Camping holiday is widely enjoyed by outdoor loving family in Japan. My parents used to take me out for camping every summer, and I still enjoy camping now. It makes…

(Picture source: http://www.nagomivisit.com/)   Homestay is quite a common way for foreigners (especially students) to get an authentic look at day to day life in Japan. People might not always have…

  As you may know, the housing situation in Japan (especially in urban areas) is a difficult one. There are too many houses and buildings within a limited amount of…

  I am totally an indoor type of person. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that I am a “hikikomori“.  I enjoy staying home. Especially snuggling with my feline…

  Last month, Marukome, one of the most well known Japanese “miso” manufacturers has started selling their new home-use miso soup dispenser named “One Shot Kiwami”. With this new method,…

  A few years ago, JAPAN Style posted an article about a  popular Japanese home-remodeling TV show, “Gekiteki (=dramatic) Before After”. In the recent episode, one of the “takumi (= grandmaster…

For hundreds of years, men have always been a boss of a house in Japan, and father’s decision has been a law of the family.  I don’t know about other…

  According to a recent survey, 26% of Japanese married couples sleep in separate bedrooms. For couples over sixty years of age, that percentage goes up to 40%. What’s more,…

  Today I’d like to introduce a unique kitchen tool: “Easy Butter”, marketed by a Japanese company, Metex. Just insert a lump of butter into Easy Butter,  rotate the body…

When you look for apartment for rent, there is something you have to compromise as well as critical points that you cannot give in. Apparently, Japanese apartment conditions do not…

  Hot and humid summer has come. Many of you who are living in Japan (Hokkaido is said to be a roach-free-area for its cold winter) may have already had…