Miki took this picture at Muroji Temple after the rain. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

Rainy season is almost around the corner in Tokyo area. One of the most bothering things in rainy season is not-fully-dried clothes! Thanks to the technology, there are dryers and…

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [May 9] Homeless victims start moving into temporary houses in Minami…

Miki used to play in Chinese milk vetch fields when she was a child. She felt nostalgic when she saw a Chinese milk vetch field near Yakushiji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki…

  Some people think little of manga, but there are great manga that move the readers’ hearts and great lines that leave in the readers’ minds. The following are the…

More than two months has passed since the quake. Students of an elementary school in Iwate prefecture record how their lives are going after the tsunami, in their “Disaster Diaries”….

The Japanese Wisteria at Kasugataisha Shrine is about 800 years old. It has been growing in the precinct since the shrine was established. Since the Lord Fujiwara back then became…

Boiled corn is simple but delicious! What if there is a way to make it even more delicious? Do you want to know? Well, this Japanese blogger found the way…

There was a parade of monks and children from the new auditorium to the Southern Gate of Todaiji Temple. Children were so cute! Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is…

Shinto shrine gates, torii, are found anywhere in Japan. They are usually unpainted or painted vermilion because in ancient times it was believed that the color represented the throbbing pulse…

Do you wear glasses or contact lenses? Luckily my eyesight is ok, but I still can imagine how difficult it would be for short (or far) sighted people to lead…