Utilizing one of Japan's most common resources—trees—these toys may well keep your children excited until they turn old and gray!

The Wonder 500™ aims to discover unique Japanese local products that are unfamiliar outside of Japan, and introduce them—and the values they represent—to the rest of the world.

Taking advantage of its small business scale, Baird Brewery is elaborately and passionately creating a new kind of beer, while also showing great respect for tradition.

It was of course the Japanese samurai and their infamous swords that set the stage for Japan's global blade fame!

For that moment you want to feel refreshed with elegance.

From wood and lacquerware to porcelain and glass, Japanese artisans have used a number of innovative materials to produce some of the most wonderful creations.

Possibly the best image of Japan is as a place where ultra-modern, high technology meets traditional principles and design.

Here's a fantastic selection of sake of varying tastes, from special brews to top-class "daiginjo"! What more could you ask for?