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Video/DVD Rental Services/Movie/
Japanese Culture/Museum
Video/DVD/Blue Ray Disk/CD Rental Shops
Video/DVD Rental Services in Japan
 There are many video/DVD rental shops in Japan.
There is no problem for foreign residents to obtain its membership and rent
video/DVD and other disks.
Japanese video/DVD rental shops have foreign video/DVD disks for rent and
original dialogue will be played. Together with the original dialogue version,
Japanese video/DVD shop rent Japanese dialogue ones, so you have to make
sure that the video you rent is not Japanese dialogue version (Nihongo-Ban).
As for DVD disks, there is no problem for dialogue's language, as it can be
selected by DVD player. However, Japanese movies being rented at
rental shops in Japan do not have English dialogue.
Rental charge for a video/DVD per night is around 350-400yen for newly
released ones. Old video/DVD's rental charge is around 350-400 yen for
one week.
Some rental shops have occasionally rental discount service with rental
charge of 100yen per night.
Major Video/DVD Rental Shops:
Tsutaya (Nationwide)
Geo (Nationwide)
How to rent:
You may choose Video/DVD you wish to rent and go to the counter for rental
procedure. You will be required to show your membership card. If you do not
have it, you can get membership by showing your ID card, official ID cards are
accepted, such as driving license, foreign registration card, with your photograph.
You will also be asked to fill in the membership form. You pay admission charge
of 200-500yen. (The rental shop give you rules' paper for rental services
indicating rental charges and extra charges. If you can not understand Japanese
language, ask you friend for translating it.)
In addition, you pay rental charge for Video/DVD you rent at the time.
The clerk ask for the length of rent by saying " Itsumade Desuka ?"
(When do you intend to return the rented Video/DVD?). If you rent it
one night, just say"Asumade Desu"or" Ipaku" meaning " Until tomorrow please"
or" One night please." When you ask for two or three nights, say " Nihaku "
or " Sanpaku. " When you rent it one night, you get it back to the rental
shop until the closing time on the next day. If you exceed the period,
you have to pay extra charge.
DVD/CD Rental on the Internet with delivery
TSUTAYA DISCAS: DVD/CD Rental Services on the Internet with delivery
You can rent any DVD/CDdisks at the Internet rental shop with the monthly
membership charge of 1,974 yen for 8 disks.
There is no extra charge for delivery and collection.
To get the service, it is necessary to register for membership(in Japanese)
on the site.
DMM.com Online DVD rental/ Monthly charge of 1,963 yen for 8 disks
Rakuten Rental/Monthly charge of 1,890 yen for 8 disks
Video/DVD/CD Retal Shops in Roppongi/Azabu Area
Tsutaya Tokyo Roppongi
Tel.: 5775-1515 ,Open: 7:00am-4:00am
Located at 6-11-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(Keyaki-dori Avenue of the Roppongi Hills)
Three minutes walk from the Roppongi crossing
It has a huge collection of video/DVD softs.
They provide video rentals at discount price, 100 yen, for old videos, occasionally.
To obtain membership, authorized ID card/paper is required.
Also, they have a rental shop on the basement floor of the building connected
to Roppongi Subway Station.
Buying Music CD/DVD, Movie Video/DVD
There are many music CD/DVD shops in Japan.
You can get music CD/DVDs and Movie DVDs at the electric/
electronic appliance shops, such as Yodobashi Camera, Bic Camera,
at discount prices. Go to the latter to save your money.
Shinseido (Ebisu, Atre Ebisu Station Bulding )
Tel.: 5475-8398
Open: 10:00-21:00
5th Floor of the Atre
Having good collection of imported music CDs/movie DVDs
Note: You buy DVDs here in Japan and play them on the DVD
player manufactured in Japan. However, the DVDs you bought
here can not be played on the DVD players manufactured in other
countries.
Movie Theaters/Road show Info./Internet Sites
Movie Theaters in Tokyo
In Tokyo, there are many movie theaters in Ginza, Shinjuku and Shibuya.
People usually go there to enjoy movie pictures.
Admission charge is 1800 yen for adults. On the movie pictures day, 1st day
in every month in Tokyo, admission charge is discounted to 1000 yen.
It is allowed to drink soft drinks/beer and eat snack in the movie theater.
You can buy them in the lobby of the theater.
Coke generally costs 200 yen and popcorn, 2-300 yen.
As for the language, American movie pictures are screened in English.
There is no English title for Japanese pictures.
