As you surely know, this is the chocolate covered snack called “Pocky”. Pocky and snacks similar to it are popular worldwide. But one day, a blogger decides the chocolate-coating…

Free-spirited mon is gone somewhere and the bambi looks confused. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

Kanji are very interesting characters. Some kanji look like pictorial symbols, and some others look really complicated. When you break a kanji character apart, you will see that the complicated…

Women’s fashion tastes have been changing sine the 3.11 Tohoku earthquake. The sales of low-heel shoes and pants have been increasing rapidly at major department stores in Tokyo. Color trend…

Miki took this picture at Satouden, a specialized candy shop, which was established in 1854. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

Getting rid of mosquitoes is a big mission here during summer. We can always get mosquito repellent products such as coils and sprays, but even we use them, still get…

I found an interesting contest called “I want chu: Kiss my lips contest 2011” held by RHOTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.  This contest is part of a promotion for Mentholatum lip…

Even a sparrow was hiding from the rain. Miki took this picture at Yamadaike Park in Hirakata, Osaka. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN…

  I’m going to introduce a unique Japanese artist today. There are various types of paintings such as water color and oil color, but I had not known “sunae,” which…

Miki saw the Miko, a priestess, when she was taking pictures of hydrangeas between Omiwa Shrine and Sai Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is…

Most young Japanese are particular about their hairstyles; especially women follow the fashion and change hairstyle by seasons. In the recent years, “medium length with soft curled edge and bang…