The shoes are called asa-gutsu, which are worn by Shinto priests for ceremonial occasions. “Clop-clop” The sound of the shoe stepping on sand is very comforting. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s…

  Here is information about cosplay events held in October.  I’m afraid that we can’t cover all events (there are just too many), but rather just the major ones. Thank you…

Miki happened to meet women in costumes of kimono in Asuka Period (592-710) at the Itabukinomiya ruins. The building behind them is Tachibana Temple where it is said that Prince…

Certified by Guinness World Record as “The world smallest humanoid robot in production,” i-SOBOT is 16.5cm-tall-robot produced by Takara Tommy. i-SOBOT won 2008 Robot Award by Ministry of Economy, Trade…

    This coming autumn and winter, a Japanese PHS communication company Willcom release a variety of new phones. Look at the lineup of colorful and cool phones. Wait. Do…

Curvy Dancing is probably the most popular exercise among Japanese women now. It features the moves to make “small waist,” “beautiful breasts,” and “small hips.” The person who spread the…

Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world according to the “Worldwide Cost of Living 2011” survey by the Economist. Tokyo also ranked second in the “Worldwide Cost of…

  On September 3rd, the Doraemon museum (Fujiko F. Fujio Museum) opened in Kawasaki city. Today, we will have a virtual museum tour. Let’s go!!     From the nearby train…

Three-storied pagoda under sheep clouds. At Hokki-ji Temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Ikaruga, Nara. Thins pagoda is the oldest of its kind in Japan. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter←…

It is a photo tour of major and minor statues found in Japan. Here we go!     Mizukake Fudo at Hozen-ji Temple in Osaka. The stone statues are covered…

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Sep. 19] On a mission of gratitude for the aid to 3.11…