– What’s B-LABO? Who’s Bungu-o? –   Mini Hello Kitty shaved ice maker from a capsule-toy vending machine.   This machine may be very tiny, but you can actually use…

Early in 2010, JAPAN Style introduced a tadpole shaped digital musical instrument called “otamatone.” Although the tadpole hasn’t turned into a frog yet, it sure evolved in some ways. The…

Today’s story is not from The NIKKEI, but from a free magazine called ‘TOKYO HEADLINE’ published in Tokyo periodically. In the magazine, there was a column by a musician Koji…

Mmm…they look good! Grilled mitarashi dango at its birthplace, Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto. The top dango is separated from the other four, and there are two theories to explain it….

Professional origami artist doesn’t always have to be Japanese. Sipho Mabona is a Swiss origami master who has designed origami for Japanese major companies’ promotion movies.     The video…

They are soaking feet in the pond at Shimogamo Shrine wishing for good health. Mitarashi Matsuri (Festival). Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!…

I found a funny post that jokes about if there was 2ch in cats’ world. 2ch is the Japanese biggest internet forum. The following is a list of topic threads…

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jul.18] Tsunami guidebook used by Iwate school. It actually helped guide…

  This is a Japanese warm water washing toilet seat (for Home Use). This product is designed for 220V and the instruction manual is ENGLISH. Japanese super toilets seem to…

Nebuta Festival performance at an event called Tohoku Six Major Festivals. Miki said the haneto (dancers) in yukata looked really having fun!! Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)…

Are you ready to see more Ghibli inspired art? For this part 3, I collected photos and videos of works made by Japanese people. Here we go!   “Totoro Waiting…