Rick Stein and the Japanese Ambassador

We are great fans of Rick Stein - last nights "Rick Stein and the Japanese Ambassador" (BBC2) was amazing - Rick in enthusiastic mood with inscrutable Japanese Embassy chefs turning out the best food you could imagine
This is to be repeated on Thursday BBC2 so if you are a sushi fan, make sure you watch!

Rick Steins Website
BBC2 Website

http://www.rickstein.com/news_japaneseambassador.htm

Can't find a Christmas Present?

Can't find a Christmas Present?
Left it too late?, why not give a Japangarden Gift Token - many customers are delighted to receive one of our Gift Tokens and then take their time browsing.
Delivered by email

Gift Tokens :: JapanGarden.co.uk

Photo credit : Okayama-ken Kanko Renmei - Okayama Korakuen Garden, Okayama, courtesy of Japanese National Tourist Organisation

The Basement Opens!

NEWS
The Basement Opens!
We have opened our new section, full of beautiful short stock items all at extra special savings - WHEN ITS GONE, ITS GONE!

The Basement, full of bargains:: JapanGarden.co.uk

Christmas Offer

We are feeling in the festive mood, so readers of this blog and Japangarden.co.uk customers who purchase any products from our website - by using the discount code Xmas (case sensitive) will automatically get a christmassy 5% discount

Merry Christmas from all at Japangarden.co.uk

Photo credit
Ishikawa Prefecture Tourist Association and Kanazawa - Kenroku-en Garden in Winter Ishikawa (Many thanks to Japanese National Tourist Organisation)

Great Offer from HIS Europe Ltd

Amazing offer direct from HIS Europe
Hong Kong and Japan from £648 p p for return economy flights from Lon Heathrow to Japan via Hong Kong
3 nights Hotel ( 2 nights in Hong Kong, 1 night in Japan)
Book by 29 Dec 2006
50 First "Early Birds" Hong Kong Island Tour Free
Surprisingly Inexpensive!!!
For more information ring 0870-873-7880 HIS London quoting JapanGarden as your reference or use this link to our enquiry form

4 Seasons JapanGarden Tours :: JapanGarden.co.uk

Ayotos Screen on offer

We have a sensational offer on our Ayotos Screen - £239.99 inc vat and Free UK Delivery
Offer will last till stocks are sold or till Dec 15th 2006

Ayotos Screen 3 fold :: JapanGarden.co.uk

Having fun fixing paper doors in Japan

Having fun fixing paper doors in Japan:

An excellent web page from James Arendt, an American living in Japan about fixing shoji doors, here you can see how to re-paper and patch sliding shoji doors, the tools and methods together with some tricks James uses.

To have a look at our shoji paper and glue use this link:

Shoji Paper and Glue :: JapanGarden.co.uk

The Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chaji)

The Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chaji)

Great site about the Japanese tea ceremony

Beautiful range of Oriental Pottery and Porcelain Lamps

Oriental Porcelain and Pottery Lamps :: JapanGarden.co.uk

We have just uploaded our new range of beautiful Oriental vases and lamps - we think these will especially appeal to Interior Designers as there is such a wide range.

Niwaki - Pruning, Training, and Shaping Japanese Garden Trees by Jake Hobson

Great New Book from Jake Hobson on the gentle art of Japanese Pruning - Release date April 2007 - forward orders being taken now. Find this book in our Book section with lots more.

Merseyside Youth Challenge Trust

Merseyside Youth Challenge Trust
We are pleased to receive an order for Bamboo Poles from the Merseyside Youth Challenge Trust today, the poles will be used in outdoor activities.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

We are very excited to have received an order today from the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for our
Tatami Roll Mats, to be used in one of their Oriental Buildings as flooring.
Please use the link above to find out more about the Japanese Gardens at Kew.

New Products - Bamboo Kubo!

Bamboo garden Buildings :: JapanGarden.co.uk

We have a new range of Bamboo Garden Buildings ideal for poolside or inclusion in an Oriental Garden. The Kubo Hut is made completely in the Phillipines, seats 8 people comfortably and is easy to assemble.
We are offering a full delivery and erection service as well.
A choice of roof styles is available - traditional rush thatch or, for a more oriental feel, a bamboo roof.

We are in the process of finalising the prices.

It is also possible to have buildings custom made to design - if you require this service please either send a scanned image to us at sales@japangarden.co.uk or use our fax on 0788 4607251 for a no-obligation quote.

4 Seasons JapanGarden Tours

4 Seasons JapanGarden Tours :: JapanGarden.co.uk
We are working on our 4 Seasons schedules at this minute - deciding which gardens to visit and which hotels and roykan to stay at:

I have looked at Hakone-Mikawaya and it looks great.
Japan Air Lines also have an interesting page on the 4 seasons which is worth a look JapanAir Lines 4 seasons Guide

For more information or to register initial interest please look at out JapanGarden Tours webpage above