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How can you say things about the city in Japanese?

I mean, like a park at the center, cafe, restaurant, post office, DVD store, bookstore, craft shop and things around Japan as meditation / Zen gardens and tea houses, please hurry! thanks!

Park 公园 = (KUN) = 町 town (machi) = カフェ Cafe (Kafe) 吃茶 店 (kissaten) = レストラン Restaurant (Resutoran) 饮食店 (Inshokuten) The post office = 邮 便 局 (Yuubinkyoku) = ショップ DVD shop (DVD shoppu) 屋 DVD (DVD ago) library = 本 屋 (hon'ya) 书店 (Shoten) Craft Shop = 工 芸 品 店 (kougeihinten) tearoom 茶室 = (Chashitsu) Train = 駅 (EKI)

Japanese Stab Book Binding Part 1

Weddingstar 8691 Cherry Blossom Traditional Guest Book $27.70 This artistic Guest Book features refined white linen fabric skillfully silk-screened with delicate branches of cherry blossom. An Asian character that translates into Love makes for the perfect finishing touch. Pair with our coordinating Cherry Blossom Pen with Base….

Djeco Kirigami Mini Mobile $6.58 Kirigami is Japanese paper folding similar to Origami, but includes cutting the paper as well. This set contains 21 printed papers, thread, 200 adhesive tabs and instruction book to create beautiful mobiles. Cutting templates are already printed on the papers. Ideal for ages 4 and up….

Weave Wheel Lanyard Maker – 4PK $3.29 The Weave Wheel Lanyard provides everything you need to create personalized lanyards using the new Japanese braid- making technique called Kumihimo. Kumi means coming together and himo means strong. This technique began in 550 B.C. when the Buddhist religion spread in Japan and people began using decorative cords during ceremonies. The Weave Wheel kit is a fun way to incorporate this style into la…

Craft of the Japanese Sword Book by Kapp and Yoshihara One of the most well respected books on Japanese sword making on the market Kapp and Yoshihara did their research and present their craft in great detail….

The Final Countdown (Widescreen Edition) $11.42 FINAL COUNTDOWN – DVD Movie…

Innerspace $6.72 Distractingly loose but clever, this 1987 comedy by Joe Dante (Gremlins, Matinee) stars Martin Short as a hypochondriac and Dennis Quaid as a miniaturized test pilot who is accidentally injected into him. Taking a page or two (or a hundred) from the classic science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage, Innerspace details the adventures of traveling through the human body’s complicated systems, though in…

Peanuts 1960’s Collection (A Charlie Brown Christmas / Charlie Brown’s All-Stars / It’s the Great Pumpkin / You’re in Love / He’s Your Dog / It Was a Short Summer) $20.49 Charles Schulz’s award-winning “Peanuts” comics and animated television specials are perennial favorites of adults and children alike. What is it that makes a story about a morose young boy struggling with low self-esteem and social ineptness so timelessly appealing? Perhaps it’s the universality of his struggle or Schulz’s social commentary that sometimes proved years ahead of its time–or maybe …

Zakka Style: 24 Projects Stitched with Ease to Give, Use & Enjoy (Design Collective) $10.81 Zakka, a Japanese term meaning “many things,” is all about the little things that improve your home and appearance. The sewing projects in this book are for all skill levels, and use basic patchwork, applique and embroidery. Create a picture frame, a bread bag, a whimsical bookmark, a chic tote and more….

Pattern Magic $13.98 Pattern Magic is the cult pattern-making book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometricshapes, and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. The book takes a creative approach to pattern making, with step-by- step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. Each project is beautifully illustrated with clear diagrams and photog…

Decorative Fusion Knots: A Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide to New and Unusual Ornamental Knots $12.42 Respected internationally for his knotting skills and clear, concise video and book presentations, J. D. Lenzen shows how to tie knots like no others. Just as origami figurines are created through the merging of different folding techniques, he creates new knots by combining historical knot elements and new knotting techniques. The product of this intermingling is what he calls a fusion knot — a …