Movie Theaters in Ginza Area
Hibiya Eiga
Miyukiza
Shiyante Cine
Yuraku-chyo
Subaru-za
Cine La Set
Nihon Gekijyou
Nichigeki Plaza
Nichigeki Toho
Marunouchi Picadery 1
Marunichi Picadery 2
(Movie theaters map in Ginza, in Japanese)
Movie Theaters in Shijuku Area
Cinema Milano: 3202-1189
Shinjuku Milanoza:
Shinjuku Academy: 3202-0141
Shinuku Tokyu: 3202-1189
Shinjuku Plaza: 3209-9141
Shinjuku Picadilly: 3352-1771
Shinjuku Musashinokan: 3354-5670
Shinjuku Toei Palace: 3351-3062
Shinjuku Scala: 3351-3127
Movie Theaters in Shibuya Area
Cine Palace: 3461-3534
Cinema Rise: 3464-0051
Cine Saison Shibuya: 3770-1721
Shibuto Cine Tower: 5489-4210
Shibuya Hermitage: 5467-5774
Shibuya Joy Cinema: 3462-2539
Shibuya Syochiku Central: 3770-1990
Tokyu Bunka Kaikan: 3407-7219
Movie Theater in Ebisu
Ebisu Garden Cinema: 5420-6161
Movie Theaters/Road show Information on the Internet
Road show information in Japanese can be available at the following
internet sites.
CINEMA SCRAMBLE/Road show information, DVD(in Japanese)
Movie Theater Tickets
A movie theater ticket for road show pictures is costing 1800 yen per person.
If you get the ticket in advance, you can save your money.
You can get your ticket at the movie theater's ticket office( ticket window).
For money savers, there are " Kinken Shop" which are selling various tickets,
including the Shinkansen train tickets, and you can obtain movie theater
ticket there at discounted price. The Kinken Shops can be found around major
stations in Tokyo.
Japanese Culture/Arts
Japanese Traditional Culture /Arts/Ceramics/Library
Japanese Traditional Culture
Tea & Tea Ceremony
There are many kinds of Japanese tea, green tea. They can be divided into
two groups, one is tea for tea ceremony, Macha which is powdered green tea,
another group is teas for daily use. The later includes various kinds, such as,
Gyokuro(first rated green tea),Sencha(green tea), Bancha(coarse tea) ,
Hojicha(roasted green tea) and Genmaicha (brown rice tea).
Japanese tea can be bought at department stores(food section on basement),
supermarkets, convenience stores, disciunt stores and tea shops.
For daily use, it might be enough to buy at supermarkets and convenience
stores. The discount shops sell Japanese tea at discount price, cheaper than
supermarkets. Convenience stores sell them at regular price.
Today, you can have tea backs packed in box and it is easy to serve, as you
put it in a cup and pour hot water.
If you wish to buy Macha which is powdered tea for tea ceremony use,
you may go to department store or tea shop.
Even at supermarkets, you can get it at reasonable price.
When you buy Macha, you have to make sure the store people that you get
the right one. Because there is no indication of Macha in English on the package.
It is better to ask the store people about where(at which section of the store)
you can have it.
At tea shops, you can see various kinds of green tea having different taste
and flavour. It is fun to taste such tea at green tea shops.
  Macha
 Packages of green tea
Usual Tea Shop/Selling both tea for daily use and for tea ceremony
The Urasenke Tradition of Tea: Web site of the most well-
known tea ceremony organization
Japanese way of Tea(Intdroduction, History), Urasenke Legacy,
Urasenke Organization, Urasenke home & tea houses, Urasenke
Overseas,etc.
Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chaji )
Preparation for the Ceremony, Spiritual World of Tea, Preparation
for Departure, Tea Bowl, Tea Whisk, Tea Scoop, Natsume,etc.
Japanese tea ceremony/ Wikipedia
Elements of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
Tea
Tea mind, tea room, fabrics, history, chaji, etc.
Tea Ceremony Kettle
History, Works, Process, Situation Today
Green Tea/ Kinds of Japanese green tea, its history
Tea Shop
CHA NO YU/ Red tea(Indea, Ceylon, Africa, China)
and green tea
Tel: 03-5447-5535
Located at: 5-16-6, Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Three minutes walk from Hiroo Subway Station, Hibiya Line
Green Tea Cafe
KOOTS GREEN TEA/Roppongi
Tel: 03-5545-3778
Located at: 3-1-1, Roppongi. Manato-ku, Tokyo
Open: 7:30-21:00
KOOTS GREEN TEA/Harajuku
Tel: 03-5469-3300
Located at:6-27-4, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Open:8:00-23:00
Tea Ceremony Lessons
In Japan, tea ceremony lessons are provided by the tea ceremony organizations,
such as Urasenke, Omotesenke, culture schools and some hotels having tea
ceremony house or tea ceremony room.
