9.29Mon 2025
Japanese Living with Trees: Memories of Forest Culture Engraved in Clothing, Food, and Housing
I believe that Japan is a country of "wood" and "water". However, when we look at the lifestyle of Japanese people today, it is the past tense of "it was a country [...].
8.21Thu 2025
Asunaro chopsticks are also used to bring good luck Japanese culture that connects the soul of wood
In my previous column, I wrote that Japanese chopsticks were originally "not a tool for carrying our food" and that "the material is made of wood [...].
7.9Wed 2025
Why are festive chopsticks made of willow wood?
Chopsticks? What does that have to do with forests?" You may be thinking, "What does chopsticks have to do with forests?" but Japanese chopstick culture and food culture have a deep relationship with trees. [...].