It is a traditional festival held annually on January 14 at Dadado in Nenbutsuji Temple. It was the 526th time to hold the festival this year. It has been designated…

  The Japanese word that means packed lunch, bento is gradually known in other countries, but do you know there is a song about bento in Japan? It is a…

  This is a Japanese Arita ware (Arita-yaki) bowl. Arita-yaki, also known as Imari is Japanese porcelain wares made in Arita, Saga prefecture. The history starts in early 17th century….

Miki took this picture at Chofukuji Temple. This temple is said to be the temple that Monk Gyogi established his sect. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

On February 26, 2011, Nintendo 3DS, a new handy game featuring 3D effect without special glasses, was released in Japan. The game console sold 371,326 units in the first two…

  This is a Japanese novel “Kiki’s Delivery Service” towel set. It is the basis of the Studio Ghibli anime film (“Majo no Takkyūbin“). Ideal item for a birthday gift,…

There’s a blogger out there who loves escalators. She enjoys just watching or riding escalators. She is kind of an “escalator otaku”, I think ;D The spectacular SciFi-looking escalator in…

Miki took this picture at Nara Rurie Illumination Festival. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

The Doll’s Festival, also known as Girls’ Day is coming this Thursday. Many households which have small girls in the members decorate hina-ningyo dolls in their houses. But it is…

  This is a Japanese traditional hand towel called “tenugui.” They are used mainly for hand towel, but you can also use them for many other purposes according to your…

Where on earth is this? It does not look like Nara at all… Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)