Danjiri Festival in Kishiwada Osaka

The Danjiri Festival, (float festival) is said to start to be held in 1703. This festival is created by the Lord of Kishiwada Castle to pray for an abundant harvest. The Danjiri Festival quickly grew in significance for the people of Kishiwada. Now this festival is very famous as the most powerful and dangerous one in Japan. It is also called Otoko (man) Matsuri (festival)!

If you have a chance to come to Osaka and have courage, please visit Kishiawada during the period of the Festival.

The festival is held on September 19 and 20.

For further inforamtion, please visit the web site of Kishiwada city official web site.

Candleholder Japanese Style

Here are some candleholders made by a friend of mine.

They were exposed in a temple during a Karahori Art Festival in a small area in Osaka. This area is a sort of a community-oriented neighborhood, so many old shops and active peopel are there.

Maybe the next year, you will visit this festival and see my friend's works!

If you want to see more of my friend's works, you will see ion a short while!!!

Naniwa Fireworks Festival

Here in Osaka, we have one of the biggerst fireworks Festival in Japan called "Niniwa Fireworks Festival" every year and it was held on August 8 this year.It was very hot and fine day. There are so many visitors from all over Japan coming to Osaka and at 13:00, around the place of the festival is full of visitors even though it starts at 18:50.
Before the festival, people are enjoying having a beer or soft drinks with some foods like Yakitori, which we can buy from the stands called "Yatai" at place.

It 18:50, starting from a big golden firework, without any interval, beautiful "summer flowers" were set off to the sky one after another for about 1 hour.

So many colours are in the sky, gold, red, blue, green pink and more.

We have several more fireworks event in Japan in August. If you have a chance to come to Japan in summer, please have an experience "summner flowers" in the night sky , drinking beer and eating Yakitori and other Japanese first food!! I'm sure it wil be an unforgettable memory of your trip in Japan!!

Tofu Dessert

Have you tried TOFU?
You should answer “YES”. Maybe at a Japanese restaurant or Chinese restaurant.
OK, now, another question.
Have you ever made your home made Tofu?
If not, why don’t you try it! You will have variations of Tofu dishes even Tofu dessert then.
Here, we present you a Japanese tofu maker.
If you use this machine, you will cook Tofu in a short time, takes only 12 minutes sharp

Here is one of my favourite recipe of Tofu

**** SOY MILK CREAM PUDDING ****
Soy Milk: 500ml
Bittern: 6cc
Fresh cream: 20ml
Egg: 4 pieces
Sugar: 100g
1) Put fresh cream, egg, sugar and mix well in a bowl.
2) Add soy milk and bittern in the same bowl and mix together with 1).
3) Pour it into the machine and switch on.
4) After 12 minutes, take out the content and chill it.
5) You can add some source of fruit such as strawberry, blueberry etc. on it.

!!My favourite is with strawberry source as the picture.
If you have any other tofu recipe, just tell us!

**If you are interested in Tofu Maker, please contact us to sales@sankoind.co.jp

JAPAN EXPO - PARIS

I read that Japan Expo is held at Paris July 2 - 5, Japanese Manga, Anime are introduced there. It looks fun that many costume player visiting repeatedly. I often see the real player at the MANDARAKE where the used Manga and figure and Otaku goods are sold... They are working with that costume. I have never experienced "Cosply", but if I could try, I would like to try Goth-Lori, black and white one if I have oportunity... Maybe this Haloween ?
Further to the Manga, there are many pop culture from present Japan.Isn't this fat Donald cute ? Kawaii !!

General Shop - OK SHOW
We are General shop and we can supply the following item.If you are interested, we are glad to send you the detail information later.
Rat Extermination by Shock Wave (Patent technonology)

Paper magig boardCotton candy machines (Super Hiro Nyan)

Sliming machines with jet water pool

OKONOMIYAKI

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake containing a variety of ingredients, cabbage, spring onion, pork, etc. The name is derived from the word okonomi, meaning "what you like" or "what you want", and yaki meaning "grilled" or "cooked" (cf. yakitori and yakisoba). Okonomiyaki is mainly associated here in Osaka, Japan. I love Okonomiyaki very much! Osaka women can’t live without Okonomiyaki. Would you like to try it when coming to Osaka?

FRUIT OF PLUM

In this season we see the fruits of plum in market every year. For long time, Japanese people eat the processed food of plum habitually. Citric Acid included in the fruit of plum give good effects for our body. Fatigue recovery, Fixing bowel good, Clean blood, Prevention of aging, etc.

Last year, we made pickled plum, plum health drink, and plum liquer from 6kgs of fruits for the first time. And I drunk the plum health drink as I caught cold the other day. (It is made from plum, vinegar, and maple syrup.) Now I am fine. The power that the plant lasts is wonderful !