Sep 23, 2012

Once upon a time, at a village in the Nasu highlands, there lived the most beautiful young girl the people had ever laid eyes on. She had the longest, shiniest, smoothest hair; it was her custom to slowly and carefully wash it by the waterfall. Travelers, thirsty for fresh water, would lay eyes on her bathing near the river. They were smitten by her lovely face...

Jul 22, 2011

The British Life is an interior shop specializing in English furniture. Not to be confused with the sundry goods store with the same name in Shinjuku, Tokyo, this one is found in Shiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. I’ve heard that it sells reasonably-priced antiques, so when we visited the shop one summer day we were not surprised to find that it was...