Category Archives: Place

Sento Mural with Mizuki Tanaka

  Today, I would like to share a video that Audi Japan created in honor of acquiring 200,000 fans on their Facebook page. Japanese public bathhouses, called sento, traditionally feature gigantic…

Ibaraki’s Hitachi Seaside Park Showcases Nature’s Colors

  Hitachi Seaside Park is a vast public park located in Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki prefecture. The park has a lot of attractions, such as an athletic playground, a disc golf…

Popular Urban BBQ venues in Tokyo

Summer is coming to the end and we are feeling autumn is on its way. We may have to wait for sun bathing and outdoor swimming till next year, but…

Osaka’s New Rock Star Hotel

We posted an article about a cool hotel in Tokyo a few days back, and today we would like to share some information about another outstanding hotel. Rock Star Hotel, located…

[Photoblog] Summer Cosplay Festival at Nara Park

Official photo shoot at Nara Toka-e festival. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

A Deal for Hair-Free Patrons at Sounkyo Mount View Hotel

Autumn view in Sounkyo   A few months back, Japan Style shared an article about an izakaya restaurant featuring a unique discount service only for bald people. Sounkyo Mount View Hotel in…

Japan’s Richly Historic Castles Continue to Amaze Visitors

On July 24th, the Japanese subsidiary of the popular travel website, Trip Advisor, announced their annual top 20 list of popular Japanese castles. The results are based on the Japanese reviews…

Japan’s Three Most Disappointing Sightseeing Spots

Traveling is fun. But an enjoyable journey is sometimes totally ruined by (very famous but nevertheless) unimpressive sightseeing spots. These let-downs probably cause you to exclaim “Whaaaat? Did I come…

18th World Heritage Site in Japan! Tomioka Silk Mill of Japan

Eagerly awaited new world heritage sites were announced, and I’m glad to announce that one of our important cultural properties, Tomioka Silk Mill was added to the world heritage site!! So…

Unique Japanese Places Where You Can Swim with Shark & Ocean Sunfish

There are a few places where you can swim with dolphins in Japan, but is there any other type of large sea creatures we can swim with in Japan?  …

The Art of Dining at Ginza Rakugaki Cafe and Bar by Pentel

  On June 2nd, one of Japan’s best known stationary companies, Pentel, opened a unique cafe in Tokyo called “GINZA RAKUGAKI Cafe & Bar by Pentel“. “Rakugaki” means scribbling or doodling…

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