Have you ever joined a scavenger hunt activity? In Japan, many people often come together as volunteer workers to clean public spaces. In 2008, a group called “Japan Sport…

  This is a Japanese traditional Bizen ware vase. Bizen Ware is pottery and stoneware made in Bizen area in Okayama Prefecture. It is the oldest “Nihon Rokkoyou” (The Six…

Under the clear blue sky, they had the great repair of the Eastern Pagoda’s groundbreaking ceremony at Yakushiji Temple.Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN…

  “Air Shodo” is a free online application that gives you shodo (asian calligraphy) experience! It is like “Online Calligraphy Wallpaper Maker” I recently posted, but from my experience, Air Shodo is easier to…

Today’s story-teller is marathon runner Arata Fujiwara. In the beginning of the story, he talks about an episode from his high school years. Fujiwara says that after he met the…

  This is a Japanese hand towel and mini furoshiki (wrapping cloth), chopsticks case set. How would you like this wonderful towel set for gifts?   If the eBay link…

Sometimes it surprises me to know that something that I use everyday was actually invented in Japan, especially the things that are used worldwide and named in English. Out of…

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jun. 20] To encourage recovery, gov’t. makes highway charges free for…

People in the old time must had been gazing at the city from the spot, Sesonji Temple Ruins. Clockwise from far back, Mt. Nijozan,  Mt. Katsuragizan and Mt. Kongozan. You…

Female samurai who are stronger than men often appear in jidaigeki (historical plays), but did they really exist? The answer is yes. There are some female samurai in the Japanese…

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