The flowing patterns on the bamboos are so beautiful. It is a lighting event called “Mizuakari” from Kumamoto Prefecture touring Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)  …

What do you think about boys wearing make-up and dressed in girls’ outfits? I think it’s OK as long as they are kawaii 😉 There is a unique maid cafe…

“It’s a tea whisk, a tea whisk!” Miki heard someone calling the candle artwork a bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea (^_^) At Kasuganoenchi. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

On Saturday, “Odaiba Gundam Project 2011” was opened at the Symbol Promenade Park in Koto-ward, Tokyo. This project features the exhibition of the parts of 18-meter 1/1 scale Gundam which…

  This is a Japanese traditional Shigaraki ware vase. Shigaraki ware is pottery and stoneware. It’s made in Kouka area in Shiga Prefecture. Shigaraki ware is famous for raccoon statue….

ICEBAR TOKYO in Ginza is a bar where it is perfect to hang out in the hot summer night. It is a bar made of crystal clear ice brought from…

  This is a Japanese my neighbor TOTORO kitchen mat. As you know, my Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro, in Japanese) is a 1988 Japanese anime movie written by Hayao…

There are a lot of foreign food restaurants in Japan, but usually they are quite expensive. What if you want to have ethnic food at a restaurant with nice ocean…

Went on the market three months ago, a handy canned-beer server “Beer Hour” from Takara Tomy Arts won popularity among beer lovers in Japan. The server is equipped “foaming wing,”…

Candles were lit around Kofuku-ji Temple in Nara during Tokae (candlelight event). In the broad venue, this would be the place where you can feel the history of Nara the…

I found a useful website that provides a variety of games involving Japanese culture. Although they are designed for children, anyone who is leaning Japanese culture might find it interesting…