For visitors, it is advisable to make arrangements for the lesson at the tea
ceremony organizations or hotels where the lessons with English speaking
teachers are available.
Major Tea Ceremony Organizations
Urasenke
Omotesenke
Sadou School at the Sadou Kaikan:
Arrangement for lessons: Tel.: 03-3361-2446
3-39-17, Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Choshoan at Hotel Okura:
Provided as a culture course for ladies
Charges: Admission and annual fee: 22,000yen and
Lesson fee: 7,000yen x 5 times = 35,000yen
Observation and a cup of tea with sweet is available and it costs
around 1,000 yen.
Tel.: 03-3582-0111
2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
How to serve green tea
1.Pour boiled water into Japanese tea cups ( Yunomi Chawan,
in Japanese) to warm them
Wait for 2-3 minutes and cast away the boiled water
2.Put a large spoon of green tea into Japanese tea pot (
Kyusu, in Japanese) to be used for serving (for four tea cups)
3.Wait for 2-3 minutes before pouring into tea cups
4.Pour the green tea into tea cups
5.Serve the poured tea cups
Where do you go to buy Japanese tea pot(Kyusu)
and tea cup(Yonomi Chawan)
To get inexpensive one for daily use:
Supermarkets
Discount stores
To get expensive one for guest use:
Department stores
Ceramics/Pottery shops
Tea shops
Green Tea Bags : Easy way for drinking green tea
You can buy green tea bags at supermarkets, discount shops, drug stores and
convenience stores.
It is simple to serve green tea, as you may put a tea bag into tea cup and
pour boiled water, and dring it after 60 minutes.
It costs 270-300yen for 20 tea bags (15 yen per bag).
The most cheapest places to buy are discount stores and drug stores.
The following picture shows the package containing green tea bags,
costing 268yen at a drug store.
 Green Tea Bags
Occasions of taking green tea
At home, Japanese green tea is usually served at the end of breakfast,
lunch and dinner. But it is not common among young people's households
today. Because, they prefer coffee and soft drinks.
At Japanese restaurants, they serve Japanese green tea at the end of
lunch/dinner set. At many restaurants in Japan, there is no charge for
green tea being served with dish.
At the offices, office workers have tea at the start of work in the morning,
with lunch and at tea time, around 3:00pm.
When you visit home or office, green tea or coffee may be served.
How much does it cost for buying red tea in tea bags
in Japan:
It costs 300-400yen for 25 tea bags(around 15 yen per bag).
When you buy it, go to discount shops, drug stores or supermarkets.
Do not buy it at department stores and convenience stores, as they sell at
regular price.
Ikebana/Flower Arrangement
The art of flower arrangement, Ikebana, can be lessoned at major flower
arrangement schools.
The following are the leading schools with long history.
IKENOBO School/
SOGETSU School/
OHARA-RYU School/
Bonsai/Potted Plant or Dwarf Tree
Bonsai is the potted tree or plant cultivated to grow them into desired and
artificial shape. The most common trees which are made into Bonsai are pine,
plum and azalea. Grown Bonsai trees can be bought at Bonsai shops.
Some Bonsai shops have bonsai school for making Bonsai. There are Bonsai
shops on the web.
Usual price for a piece of Bonsai is 1000-30000yen.
Highly ranked Bonsai trees are extremely expensive.
Bonsai/Wikipedia
Enjoying Bonsai/What is Bonsai, Bonsai shops in Tokyo, etc./PDF
Bonsai Web/Bonsai Show, Biginner's Guide, Tree Care FAQ,
etc./US site
Mini Bonsai/Gallery, Introduction, Seasonal works,etc.
