Today’s story-teller is a president of Japan Ladies’ Professional Golf Association (JLPGA), Hisako Higuchi. She served a term of 14 years and retired in January last year. As she looks back…

Carrying a portable shrine with a man in a frog costume, they ran up stairs! “Frog Hopping Ceremony” at Kimpusen-ji Temple in Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is…

Visiting anime or manga related place is called “pilgrimage to the Holy Land (seichi junrei)” among fans. The most popular destination used to be Washimiya-machi in Saitama Prefecture, where the…

  This is a Japanese anime EVANGELION iPhone jacket (for iPhone 4).     This is JAPAN Style! If the eBay link is dead and you have questions about the…

“Raindrops keep falling on my head.” But no worries, just pray. Yata Temple in Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

  Japan Ice Cream Association started “Ice Biz” campaign which encourages office workers to eat ice cream for prevention of heat stroke and improving office efficiency. Although it is hit…

  This is a Japanese tatami mat traditional healthy sandal 1P. The straw matting has reflexology effect. It is said to be good for hallux valgus correction. These thongs sandals…

Jizo Bosatsu at Yata Temple in Nara. Looks like kids are badgering their parent for something (^_^) Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!…

Carrying hard candies is a common habit of ladies over forty in the Kansai region (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka). The Japanese word for hard candy is “ame,” but…

Today, I am going to show you sparkling wines that my friend owns. It may not easy to picture the Japanese having sparkling wine but there are actually  quite a…

  According to a survey of male white-collar workers in their mid-twenties to mid-fifties (=”salarymen” in Japanese), monthly pocket money now averages ¥36500 (US$450). This amount is ¥4100 (US$50) lower…