What’s beyond Their Gaze

This is another post from my favorite Japanese entertainment website. It is about a sculpture in Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo.   It is titled “Jiun no Izumi,” and made in…

“Song for Japan -We Are With You” by Exchange Students in Japan

  I have watched a heartwarming music video which was made by exchange students studying in Japan. It is titled “Song for Japan -We Are With You,” and shared in…

Manga Plates

Gee-yaaaah!! OMG! Death cry of fish (T_T;)?   Today, I would like to introduce some unique artistic works called “manga plates” created by a designer Mika Tsutai. Her idea is…

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Jul 11-17

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jul. 11] Google starts collecting digital data from damage situation. Street…

Fuji-Q Highland’s Vending Machine-Like Website

Look at this picture! It is a vending machine, but not an ordinary vending machine…     It’s the website of a Japanese amusement park, Fuji-Q Highland, and each drink…

Juice Container Bags!?

I saw unique bags on Japanese website.   This was sold at a liquor store in Nagano Prefecture. It is made of recycled juice containers connected together.   Bigger bag…

J-Women Crazy about K-POP Dances

K-POP (Korean Pop) has been really popular in the past several years. First boy’s groups including TVXQ, BIGBANG, and 2PM. Now Japan is crazy about girl’s groups such as KARA…

Matryoshka Dolls Made from Starbucks Cups

  It’s extremely hot in Japan this summer! People rush to air conditioned Starbucks to enjoy cold drinks. So, Starbucks Cafes are always busy… It is sometimes difficult even to…

[Photoblog] Susuki Lantern Festival

Holding 4.5m lantern sticks they run in Kamotsuba Shrine. Very powerful! Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

Man who Reproduces Pokemon Cities with Paper

This Niconicodouga (video sharing site) user creates beautiful paper dioramas of cities from Pokemon games. They are so detailed and reproduced the fictional cities accurately.     He calculates the…

Marimo Lake Balls

Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido is well known as a home of marimo, also known as a lake ball or moss ball. It is a species of green algae.  …

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