I don’t know if you are familiar with this but at Japanese restaurants, there are showcases near the entrances to display fake food that are imitated the food they serve….

  Have you ever had the experience of staying in a Japanese style “washitsu” room? It’s super comfortable to lay on the cool “tatami” mattress on a hot summer day!…

  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…

  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…

  One of the most popular Japanese characters, Rilakkuma, transforms into a super cute sofa. Look at this! No other sofa will ever make you smile and be happy like…

Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland is one of the most popular overseas books for children in Japan. Alice is not only famous for its story but also its characters, description of…

  Surprisingly or not, house-sharing is a new style of living in Japan. It has suddenly become such a popular style and also a social trend which has been largely…

(picture and text unrelated)   Today’s topic is a flooring material which is made of wooden disposable chopsticks. This was started as a part of Nippon Kikan Project by Bunshodo…

    Handwritten on a signature board with a brush. The meaning of “無病息災(Mubyosokusai)” is to keep being healthy without any disease. This is also the word to pray for…

    “Date Masamune”, a feudal warlord from Date family in the Sengoku period. He has been called “Dokuganryu (the one-eyed dragon)”, a symbol of strength. Also it’s said that…

    There is an area called ‘Ogatsu’ in Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref., and the area is famous for traditional craft, ‘Ogatsu ink stone’, which has a 600-year history. The…