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Kumihimo is a Japanese form of braid-making. Cords and ribbons are made by interlacing strands. Besides the practical advantages of fastening things efficiently, Kumihimo was used for the belts of the imperial family and the samurai armors as the braided structure developed complex and beautiful forms. The Kumihimo Society will held an exhibition of Kumihimo [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

Tokyo SkyTree is to grand open tomorrow May 22nd, and today as its eve, “Tokyo Solamachi”(/Tokyo Sky town) is pre-open to press (official grand opening will be on tomorrow with SkyTree). Solamachi(http://www.tokyo-solamachi.jp/english/) is a huge commercial complex that binds Tokyo SkyTree station and Oshiage area with 400m long (east-west) and  size of 3.69ha including  various shopping [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

    Existing facilities help promoting the concept of ‘Natural & Comfort’.  Hotel Shogetsutei has had attracting facilities, such as public bathhouse ‘Gekka-no-yu’, relaxation salon ‘Fuka’ and cottage type spa facility ‘Mori-no Private Spa’ which also help promoting the concept of new renovated zone ‘Natural & Comfort’.       Public bathhouse ‘Gekka-no-yu’ is surrounded [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

  I’d like to introduce you this interesting band.   —-Crow×Class～黒鴉組～—– The first Visual Kei band that is composed entirely of professional Japanese instrument musicians. I made some costumes for the band. Between me and this band is not only about job for me. I approve their purpose (I want to translate this in the future) [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

The object, called “Michi eno Hana　（未知への鼻）” ,trunk toward the unknown, was installed at Zo no Hana Park (Elephant’s Trunk Park) in a Yokohama port area in late April for a limited period. Zo no Hana Park (Elephant’s Trunk Park) in Yokohama A red balloon is attached with a string above the tip of the roughly [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

  The dinning room ‘Ricca’ is newly built for serving dinner and breakfast to guests staying in the new Western style rooms.   Basic idea of providing local products or related products is specifically performed at the new restaurant ‘Ricca’. The concept of ‘Ricca’ is ‘Being blessed with natural resources from their hometown Kinosaki where [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

    Killer whales are what my boys had dreamed to see!!     The last Golden Week was the chance for my family and me to visit Kamogawa Seaworld, which is famous for the dynamic killer whale performance in Japan. (  http://www.kamogawa-seaworld.jp/english/index.html )     These photos were taken by my husband. (View them larger by click!) [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

Yahoo! Japan is currently holding an auction for someone to have his or her image projected from the cockpit section of the rebuilt life-size Gundam. The auction, which opened on May 10 with a starting bid of 1 yen (US$0.01), currently has a bid of 509,000 yen (about US$6,372). The bid will end at 11:59 p.m. [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in Osaka will launch a new attraction based on the ”Harry Potter” movies in the latter half of 2014. “We will build several attractions, including a school for wizards,” a spokesman of USJ said. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida With a total investment of around 45 billion [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

A international art ivent”Design Festa vol35” will be held on may 12th(sat) and 13th(sun) at Tokyo Big Sight. Alice Garden with the another gothic brand SNOB will participate to the event. It’s a exciting big event♪ We hope you come and enjoy this event!   Booth No.H-83・84   [Design Festa] http://www.designfesta.com/   ★Alice Garden ：http://alicegarden.jp/ [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

It was a nice day when we visited Mashiko to have a look around the crockery fair which is held every Golden Week Holidays.  We can buy crockery at half the price off the market price.  A lot of potters from all over the country opened up tentative stores focusing around Jonaizaka which is the [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

There were so many people who admired the beauty of Tokyo HOTARU as well as Tokyo Skytree. It was wonderful. At first,I couldn’t find the place to watch since there were so many people. So I ride on a train which runs over the river. It was also fun. If you missed the chance to [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

Sadako is a fictitious popular Japanese evil ghost of  J-horror  “Ring” series whose movie editions were also remade in Hollywood. Sadako’s movie “Sadako 3D”was made this year for the first time in 12 years and is going to be released on this May 12th.   As a promotion event of the newest movie of the popular series, [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

Temari’s friend, VAMPIRE ROSE from VAMPIRE CAFÉ which is a restaurant in Ginza, released the 2nd CD “Vampire Destiny”. I participated to the release party. It was his talk show and photo shooting with him and so on. I enjoyed special lunch course menu related the titles of each songs of the new CD. http://ameblo.jp/from-vampire-rose/ [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)

Although, the new Western style guestrooms are a part of ‘Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei’, it is like a separate highly qualified small resort hotel with a new restaurant ‘Ricca’. Originally these old Japanese style rooms in the ‘Tsukinoto’ guest house have rather less beautiful vista and could not set normal rate than other rooms. These rooms [...] (Tenkai-japan:Cool Japan Guide-Travel, Shopping, Fashion, J-pop)