Grip two-thirds up the barrel and let only the top stick move. The mechanics of chopsticks, plus which length and wood make them easiest.
Oishya Editorial
Guides, recipes and notes on Japanese kitchen culture from the Oishya team in London. Pieces about the knives themselves are written by Kamila.
Why Minimalistic Interiors Are Good For Your Wellbeing
Why minimalist interiors help your wellbeing, tracing the idea from Lao Tzu and Confucius to Japanese danshari and Zen-influenced design.
Japanese Onsen: The Healing Power Of Water
Japanese onsen are mineral-rich hot springs that ease stress and aid recovery, with a clear guide to bathing etiquette for first-time visitors.
Danshari – Decluttering For A Happier Life
Fumio Sasaki owns 150 things and lives in 30 square metres. Danshari is Japanese decluttering measured by how your stuff makes you feel.
Japanese Minimalism: What Japan Can Teach You About Living Simply
Why do Japanese and Scandinavian interiors look so alike? Six lessons on simple living, built around three materials: wood, stone and steel.
Declutter Your Kitchen Using Japanese Methods
How to declutter your kitchen the Japanese way using danshari, taking stock, paring down glassware, and storing daily items within easy reach.
The Ultimate Kitchen Tool Essentials List (Our Top 8)
After advising thousands of customers, here are the eight tools we’d actually stock a kitchen with, and yes, we lean hard toward Japan.
Aomori Hiba: The Tree Of Life
A house of hiba keeps mosquitoes out for three years, the saying goes; this cypress grows 250 years and carries hinokitiol, a compound that repels insects.
15 Best Christmas Gifts For Japan Fans
Fifteen presents for the Japan obsessive in your life, from a 100-sheet origami set to a kintsugi kit and 24-carat gold-lined bone porcelain.
How To Kintsugi DYI – Japanese Art Of Kintsukuroi Repair
No glue, no filler: urushi lacquer and real gold powder bond broken pottery, and the golden seam is meant to stay imperfect because that flaw is the point.
15 Kitchen Tips Every Pro Cook Should Know
Fifteen working tips from chefs like Emeril Lagasse and Daniel Boulud: spotting ivory marbling in beef, skipping the £110 mandoline, and braising cheap cuts tender.
How to Prepare Wagyu, The Most Expensive Steak Ever, At Home
Wagyu runs around £200/kg, but 1kg feeds six and the cooking is almost insultingly simple: sear, season, serve from a screaming-hot cast-iron pan.
Top 25 Kitchen Tricks That Will Help Any Aspiring Cook
Run a pizza wheel through dough, drop a bread slice in with clumped brown sugar, microwave a lemon for 30 seconds: 25 fixes for everyday kitchen snags.