I saw a unique fishing style called “kyatatsu-zuri” on Asahi News. It involves a stepladder, which an angler sets in the sea and sits on to fish. Invented to fish…

  Today, I would like to introduce a very unique sleeping bag. I laughed out loud when I saw it at the first time (^o^)! In Japan, we have a…

The musical sheet for koto (Japanese stringed instrument) doesn’t look like western music score at all! At Moon Viewing Festival held at Omiwa Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

  Early this month, the 29th Haji-sai festival was held at Washimiya Shrine in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture. The festival used to be a typical Japanese summer festival where local people…

  This is a Japanese goblin tapestry. The picture of Japanese Hina-matsuri (doll festival) is really cute. 😛         This is JAPAN Style!   If the eBay…

Tokyo Waterfront City, also known as Odaiba or Rainbow Town is one of the popular tourist destinations in Tokyo. The large artificial island was drastically developed in mid 1990s, when…

Annual “Kaze no bon” which literally translates to “Bon Dance of the Wind” was held at Hiraoka Shrine. Dancers wear hats and kimono. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is…

Let me talk about what impressed me the other day in a train station. I use Omotesando Station (in Tokyo) for commuting everyday. The station is located in an upscale…

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Sep. 5] Toshiba – Japan has new relationship with energy. http://news.techworld.com/green-it/3301288/toshiba–japan-has-new-relationship-with-energy/ Toshiba…

  Universal Studios Japan (located in Osaka prefecture) will hold a scary but fun event called Halloween Horror Night. -Date:  Sept. 23 – Oct. 30 (only Fri – Sun and holiday)…

Last week, KOKUYO released notebooks that are specialized to organize and store handwritten note digitally.     The notebooks are used in conjunction with special app, which you can install…