When the lanterns were lit, the sky was beautifully aglow. At Kagami Ike (Mirror Pond) in Todai-ji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN…

After I shared the story “A Japanese Science Fan made “GoogleSatTrack” and Invited by NASA,” I got a comment saying that there is more to the story. So I checked…

JAPAN Style has introduced some unique local characters in Japan. Today, you are going to learn about another weird character, “Katsuo Ningen” which means “Skipjack Human.” He was created by…

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Aug. 15] Near epicenter of 3.11 quake, huge crack (1m width…

  Panda fever has gripped Tokyo since two cute guests called Ri-Ri and Shin-Shin arrived at the Ueno Zoo in February this year. Many panda related novelties are being produced one…

Visual-kei music festival, “V-ROCK FESTIVAL’11” will be held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on October 23, 2011. Visual-kei is a Japanese music genre related to rock, punk and metal,…

  This is the Japanese tatami mat traditional healthy sandal (slipper). The straw matting has reflexology effect. It is said to be good for hallux valgus correction. These thongs sandals…

There is an awesome Japanese beatbox performer who can make two sounds (melody and drum) at the same time. His name is HIKAKIN. His skillful and unique performance got a…

This month, Japanese photographer Nobutsugu Sugiyama released an interesting iPad app (iPhone version will be on sale soon) called ”COSPLAY SHOWCASE”. This is a photo book style app based on the…

Wearing lights on a Tempyo Period (729-749) costume for the Tempyo Gyoretsu Procession (^_^). Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

Japanese standard manners can be strange for those who have different cultural back grounds. Exactly, what Japanese manners make them confuse? Excite News had an interview with some Europeans who…