SecretsOfJapanese · Living secrets of Japanese people
108 household secrets, 50 kitchen habits and 20 recipes from behind our videos, adapted for American homes. Every practice explained, every claim sourced, and almost every first step free.
One secret for every bell of the Japanese New Year, from the shoes at the door to the bag packed beside it.
Both books, plus the bonus workbook that takes you through the whole house in thirty short days.
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50 habits that keep food fresh and cut waste, and 20 simple Japanese recipes that turn the last of one meal into the next.
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Every secret follows the same pattern: the Japanese practice and its Japanese word, why it works, one first step for tonight, and a care note wherever safety matters. Click any page to read it.
Book one · 108 Secrets of the Japanese Home
On the last night of the year, Japanese temples ring their bells 108 times to send the old year's troubles away, and the house has already had its big year-end clean. This book holds 108 secrets of that house: the shoes that stop at the door, the bath taken in the evening, the room left half-empty on purpose, the notebook that tracks every yen, and the bag packed by the door in case the ground shakes.
Book two · Secrets of the Japanese Kitchen
Japanese has a word for the regret of wasting something useful: mottainai. This book is built on it. Buy for three days, read the date like a Japanese shopper, freeze before the date, cook once and eat twice, and build every dinner as one soup and three sides. With the official US storage times beside every habit, and 20 simple recipes from dashi to okonomiyaki.
The 20 recipes
Quick Salt Pickle (Asazuke) · Leaf Furikake · Broccoli Stem Coins · Everything Pot (Yosenabe) · Zōsui (Rice Soup from the Last of the Broth) · Extra-Portion Bento · Dashi (Japanese Soup Stock) · Miso Soup · Onigiri (Rice Balls) · Yaki Onigiri (Toasted Rice Balls) · Tamagoyaki (Rolled Omelette) · Ohitashi (Seasoned Greens) · Carrot and Stem Kinpira · Nikujaga (Meat and Potato Stew) · Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl) · Cabbage Okonomiyaki (Savoury Pancake) · Hiyayakko (Chilled Tofu) · Cucumber Sunomono (Vinegared Salad) · Kombu Tsukudani · Scrap Broth
Bonus · only in the collection
Japanese families clear the whole house before the new year. This workbook spreads that clean over thirty days: one room or one system a day, 15 to 30 minutes, each tied to the secrets behind it. Tick the steps, write what you noticed, and finish with a rhythm that keeps the house that way.
Why these books exist
"The secrets we wish someone had shown us years ago, in one place, with the proof."
On SecretsOfJapanese we compare how a Japanese home handles everyday things, like the shoes, the bath and the fridge, with how most American homes do. A video only has room for a handful of them, so we wanted the full list in one place, with the sources, so you never have to pause and take notes.
These books are that list. We are not selling Japanese products, cleaning gadgets or a subscription. Almost every first step in these pages costs nothing, and where a habit touches your health or your safety, the official guidance sits right beside it.
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The Secrets of Japanese Collection
One book keeps the house easy to look after. The other keeps the fridge from filling the trash. The workbook puts both to work, one day at a time. Together: 158 secrets, 20 recipes and 16 printables in 311 pages.
What makes these different
Each practice is described the way a reliable source describes it: Japanese ministries, US health agencies, professional bodies and published studies. All 230 links are listed in the back.
Where a habit touches food safety, medicines or the risk of a fall, the official guidance sits beside it. No step asks you to stand on a chair or change a medication.
No Japanese products, no gadgets, no subscription. Almost every first step uses what is already in your home, starting tonight.
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17 pages from Secrets of the Japanese Kitchen: buying for three days, the two Japanese dates, the right fridge temperature and the rice-bottle trick, with two printables. No email needed.
Before you choose
No subscription, no app and nothing to import.
Choose 108 Secrets of the Japanese Home if the whole house feels like a job that never ends: the entrance, the bathroom, laundry, bedding, clutter and being ready for emergencies. Choose Secrets of the Japanese Kitchen if your frustration is food going off and money going into the trash. Choose the collection for the whole system; it costs less than the two books separately and includes the 30-day workbook.
A 46-page workbook that takes you through the house one room or system a day, in 15 to 30 minutes, with tick boxes, notes, four weekly check-ins and a final rhythm to keep the house that way. Each day points to the secrets behind it in both books. It comes free with the collection.
PDF books, delivered instantly after checkout. Read them on a phone, tablet or computer, and print any page you want to keep close. Pages are US Letter size, so the checklists print cleanly at home.
No. Every secret is adapted for an ordinary American home, and almost every first step uses what you already have. The recipes use ingredients sold in most large supermarkets.
No. The books share household practices and general information from the sources listed in each book. Where a habit touches food safety, medicines or falls, we give the official guidance and tell you when to ask your doctor or pharmacist. Do not stop or change any medication because of anything you read.
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From Japanese government ministries, US health and safety agencies, professional bodies, published studies and established references. Each secret lists its sources, and every link is printed in the back of the book so you can check it yourself.
Yes. If a source changes or a reader spots a mistake, we correct the book and send the new edition to every buyer, free.
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