Cheburashka first appeared in the year 1966 in the book of soviet writer Eduard Uspensky. It is a small brown, furry creature with big ears and eyes and a small fluffy tail. It was living somewhere in Afrika but by accident ended up in Soviet Russia. Its best friend there became the crocodile Gena who [...]
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 [...]
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 they are. 1. The autumn can beer from KIRIN is appearing in shops: 2. The ramen noodles change their appearence too: 3. [...]
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 the biggest (and newest) shopping malls in Japan. It is situated between the cities of Kobe and Osaka and if you decide [...]
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 hope you will enjoy them Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]
Everybody knows that Japan is a safe country. Using chopsticks accompanied with a toothpick posts a real challenge over the safety design of the package. Lets see how the unknown designer solved the problem: First – put at least two warning signs (A) on the chopstick package (with English translation of course). Also add a [...]
I am absolutely sure that every person who has ever been in Japan should know about ramen (ラーメン) and udon (うどん) noodles or okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) for example. As a matter of fact these are my favorite dishes. That is why I was really happy to see some of them at the Shinkansen (Japanese bullet train) [...]
Uniqlo (or ユニクロ in Japanese) is number one clothes retailer in Japan with ambitions to become number one in the world. Why this ambitions are completely justified? The answer is simple – because they have world greatest discount policy! Don’t believe me? OK lets have a look at this skirt bought recently from a Uniqlo [...]
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 [...]
If you pass through Sannomiya station these days (the biggest railway station in Kobe) don’t be surprised if you see posters like these: and this: These bizarre creatures are Yokai – traditional Japanese monsters/spirits and the reason they decorate Sannomiya station is the recently opened Yokai exhibition in Hyogo Prefectural museum. The exhibition celebrates the [...]
