About Kotomise
■What is Kotomise? Kotomise is a project operated by Koto City (Koto-ku), a municipality o...
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The Authentic Taste of Gyoza at Fukagawa Eifuku Gyoza
Mr. Ogawa, the proprietor of the well-known gyoza and Chinese restaurant Fukagawa Eifuku G...
Follow the White Rabbit to a Foodie Wonderland
On a hot summer afternoon, I trotted southward from Eitai-dori Avenue in Monzen-nakacho un...
Fukagawa Obon Tradition at Florist Otsuka
While most of Japan celebrates the Obon festival in August, it's traditionally held a mont...
Essential Japanese Bodywork in Toyocho
Seitai is a uniquely-Japanese bodywork system dating all the way back to the age of the sa...
Made-to-Order Shirts by Camisa Saito
There is an old saying, "The devil is in the details." This means that it is hard to get a...
A Refuge from the Summer Heat
Have you ever wondered what the sign with the red kanji (氷) hovering over a stylised blue ...
Protecting the Past and Designing for the Future: Sashou Metalworks
At first glance, Sashou looks like any other high-end jewelry store. In the front, they ha...
A Frame for Every Occasion
Mrs. Hirai greeted me around the back of her family’s frame shop, Hakuen-do, on a 30-degre...
