{"id":4793,"date":"2025-07-16T14:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T05:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/?p=4793"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:08:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T05:08:33","slug":"irori-old-japan-just-minutes-from-shibuya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/?p=4793","title":{"rendered":"Irori &#8211; Old Japan, Just Minutes from Shibuya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An <em>irori<\/em> is more than just a traditional Japanese hearth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many Japanese people, it evokes a deep sense of nostalgia\u2014a quiet memory of rural life, grandparents\u2019 homes, and peaceful evenings.<br>Even for those who have never lived with one, an <em>irori<\/em> can stir a kind of longing\u2014something we somehow remember, even if we&#8217;ve only seen it in stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often seen in old folk tales and animated films, the <em>irori<\/em> is where people gather, share food, and tell stories by the gentle glow of the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a symbol of warmth\u2014both physical and emotional\u2014and a connection to a slower, more family-centered time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes\u2014our place has a real <em>irori<\/em>.<br>It\u2019s right here in the city, just a 4-minute train ride from Shibuya.<br>A hidden touch of old Japan in the heart of modern Tokyo.<br>It\u2019s not something you see every day\u2014come take a look and feel the warmth for yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An irori is more than just a traditional Japanese heart&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salon-exterior-and-interior"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4795,"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4793\/revisions\/4795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}