My sister taught English in Osaka for two years. Each holiday she'd bring me back trinkets wrapped in awesome decorative paper – stuff like sushi shaped erasers, cute animal stickers, bright bubbly stationary, etc.
Many years ago my friend Becky gave me a copy of this “Japanese Fairy Tale Series No 23”.
The Boy Who Drew Cats rendered into English by Lafcadio Hearn (a 1972 facsimile from the Huntington Library and Art Gallery).
If you’re interested in the Japanese originals that were printed on fabric in the early twentieth century let me know because we may have a few at Oldimprints.com.
(FYI, the paper used as a backdrop behind that book is hand printed paper from Japan purchased at my favorite local paper store)
My beautiful 1999 Honda CRV was made in Japan. I love my car although I don’t wash it nearly as often as I did when I lived in Los Angeles. And I love my car despite the fact that I had to head out to the Portland burbs last Tuesday for my car registration renewal.
Quick and painful. Every two years there's some new fee. In order to make myself feel better about the $145 I just lost, I hit up three thrift stores and spent some more money! But look what I found:
A shiny and bright 1970's unused Japanese photo album. Sure it’s crazy and colorful but it’s orange! I secretly love orange.
And these adorable Kokeshi Doll Salt & Pepper Shakers. I have no idea how old they are. Maybe 1960s? They are each stamped and embossed with "Made in Japan" on the bottom but I can’t make out the maker.
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