One month and a half passed since the 3.11 Massive Earthquake struck Japan. During this hard time, many countries have sent us their people and relief donations to help…

‘Daimokutate’, a National Heritage, is held at Yahashira Shrine in Kamifukawacho, Nara. The narrator sits in a prescribed position and tells stories. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)…

On October 2, 1885, a great earthquake struck Edo (modern day Tokyo) and killed over 10,000 people. Since the very next day, multi colored catfish pictures called “namazu-e (catfish printing)”…

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Apr. 25] Akihabara gizmo shops dim display power & energy saving…

They run 10-kilometer Nara Marathon. Miki took this picture in front of the Colossal Hall of of the Great Buddha at Todaiji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is…

Last summer, the cup noodle company, Nissin released “Cup Noodle Gohan (rice)” in a limited area in Japan. It is instant rice that tastes like the famous Nissin Cup Noodle….

Mother’s day is just around the corner (^^). Have you chosen a gift yet? Today, I would like to introduce something nice for your Mother’s day gift. Look at these…

There are may Chinese milk vetch fields around Asuka Temple. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

This is the continuation of yesterday’s article about “Survey on Metropolitan Residents Attitude toward Life and Consumption (after the massive earthquake).” To read the part 1, click HERE.   [About…

  Today’s menu from the Japanese kitchen is “daigaku-imo” which literary means “university potatoes “. It sounds strange, doesn’t it ^^?  There are many stories about this name. “Tokyo university…

Miki took this picture at “Haibara Aisakoisa Festival”. There was a girl among the carriers of the float. She was wearing a fox mask.  Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…