Category Archives: Others

Movie Made with Text Editor

  This Niconicodouga (video sharing site) user made an amazing movie with a text editor! Using about 3,200 pages of text file, he reproduced a promotion video of Monster Hunter…

Power Adjustable Glasses, “Adlens Emergensee”

Do you wear glasses or contact lenses? Luckily my eyesight is ok, but I still can imagine how difficult it would be for short (or far) sighted people to lead…

Revealing a Trick of “Fork-Bending-by-Itself Magic”

  If you want to impress someone with a magic, how about trying fork-bending magic? The video below shows a high school teacher performing the magic and reveal the trick!…

Japanese Manners and Etiquette Q&A : Visiting Someone’s Home

  Manners and etiquette are different in each country, and it’s fun to know the variations. Today, I would like to introduce some Japanese manners in a Q&A style. Give…

Hilarious Town-Mascot-Character, Manbe-kun

The official mascot character of the town, Oshamanbe in Hokkaido is so hilarious! His name is Manbe-kun and has iris hair, scallop ears, and crab body! No one says “He’s…

Enjoy Mt. Fuji and the Lake by Amphibious Bus

Fuji Five Lakes, the area located at the base of Mt. Fuji is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan. Around the area, you can enjoy hiking and…

Jizo Statues Wearing Hamster Hats!?

Let me introduce a blog post from my favorite entertainment blog site first time in a long time. It is about jizo statues (ksitigarbha).   The blogger was taking a…

Men who Fix the Tip of Tokyo Tower Bent by Massive Earthquake

  The massive earthquake that hit Japan on March 11 damaged the antenna of a Tokyo’s trademark Tokyo Tower. The tip of the 332-meter (1,091 ft) tower slightly bent. According…

Edo Era Style Pleasure Boat: Atake-Maru

  The other day on the JapanStyle Facebook page, I made a post about the Edo-era style leisure boat traversing Tokyo Bay three times a day. Look at the beautiful hull. Really…

Cool Way For Men To Use a Lip Balm Stick

As you see, this is lip balm.   Lip balm is of course not only for women but also for men. However, men sometimes have a difficult time when they…

No More Pins and Needles! Japanese Seiza (straight sitting) Aids

In Japan, we occasionally have to sit in seiza, which is the traditional formal way of sitting that one kneels with the tops of the feet flat on the floor,…

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