On January 3, “Karuta Hajime” ceremony was customarily held at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, and women and children in Japanese dynasty costumes performed karuta game to the visitors.    …

  This is the pendant with a horseshoe shaped Nanbu Iron (painted lacquer). Although it’s small and simple, the texture of iron and the shape of horseshoe match each other…

One of the topics I pick up various times in Japan Style is things Associated with “Vending machine”. I like vending machines very much, so I got into picking up…

Today’s story-teller is ukulele player and comic chat artist Shinji Maki, 76 years old. Maki likes painting. Especially he likes painting Mt. Fuji. He was past sixty when he started…

  This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth called “furoshiki.” Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for wrapping gifts, but you can also…

  On December 27, 2010, a Japanese major video sharing website Nico Nico Douga’s main office pre-opened in Harajuku, Tokyo. Nico Nico Douga is managed by Niwango. In addition to…

Sending greeting cards for the Christmas season and the upcoming new year is common in many countries. Also in Japan, we have a traditional custom to send season’s greeting cards…

  This is a Japanese New Year’s decoration called kagami mochi literally means “mirror mochi.” Mochi is Japanese rice cake made of sticky rice, and it is stretchy like cheese….

  I found a video of a mysterious cloud when I was searching videos on the net. The video was taken in Hokkaido, Japan, in the middle of August, 2010….

  Most department stores in Japan start New Year’s sale today, and sell fukubukuro, “lucky bags” that are filled with random items. In recent years, lucky bags are highly diversified….

“Bakumatsu Koshashin Generator” makes your picture look vintage. It was created by a Japanese web designer and programmer cararan, who runs a website “Ruriiro Tradition” which introduce Japanese life and…