Shohin-Bonsai(Mini-Bonsai)/All Japan Shohin-Bonsai Association
Official Site
Japan Bonsai Association/ in Japanese
National Bonsai Foundation
Bonsai Pictures/Bonsai and Pots
Bonsai Exhibition Information/
Bonsai Forum/
Bonsai shop/Fujikawa Kouka-en
Bonsai shop/Bonsai Network Japan
Bonsai Shops in Tokyo
Seiho-en/Nihonbashi, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3274-8545
Open: 10:00-18:00
Located at: Mitsukoshi Department Store,
1-4-1,Muromachi, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku,Tokyo
One minute walk from Mitsukoshi-mae Subway
Station, Ginza Line
Morimae/Ginza, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3571-4114
Open: 10:00-19:00
Located at: 7-9-10, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Three minutes walk from Ginza Subway Station, Ginza Line,
Hibiya Line
Mariko-Satsukien/Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3651-3155
Open:8:00-18:00
Located at: 2-28-14, Matsumoto, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
Ten minutes by taxi from Koiwai Station(South Exit) of JR's Sobu Line
Bonsai school available
Hatsdai Aisekikan/Hatsdai, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3377-4286
Located at: 1-15-3, Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Five minutes walk from Hatsudai Station, Keio Line
Web Shop
Tokyo Bonsai/Online Bonsai Shop,in Japanese
Japanese Garden
The Beauty of the Japanese Garden
Basics of Japanese garden elements, Garden of each era, Japanese
garden glossary, Gardens in Kyoto
Japanese Pottery
Japanese Pottery/Japanese Pottery Information Center
Who's Who, What's What, Where on Japanese Pottery
Japanese pottery style guide: database on pottery by style with
pictures
Time line: Japanese pottery development
Clays, Glazes, Techniques
KABUKI
Kabukiza Theater in Ginza, Tokyo
Kabuki for Everyone/
KABUKI: Traditional Theatrical Arts/
KABUKI 21/ All about Kabuki
KABUKI/Japanese Culture/ Japan Zone
Kabuki Theaters in Japan
Kabukiza Theater/Tokyo
/Guide on the theater, Program, Access Info.
03-3541-3131
4-12-15, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Four minutes walk from Ginza Station, Ginza Subway
Line, Hibiya Subway Line
Two minutes walk from Higashi-Ginza Station, Hibiya
Subway line
Matinee: 11:00am-3:45pm
Evening show: 4:30pm-9:00pm
Charge: 2500-17000yen
Osaka Shochikuza Theater/Osaka
06-6214-2211
1-9-19, Dotonbori,Cyuo-ku, Osaka City
One minute walk from Nanba Subway Station
Minamiza Theater/Kyoto
075-561-1155
Shijyo-ohashi-higashizume, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City
Four minutes walk from Shijyo-kawaramachi Station
Tickets can be obtained at the theaters, ticket offices or
travel agents.
NOH and KYOGEN
NOH AND KYOGEN/History, Program & Play, etc
Noh/History, Theater, Play
Noh Theaters in Tokyo
National Noh Theater/ What is Noh, History, Play,
Masks, Costumes, How to get ticket, Program, etc.
4-18-1, Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Five minutes walk from Sendagaya Station,
JR Chuo Line, from Kokuritsu-kyogijyo-mae Station,
Toei Ohedo Subway Line
Charge: 2200-4800yen
Kanze Noh Theater/ Program, Ticket, etc.
03-3469-5241
1-16-4, Syotou, Shibuya-ku, Tokto
Five minutes walk from Shibuya Station,
Ginza Subway Line, JR Yamanote Loop Line
Charge:
Tickets can be obtained at the theaters, ticket offices or
travel agents.
BUNRAKU
BUNRAKU/ Japanese Culture/Japan Zone
Introduction to BUNRAKU/ BUNRAKU KYOKAI
BUNRAKU Theater
National Theater of Japan/Tokyo
National Bunraku Theater/Osaka
06-6212-2531
1-12-10 Nippombashi,Chuo-ku,OsakaCity
Museums in Tokyo
Ukiyoe-blockwood print/Hiroshige Ando
Nezu Institute of Fine Art (Minami-Aoyama)
Tel.: 3400-2536
Open: 9:30-16:30
Located at: 6-5-1, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Three minutes walk from the Omote-Sando Subway Station,
Ginza Line, Chiyoda Line
Japanese old famous paintings, including Kano Tanyou
in Momoyama era and Ogata Korin in Edo era, chinawares,
bronzes,etc.
Ota Memorial Museum of Art:Ukiyo-e (Harajuku)
Tel.: 3403-0880
Open: 10:30-17:00, Closed on Mon.
Located at: 1-10-10, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Two minutes walk from the Harajuku Station,
JR Yamanote Loop Line, Mejijingu Subway station,
Chiyoda Line
*Good collection of Japanese woodblock prints (Ukiyo-e)
Tokyo National Musium (Ueno Park)
Tel.: 3822-1111
Open: 9:30-17:00, Closed on Mon.
