“TOKYO CURUISE” Video Makes You Feel Like You Are in Tokyo

  Tokyo, an urban city mixed with tradition and modern. It is not easy to describe this multi-faced city with a single word. While many Tokyo introduction videos show especially…

A Vehicle in a Vineyard as if Coming From an Action Movie

Let me introduce a blog posted by a Japanese blogger. The blogger visited a vineyard with his friend for picking the grapes.     He saw an amazing thing in…

Japanese Furoshiki wall art christmas gift wrapping

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

Jellyfish Restaurant at Kamo Aquarium: Enjoy Appetizer to Dessert!

At Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture has the largest number of jellyfish species on display in the world. They usually exhibit 30 to 40 species according to the season…

B-LABO: Japanese Amazing Marker Pen

– What’s B-LABO? Who’s Bungu-o? –   Bow wow!   This might look like a tiny dog’s head, but it’s not. It is a marker pen called “Beetle Tip”, produced…

Japanese Iron Key Chain rose

  This is a keychain with Japanese Nanbu Iron (1P). Really beautiful rose design. Each one is wholeheartedly painted by a craftsman. * Only one side is painted. [About Nanbu…

Unusual Vending Machines Gallery

Japan Style has already shared various types of vending machines in Japan. But you can always find more unusual vending machines here! Here are some examples posted on an internet…

Wasabi Stories vol.214: “How to Find Missing Things”

Today’s story-teller is writer Kazushi Hosaka. I am not good with keeping my desk tidy and so is Hosaka. His story is mainly about keeping things tidy. In Hosaka’s case,…

Japanese Wrapping Cloth Furoshiki table cloth

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

Cell-Phone with Real Presence, Telenoid

Hiroshi Ishiguro, a professor at Osaka University, who is famous for developing Geminoid HI-1 and Geminoid F, revealed that his team is developing “Geminoid cell-phone” that enables the user to…

Natural Spring Water in Tokyo

As you know, Tokyo is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. So, it might be a little surprising to hear that you can find some spots in…

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