Miki took this picture at Nabananosato Flower Festival in Mie. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

  Last weekend, Hirotada Ototake, the author of bestselling autobiography “No One’s Perfect,” pitched the first ball for the season-opening ceremony at the match between the Saitama Seibu Lions and…

Today, I want to talk about a great Japanese man whom I recently come to know through a Japanese TV show that introduces Japanese people who are active outside of…

Rain-making rituals, ‘Tayama Flower Dance’ was held at Suwa Shrine in Muratayama, Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto. It is designated as the nation’s intangible folklore cultural assets. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

  According to Japan Anniversary Association, May 8 is the Voice Day. In Shibuya, Tokyo, a unique café themed “voice” opens today and will run till June 9, 2011. Named…

Fuji Five Lakes, the area located at the base of Mt. Fuji is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan. Around the area, you can enjoy hiking and…

Miki took this picture at ‘Haibara Aisakoisa Festival’. 4 set of Taiko drum rests and Futon Taiko drums were set up in front of the Chuo Library. Copyright(C) Miki  …

Barbers (and everybody else) usually use scissors to cut hair. However, the barber I will introduce today uses a kitchen knife instead of scissors!! That’s amazing, isn’t it!?   He…

Today’s story-teller is screenwriter Yumiko Inoue. She has written popular TV dramas such as ‘Mother of a 14 year old child’ and ‘Pandora’. Her story is about her mentor whom…

Miki visited ‘Shimotsuki Festival’ in Gose city, Nara. More than 100 Yamabushi from all over Japan blew trumpet shells and paraded through the city. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

Cars are sometimes cartoonized in films and anime, but what if it becomes real? Well, there is a possibility! Nissan, Hara Design Institute, and Roica (Asahi Kasei Fibers Corporation) experimentally…