Ceremony Nyotaimori

=================================================================== Your donations will help us to grow this site. Thank You =================================================================== Before becoming a living sushi platter, the person (usually a woman) is trained to lie down for hours without moving. She or he must also be able to withstand the prolonged exposure to the cold food. Before service, the individual is supposed [...]

Furoshiki – The Art Of Wrapping…

=================================================================== Your donations will help us to grow this site. Thank You =================================================================== Before Japan became a consumerist society, lavishing furiously in plastic bags to carry all sorts of objects, it was tradition to use silk or cotton wrapping cloth, called furoshiki. It is thought that the use of this transportation system was first used [...]

The Paduang Hill Tribe: Home Of The Giraffe Women.

=================================================================== Your donations will help us to grow this site. Thank You =================================================================== Although they are a small minority hill tribe in the Golden Triangle of Thailand, no description of Thai hill tribes would be complete without mentioning the Padaung or Paduang hill tribe, better known to the world as the tribe of the long [...]

Petra’s Bottled Sand Art…

=================================================================== Your donations will help us to grow this site. Thank You =================================================================== From the magical city of Petra, Jordan and its multi-colored sand mountains, the original inspiration was born: Bottles with multi-colored sand from the Petra mountains for the city visitor to take home. The bottles often had sand in geometrical decorations and mostly [...]

The Quaint And Tranquil World Of Chengdu’s Tea Culture.

=================================================================== Your donations will help us to grow this site. Thank You =================================================================== During your China visit, If you’ve done the panda reserve and tasted the legendary spicy Sichuan cuisine, so what’s next? Why not visit one of the many teahouses featuring the centuries old Chengdu teahouse culture that local residents enjoy on a daily [...]