I'm always looking for ways to improve my Japanese vocabulary and listening skills, and one of the great ways to do this is by watching...

It's the 9th of September, and we're thinking of chrysanthemums today, as it's Kiku no Sekku in Japan: the Chrysanthemum Festival! The...

Japanese broadcaster NHK have some wonderful programmes studying various cultural aspects of Japan which you can watch in English on NHK...

Kiyomizu-yaki ware: A Ceramic Kyoto Matcha Chawan Teabowl in Plum I was given a beautiful matcha tea bowl (chawan) for Christmas by...

We have an incredibly beautiful range of furoshiki from Kyoto in our online store ! Gift Wrapping: Creative Ideas from Japan is a book...

What is Children’s Day? Children's Day (こどもの日, Kodomo no Hi) is a national holiday in Japan, which takes place every year on the 5th of...

We had such a fun evening hosting our first online sake taste-testing event with sake sommelier Robin from Sorakami! Furoshiki bottle...

Our 100cm Mottainai Organic Furoshiki in Forest Green with our Large Patchin Handle in Walnut Mottainai! Mottainai! is a Japanese phrase...

We are so excited to announce our upcoming online event on Japanese sake and furoshiki bottle wrapping! Here are Zusetsu, we love a good...

It's officially cherry blossom season! And that means hanami time :) Hanami (花見) literally means "flower viewing" and it's a Japanese...

Happy Hinamatsuri Day! Today is March 3rd, which is the day of Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day) in Japan! In honour of this celebration, our dear...

Here at Zusetsu we are offering ready furoshiki gift-wrapped boxes of scented candles as a limited edition present for Mother’s Day!

Yukki's set of hina dolls that her parents bought for her when she was born :) Are you interested in Japanese festivals and traditions?...

*This is one of our most popular blogs, so we have given it a refresh with added furoshiki diagrams and videos to help you enjoy the fun...