Located at: 13-9, Ueno park, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Five minutes walk from the Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Loop Line,
Ginza Subway Line
Use the Park-side Exit of the Ueno Station and go across the Park,
it is at the north-east end.
Collection of Japanese and Asian arts
Edo-Tokyo Musium (Riyogoku)
Tel.: 3626-9974
Open: 10:00-18:00, Closed on Mon
Located at: 1-4-1, Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Four minutes walk from the Riyogoku Station, JR Sobu Line
Exhibiting Edo life objects, reconstructed Edo-period buildings,
historical photographes, etc.
The GOTOH Museum (Kaminoge, Setagaya-ku)
Tel.: 5777-8600
Open: 10:00-17:00, Closed on Mon.
Located at: 3-9-25, Kaminoge, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Five minutes walk from Kaminoge Station, Tokyu Oimachi Line
Take Tokyu Line from Shibuya Station and transfer to Oimachi Line
at Jiyugaoka Station
Exhibiting Japanese paintings, Chinese paintings, calligraphy, ceramics,
tea-things,etc.
Idemitsu Museum of Arts (HIbiya, Chiyoda-ku)
Tel.: 5777-8600
Open: 10:00-17:00, Closed on Mon.
Located at: 9th Floor, Teigeki Bldg., 3-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo
Two minutes walk from Hibiya Subway Station, Hibiya Line
Exhibiting Japanese paintings, Chinese paintings, calligraphy, ceramics,
tea-things,etc.
Yamatane Museum of Art (Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku)
Tel.: 3239-5911
Open: 10:00-17:00, Closed on Mon.
Located at: 2, Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Ten minutes walk from Hanzomon Subway Station, Hanzomon Line
Exhibiting Japanese paintings
Bridgestone Museum of Art (Kyobashi, Chuo-ku)
Tel.: 3563-0241
Open: 10:00-20:00
Located at: 1-10-1, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Five minutes from Tokyo Station, JR Yamanote Loop Line
Five minutes from Kyobashi Subway Station, Ginza Line
Exibiting Japanese and western paintings
Mukai Junkichi Annex/Setagaya Art Museum
(Tsurumaki, Setagaya-ku) Map & Other Information
Tel.: 03-5450-9581
Open: 10:00-18:00
Located at: 2-5-1, Tsurumaki, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Ten minutes walk from Komazawa-Daigaku Station, Tokyu's
Denentoshi-sen Line (Ten minutes from Shibuya Station)
Exhibiting paintings on the traditional thatched roof farm houses
in Japan painted by Junkicho Mukai.
Web Master's Recommended Museums in Japan
Ota Memorial Museum of Art/
Tokyo, near Harajuku Station, JR's Yamanote Loop Line
Nezu Institute of Fine Art/Tokyo
Excellent collection of Japanese arts
Omotesando Subway Station/ Ginza Line, Chiyoda Line
This museum has a Japanese style garden.
Kyoto National Museum/Kyoto City
Tokugawa Art Museum/Nagoya City
Ohara Museum of Art/Kurashiki City
Ukiyoe Museums on the Web
NISHIKI-E
Viewing Japanese Prints
Ukiyo-e Saloon
Hakone mountains, painted by Ando Hiroshige
Shinagawa, painted by Ando Hiroshige
Ceramics/Pottery (Tojiki)Shop
Koransha/Ginza
03-3543-0951
6-14-20, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Pottery for decoration, guests and daily use
Ceramics/Pottery Shop
Japanese Ceramics/Pottery Information
The place you go to buy the ceramics/pottery for your daily use:
Daily useable ceramics can be bought at supermarkets,
department stores and ceramics shops in Japan. If you wish to
buy them at reasonable price, you should go to supermarkets.
For instance, Peacock at Ebisu(a supermarket) sell ceramics &
pottery on the second floor. Cceramics /pottery being sold at
department stores and ceramics shops are expensive than those
of supermarkets. But they provide discount sales once or twice a
year. Those are good occasions to buy the high quality ceramics and
potteriy. Of course, supermarkets have discount sales as well.
Don't miss it. Also, generally, supermarkets have a small section
displaying the discounted ceramics/pottery all the time.
Historically speaking, ceramics has been sold at Setomonoten.
In Japanese, Setomonoten means ceramics shop.
Recently, the number of Setomonoten has been declining as the
supermarkets sell economy ceramics. But you can see
Setomonoten in the shopping streets. They sell ceramics,
glassware, chopsticks, and other pottery products.
