Sakura in Full Bloom

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As a yearly event, we are reporting Tokyo's Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) full blooming. I took these photos today (March 30th, 2015) to share these beautiful Sakura with the world. Our office is located nearby Komazawa Olympic Park and I rode a bicycle to the surrounding area.

The temperature today is 20  Celsius (68 Fahrenheit) here, and some of the Sakura are already starting to scatter...We have a saying in Japan "Scattering like Sakura" meaning "Life is short".
The weather forecast says that it will be rainy this weekend, then all Sakura petals will fall down. The rain after the Sakura season is called "Hana-Chirashi" or Rain of dropping Sakura petals.

We are now able to upload many photos from Google Blogger's performance enhancement. In the past, we could upload only several photos, and we needed to down-size the photos before uploading.

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New Tenugui Addded

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We have added new tenugui hand towels including some unique designs.
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DORAEMON Manga (cartoon)

MORINAGA MILK Company logo

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Ozenkake Kitchen Towels Restocked

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We would like to inform that "Ozenkake" (Japanese design kitchen towels) are restocked. They are 100% cotton-made, 70cm X 70 cm square-size dimensions. Please visit here.

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More Noren Added

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We have listed more noren. Please see the noren category for your next season shopping.

New Lineup

Hand-painted Sakura Branch ramie noren

100% cotton, Sakura Flowers

Hand-painted Ginkgo Leaves ramie noren

Lacquered Iris Flowers ramie noren

Indigo-dyed Owls

Indigo-dyed Jumping Fish

Indigo-dyed Gourd

Strange!? Circled Sings Design, 100% cotton-made

Sleeping Sheep batik-dyed noren

Extra-wide shop style noren, 100% cotton-made

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NipponCraft 4th Birthday

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Today March 3rd, we are celebrating NipponCraft 4th Birthday.  We deeply thank many customers visiting and shopping with NipponCarft.com.

We started NipponCraft.com on March 3rd 2011. 2011 was the year the huge earthquake hit the Tohoku and Fukushima -- we started just before the earthquake!

Also, today is Hina-Matsuri Day for wishing little girls happy and healthy growing. Families with little daughters often display Hina-Matsuri dolls at homes for wishing their happy days, and sometimes pink color Sakura-Mochi (rice cakes wrapped with salted sakura leaves) are eaten.

Hina-Matsuri Dolls Display

 

We eat Sakura-Mochi (rice cakes) on Hina-Matsuri Day.

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