Strings & Guts

Takoyaki, the Japanese, fun-sized snack that's sure to rock your world! たこ焼き (takoyaki) literally translates to octopus (tako) and fried (yaki). Takoyaki are small balls of flour batter cooked in specialized takoyaki pans. In each ball, there are pre-cooked octopus bits. Takoyaki is usually eaten with takoyaki sauce, mayonnaise, green seaweed bits, and dried bonito shavings. Most takoyaki contain ingredients besides octopus, such as green onions, pickled red ginger, and tempura scraps. The t

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ Who would have thought?! The Japanese discover their renowned swords again. In particular younger generations get hooked to the ancient weapons, the status symbol of the venerated Japanese knights of old - the samurai. The increased interest into the blade, however, can't only be seen with men, but also young women are surprisingly drawn to the topic, be it for KATANA (the Japanese word for sword) swordplay and dance exercise

Pilot has a number of pens under the Custom Heritage name and their number naming convention can be a little confusing sometimes. The Pilot Custom Heritage 91, 92 & 912 are a member of the classic Pilot Custom range of fine writing instruments. Pilot Custom Heritage 91 The Custom Heritage 91 pen was released by Pilot in different colorways that match the color of some of Pilot's Iroshizuku inks: Tsuki-Yo (blueish), Yama-Guri (brownish), and Yama-Budo (reddish pink). It doe

【PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS - Detective Conan related Items】 Thrill & excitement with Detective Conan, our feature article today☆ The 23rd anime film of the Case Closed series is now out in theaters with “Detective Conan: Fist of the Blue Sapphire” and it’s a huge success! On its opening day in Japan, the anime made a new box-office revenue record for the franchise breaking through the 400 mio. Yen mark, surpassing previous films of the series ＼(^o^)／ Also our ani