NINJA AKASAKA is one of the popular attraction restaurants in Tokyo. In the “17th-century Edo town” themed restaurant, Ninjas serve, cook and perform tricks! They serve Japanese based international…

  The video below is a slideshow of Japanese confectionery art. Japanese confectionery is called wagashi in Japanese. This video especially introduces “kogei-gashi” meaning “confectionery craft” unlike everyday wagashi such…

Miki took this picture at Butsuryuji Temple. This place is the origin of Yamato tea. It is said to be a place where the oldest tea which Kukai (Kobodaishi), a…

“Pray for Japan” has become a huge movement in the world. And now other movements are succeeding one after another. One of them is “Prayers from Cosplayers”. Sounds interesting, doesn’t…

There is a poetry collection that was flown off the shelves in the past couple of weeks. The poetries were written by a Japanese poet of nursery rhyme, Misuzu Kaneko,…

They are carrying scented water from Akaiya, a building which water offered to the Buddha. They complete Mangyo on March 15. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

Recently, “Pray for Japan” has become a huge movement in the world. Thank you very much, everyone!  We still keep praying for Japan. And also, now is the time to…

Alcatraz E.R. is the craziest izakaya (Japanese style bar/pub) restaurant in Shibuya. It is themed prison-hospital, and filled with “psychopathic” atmosphere. Images are from machilog videos in YouTube   In…

A burning torch at Shunie Festival at Todaiji Temple. It is amazing to see a burning torch swung in the air. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

On the third day since the earthquake and tsunami, TV news broadcasts a scene of three elderly people being rescued from an isolated and damaged house in Iwate prefecture. One…

People in all over Japan and many other countries do various things to support the victims of the East Japan earthquake. Besides donating money, we save electricity and gas. It…