If you have a keen interest in ceramics and kitchen utensils, you
may visit " Kappa-Bashi"street where you can see many wholesale
stores. You can get there by taking Ginza Subway Line and get off
at Tawaramachi Station. It is on the way to Asakusa.
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Kinds of Ceramics/Pottery in Japan
Follwing are the famous ceramics/pottery and its manufacturing
areas in this country.
Arita-Yaki/ Saga Prefecture on Kyushu Island
Karatsu/ Saga Prefecture on Kyushu Island
Hagi-Yaki/ Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshu Island
Bizen-Yaki/ Okayama Prefecture on Honshu Island
Mino-Yaki/ Gifu Prefecture on Honshu Island
Raku-Yaki/ Kyoto Prefecture on Honshu Island
Kutani-Yaki / Ishikawa Prefecture on Honshu Island
Kiyomizu-Yaki/ Kyoto Prefecture on Honshu Island
Mashiko-Yaki/ Tochigi Prefecture on Honshu Island
Related information on the web:
eYAKIMONO Homepage/Japanese Pottery Information Site
Shutouen Ltd./Hagiyaki Pottery
Asahido/Kiyomizuyaki Pottery/Kyoto
Japanese ceramics
Japan Folk Crafts Museum
Buy Imported Chinaware at Discount Price
X-SELL/Ginza
Tel: 5524-0025
Open: 11:00-20:00
Located at: 2-7-18, Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Four minutes walk from Ginza Subway Station, Ginza Line,
Hibiya Line
Tenugui/Hand Towel
Tenugui is Japanese hand towel made of cotton.
It is used for various purposes, such as washcloth, dishcloth,
headband, souvenir and Okaeshi (return gift).
You can buy Tenugui at department stores, supermarkets,
Japanese craft and gift shops. Some convenience stores have
Tenugui for daily use(white colored, with no specific printed
patterns). To find out Tenugui with good and articifially printed
patterns, you may go to Tenugui shops. At Tenugui shops,
prices for a Tenugui may be 500-5000yen.
Tenugui shops
Ginza Ohnoya/Ginza
Tel: 03-3541-0975
Located at: 5-12-3, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Seven minutes walk from Ginza Subway Station
Tenugui patterns by Ohnoya
Kamawanu Honten/Daikanyama/Site
Tel: 03-3780-0182
Located at: 23-1, Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Three minutes walk from Daikanyama Subway Station,
Tokyu-Toyoko Line
Fujiya/Asakusa
Tel: 03-3841-2283
Located at:2-2-15,Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Four minutes walk from Asakusa Subway Station
Ginza Line
There are Tenugui shops on the Internet.
Tenten/ 1500yen for a Tenugui
Tips: Tenugui
Furoshiki/Wrapping Cloth
Furoshiki is traditional Japanese wrapping cloth.
Traditionally it was made of cotton or silk. Today, it is also available
with artificial fivers.
Furoshiki can be bought at department stores, supermarkets(large one),
Japanese craft shops and Japanese gift shops.
Tips:
Furoshiki
What is Furoshiki?
How to use Furoshiki: many ways of wrapping
Okaeshi custom: Okaeshi is the giving of gifts in return for gifts received.
In Japan, attendants to ceremonial party (wedding party, funeral party, etc)
give money and the recipient will return the gift costing about a half value of
the received money.
Libraries in Japan
There are numerous libraries in Japan. They are maintained by central and local
governments, municipal offices and schools.
Large libraries in Tokyo:
Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Library
Tel:03-3502-0101
Open: Mon-Fri 10:00-20:00, Sta/Sun/Holidays 10:00-17:00
1-4 Hibiya Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
(in the Hibiya Park)
Three minutes walk from Kasumigaseki Subway Station,
Marunouchi Line, Hibiya Line, Chiyoda Line
Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library/ Minami-Azabu
Tel: 03-3442-8451
Open: Mon:13:00-20:00, Tue-Fri 9:30-20:00,
Sat/Sun/Holidays 9:30-17:00
In the Arisugawanomiya Park, 5-7-13, Minami-Azabu,
Minato-ku, Tokyo
Five minutes walk from Hiroo Subway Station, Hibiya Line
National Diet Library/ Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 3581-2331
Open: 9:30-17:00
1-10-1, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Two minutes walk from Nagata-cho Station of Yurakucho Line,
Hanzoumon Line
Libraries in Japan/Links, in Japanese
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