chottom 11:53 am | None of self-respecting Japan related blog/sites will omit the gummy sushi entry. Here comes the chottomatte’s one. First the gummy sushi – ready to be deployed: The white/yellow amber is the rise. The...

August 31 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

chottom 03:30 pm | Even though it is still August and the temperature reaches mid thirties Celsius one could clearly say that the Autumn is coming to Japan. Which are exactly these signs of approaching season? Here...

August 27 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

chottom 01:04 pm | Tired of boring descriptions of Manga characters? OK,  here comes something different – the Chottomtte’s candy guide to Gegege no Kitaro. First – a group photo of our heroes: Yes I agree. In...

August 25 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

chottom 03:56 pm | What is the best way for a shopping mall to attract visitors during the hot summer days? A snow storm of course! The action took place in Nishinomiya Gardens (西宮ガーデンズ) – one of...

August 22 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

chottom 12:34 pm | The newest blog entry (19th August 2010) is -  Chrysanthemum hills – Osaka castle. Here is a preview picture: All the photos were taking during the Osaka castle chrysanthemum festival (autumn 2008). I...

August 20 2010 / No comment / Read More »

chottom 04:47 pm | Ritsurin Park is one of the most beautiful historical parks of Japan. It is situated in Takamatsu city (Shikoku island) and its construction started in 17 century. We visited recently this exceptionally beautiful...

August 16 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Japan Funny News

Kobe Fireworks – The iPhone revamp »

Kobe Fireworks – The iPhone revampchottom 03:36 pm | After seeing the original Kobe Hanabi (fireworks) Chottomatte’s team was very happy to re-discover it under the form of iPhone  app.  As a matter of fact it was...

August 29 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
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Gummy sushi art »

Gummy sushi art

chottom 11:53 am | None of self-respecting Japan related blog/sites will omit the gummy sushi entry. Here comes the chottomatte’s one....

August 31 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Kobe Fireworks – The iPhone revamp »

Kobe Fireworks – The iPhone revamp

chottom 03:36 pm | After seeing the original Kobe Hanabi (fireworks) Chottomatte’s team was very happy to re-discover it under the...

August 29 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

5 things which tells you the autumn in Japan is coming »

5 things which tells you the autumn in Japan is coming

chottom 03:30 pm | Even though it is still August and the temperature reaches mid thirties Celsius one could clearly say...

August 27 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

The candy’s guide to Gegege no Kitaro »

The candy’s guide to Gegege no Kitaro

chottom 01:04 pm | Tired of boring descriptions of Manga characters? OK,  here comes something different – the Chottomtte’s candy guide...

August 25 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

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  1. yonasu: That looks disgusting, I could never drink my coffee like that :P Although I would try it once for the fun of...
  2. Clothing Blog: That’s pretty awesome although I wouldn’t want to return any of the women’s clothing...
  3. ipad cover: Sensible info and I like the layout and theme of your website too. I hope this site keeps growing and you...
  4. Cal: Can anyone direct me to a website that shows the Japanese war ensign (the round red orb with red rays extending...
  5. Japanese Commercial: God those are weird. I wonder if they’ll do video versions of those commercials….?
  1. Gummy sushi art
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  3. 5 things which tells you the autumn in Japan is coming
  4. The candy’s guide to Gegege no Kitaro
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Lights and Sounds From JapanView all

Setsubun Is Coming (Gourmet City Chronicles I) »

chottom 04:55 pm | What I realized today is that our supermarket is a great opportunity to learn about Japanese traditions. You just have to observe the changes in it. That is why I am starting a new section – Gourmet City Chronicles. Japan traditions through the metamorphosis of a food chain supermarkets. I know – it is not...

January 10 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Setsubun Is Coming (Gourmet City Chronicles I)

Japanese police women cheerleaders dancing »

chottom 12:49 pm | Yes – that’s true. They are police women, they are cheerleaders and they are dancing. The action takes place in Kobe, just in front of Sannomiya station: The event is annual but only this year they introduced the cheerleader dance. The performance is by Hyogo ward police orchestra. I think the idea is great especially...

August 11 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Japanese police women cheerleaders dancing

Kobe Fireworks – The iPhone revamp »

chottom 03:36 pm | After seeing the original Kobe Hanabi (fireworks) Chottomatte’s team was very happy to re-discover it under the form of iPhone  app.  As a matter of fact it was in the top 25 free apps for Japan! Here are two movies showing the fireworks events. You can decide on your own which one is nicer. First...

August 29 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Kobe Fireworks – The iPhone revamp

Japanese Research Team Discovers The First Virus of Non-retroviral Origin In Our Genome »

chottom 06:25 am | 8% of our genome consists of processed retroviruses. These are remnants of ancient infections which swept through our ancestor’s population. Yet a Japanese research team found something different lurking deep in our chromosomal landscape and which seems to enter a pact with our genetic makeup. In brief – this is what happened toward the end...

January 8 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Japanese Research Team Discovers The First Virus of Non-retroviral Origin In Our Genome

Places

Chrysanthemum hills – Osaka castle (blog entry)

Chrysanthemum hills – Osaka castle (blog entry) »

chottom 12:34 pm | The newest blog entry (19th August 2010) is -  Chrysanthemum hills – Osaka castle. Here is a preview picture: All the photos were taking during the Osaka castle chrysanthemum festival...

August 20 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Ritsurin Park (Takamatsu) »

Ritsurin Park (Takamatsu)

chottom 04:47 pm | Ritsurin Park is one of the most beautiful historical parks of Japan. It is situated in Takamatsu city (Shikoku island) and its...

August 16 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Sorakuen Garden by Day and By Night »

Sorakuen Garden by Day and By Night

chottom 05:28 pm | Recently I added two new entries to our blog Kanazawa – Kenrokuen Garden Winter Visit and Kanazawa – Kenrokuen Garden by Night....

March 20 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Science

Chinese and African Genomes Bring Another 5 Million Bases to the Human Pan-Genome »

Chinese and African Genomes Bring Another 5 Million Bases to the Human Pan-Genome

chottom 06:23 am | The first draft of the human genome assembly was published in year 2000 and the complete version in year 2003. What is...

January 5 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Dazzling Hgh Quality Videos of Stem Cells »

Dazzling Hgh Quality Videos of Stem Cells

chottom 03:23 am | What are the stem cells? From where they come? What is the difference between embryonic and adult stem cells? What are the...

December 31 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Japanese Research Team Discovers The First Virus of Non-retroviral Origin In Our Genome

Japanese Research Team Discovers The First Virus of Non-retroviral Origin In Our Genome »

chottom 06:25 am | 8% of our genome consists of processed retroviruses. These are remnants of ancient infections which swept through our ancestor’s population. Yet a Japanese research team found something different lurking deep...

January 8 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

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