On December 27, 2010, a Japanese major video sharing website Nico Nico Douga’s main office pre-opened in Harajuku, Tokyo. Nico Nico Douga is managed by Niwango. In addition to…

  I found a video of a mysterious cloud when I was searching videos on the net. The video was taken in Hokkaido, Japan, in the middle of August, 2010….

  Most department stores in Japan start New Year’s sale today, and sell fukubukuro, “lucky bags” that are filled with random items. In recent years, lucky bags are highly diversified….

  Did it pop out from a children’s book? Is this a fairy-tale land? The answer is no. It is a waste treatment plant, where it has an incineration and…

Today’s story-teller is writer Kasumi Asakura. Asakura won the modern rookie writer of the year 6 years ago. She says that she still remembers about the award ceremony. The ceremony…

  Kappabashi Street runs between Ueno and Asakusa in Tokyo. Numbers of shops supplying the restaurant trade clustered on the street. Pots, pans, dishes, chopsticks silverwares, glasses… all kinds of…

  “Local specialty burgers” from various cities are often introduced in TV and magazines lately. Unique burgers which feature local specialty foods appear one after another. The Japan’s gourmet city,…

  This is one of the famous seasonal views of December in Asakusa, Tokyo. Something with lovely painted design is floating in the blue sky! That is called hagoita. Since the…

Have you ever heard of Thai temple located in Chiba prefecture? This is it.   It looks very Thai, doesn’t it?   This is Wat Paknam temple. The name is…

  In a business district in Toranomon, Tokyo, there is a shrine which has 350 years history. The wooden traditional shrine, Kotohira-gu stands out against the silver, contemporary buildings. The…

In Mito city, Ibaraki Prefecture, there is a DNA model like tower, which looks weird against an ordinary townscape.     This 100-meter tower is called Art Tower Mito and…