt.Fuji's snow.FUJIYAMA GLASS won the TokyoMidtownAward in 2008.And the price is 3,776 Yen. 3,776 is the number that tall of Mt.Fuji.

Hokore is beautiful bamboo floor lamp by Toshiyuki Tani.Hokore was designed in the motif of power of flower.



Scotch Mending Tape Ring Donut is a donut-shaped tape dispenser with many colors by 3M.You can combine 2 donuts of diffenrent colors.


Cozen is a cutlery set made from lacquer tree (urushi).
Kids can feel comfortable its supple texture when they use these cutleries.


SILENT VIOLIN SV-250 is an electric violin produced by YAMAHA.
YAMAHA says:
"Designed to meet the needs of the professional performer playing diverse styles, these 4 & 5 string violins establish a new benchmark for sound quality and player comfort. An innovative dual pick-up bridge allows the performer to blend the tone from an edgy electric to a rich acoustic sound. An external control box reduces the weight of the violin to 500 grams, roughly the same as a traditional acoustic violin."




Beautiful Japanese lacquer-work lunch boxes by HAKOYA.
They are all two-tiered. Japanese people usually put rice at the bottom and meat/fish/veggies at the top.







iStand was designed by Masato TOKUNO.
It can be attached easily with a sucker, and make it easier to enjoy images with iPhone.


Sushi Time designed by Mint was made specially to enjoy sushi.
There is a small dip in the middle to put soy sauce, and chases on the side to rest chopsticks.

Puma Japan has collaborated with Mr. Yoshinobu Shibata for this specially made lunch box.
It is made of cedar/wild cherry wood.
Rolo Flower Vase designed by Toshiyuki MATSUDAIRA. It is made of 5 parts, and you can use in various ways.
It could also be used as a candle stand.





On February 3rd, Japanese people throw roasted soybeans to kick bad luck out from home, and eat sushi rolls wishing health and happiness of family members.
Here are some, not traditional but amusing sushi rolls.

Moscow & Matrioshka Dolls

Stained-Glass at Duomo

Valentine's Day

Happy Wedding
With the rise of new energy saving light bulbs, it might not be long before conventional light bulbs are considered to be nostalgic items just like rotary dial phones. However, we are always attched to nice old days...
Bulb lantern produced by kyouei design for designboom mart stockholm is perfect for those who want to bring essence of oldies into modern life.


Panasonic will release compact and stylish toothbrush; Pocket Doltz in Apr 2010.
They are only as big as a pen, so you can easily take it on a trip. There will be 5 color variations.





Therapeutic bird cage lamps designed by ART WORK STUDIO.
Those 2 birds are removable, and you can put them on wherever you like. There are table and pendant types.
ART WORK STUDIO is based in Kobe Japan and produce stylish items to enrich your lifestyle.