Blog KADOMATSU Kadomatsu are a pair of New Year’s decorations made with pine branches, bamboo sticks and plum sprays, which are set up… TOWARD USHI-DOSHI 2021 is “Ushi-doshi” or the year of the ox. MASKING JIZO IN NISHIOGI Current appearance of one of the six Jizo statues in NISHIOGI called “Shiawase Jizo” or literally happy Jizo; Jizo is… BOOKMARK FAN Bookmark fans found at a Japanese culture store near the north exit of NISHIOGIKUBO station. TYING OBI SASH FOR MEN’S KIMONO Kitsuke or kimono dressing at a long-established kimono shop in NISHIOGI. BEAUTY OF KANSHITSU Special exhibition of sculptures using dry lacquer titled “Work of lacquer artist, Sano Keisuke” in NISHIOGI. SENTO Sento, or literally fee hot water, is a public bath; a bather pays the fee at the entrance and takes the bath without a… HARVEST MOON Viewed in the NISHIOGI residential area at around nine in the evening on October 1, 2020. HANGA Art prints found at an antique shop located in the northwest district of NISHIOGI. MINOYAKI A piece of pottery found at a Japanese food restaurant near the NISHIOGIKUBO station. MINIATURE BONSAI Bonsai means “potted and artificially dwarfed trees”; it is an art form that consists of planting a tree in a ceramic… AMABIE APPEARS IN NISHIOGI This statue of youkai or a legendary Japanese spirit, Amabie, is made of cement by a member of a studio in NISHIOGI. WARMHEARTEDNESS OF NISHIOGIITE Kindness of NISHIOGIITE goes to various objects such as a memorial to cats and “Jizo” or guardian deities of children;… CHAIN OF JOY Chain of joy felt at a NISHIOGI’s stationery store. SPACE FOR HEALING The store which aims at connecting traditional Japanese culture to the future. Immediately after going into the store,… UNIQUE HOUSEHOLD GOODS A distinct household goods shop in NISHIOGI. CERAMIC CUP WITH SOUNDING BELL INSIDE Strain your ears to hear the sound of the bell inside the small ceramic cup! ORIGINAL ANIMATION AND ROOFTOP GARDEN CAFÉ Visit and appreciate storyboards for animation at the café with an amazing rooftop garden. KINTSUGI Never dispose of your broken property! OLD TURRET CLOCK A long-established antique shop in NISHIOGI, selling various kinds of clocks, watches as well as miscellaneous goods. ANTIQUE DOLLS Discover your favorite antiques in NISHIOGI. STROLL AROUND NISHIOGI ANTIQUE DISTRICT NISHIOGI ANTIQUE MAP (vol.20) has recently been published, covering 40 antique and eight secondhand book shops. GHIBULI MUSEUM The internationally well-known museum is easily accessible from NISHIOGIKUBO. SUGINAMI ANIMATION MUSEUM Can you identify the characters of the Walt Disney Picture’s anime “Cars”? 前123 (このページ)次 Topics Seasons and Events (季節・催し) Japanese culture (日本文化) Shrines and Temples (神社・寺院) Park (公園) Food and Café (飲食) Trial experience (体験)