Pillow Talk Japan

Madoka cafe is a real thing!

Sad that Madoka Magica has come to an end? Don’t be! From May 3 to July 18, the Good Smile Cafe in Japan is becoming the Madoka Cafe! The cafe offers Madoka-themed food, soul gem drinks, and witch-styled snacks. Inside the cafe there are plenty of other goodies for any Madoka fan! Once inside, customers can see [...]

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Kagami mochi, traditional Japanese New Year

Follow up from: Shimenawa, Shide and Kadomatsu traditional Japanese New Year Kagami mochi (鏡餅) is a special New Year Japanese decoration, usually displayed in the kamidana for Toshigami, the god of the new year, to bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. Kagami mochi is made from two rice cakes (mochi) of different [...]

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Shimenawa, Shide and Kadomatsu, traditional Japanese New Year

It is a Japanese New Year custom to display, on the house entry door or on the porch, a special knitted rope made from rice straws called shimenawa. Special strips of zigzag folded white paper, called shide, are hung on shimenawa, the result being one of the best-known Japanese decorations: photo credit: Akira ASKR Shimenawa [...]

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Kobe Luminarie, 25 Photos

From December 2nd to 13th, in Kobe will take place the 16th edition of Kobe Luminarie light festival, an artistic event also known as “sculptures of light”, commemorating the 6000 victims of the Great Hanshin earthquake from 1995. Kobe Luminarie 2008, image via: Wikipedia Luminarie is the plural form of the Italian word luminaria, and [...]

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