(picture and text unrelated)   Today’s topic is a flooring material which is made of wooden disposable chopsticks. This was started as a part of Nippon Kikan Project by Bunshodo…

  Some of  our Facebook page subscribers might remember the post about an extremely popular Japanese TV drama, “Amachan”.   I am a huge fan of this drama! Well…actually I’m…

Jizo faith has been the most popular belief in history of people’s brief around Gango-ji Temple since medieval times.  This Jizo-e festival is memorial service for souls of the deceased…

Coming to Japan may not be very cheap depending on how far away you live from Japan, but you may well not need to worry as there are a wide…

Taken at Gango-ji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

Canadian comic storyteller of Rakugo based in Japan, Mr. Sunshine Katsura, performed in 3 places, Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond between 30th August and 1st September.   (Audiences got together to…

O-kyu or Moxibustion is one of traditional medical treatment in Asia, and Japanese have traditionally been taking advantages of the treatment for a very long time.  As it involves a certain…

Can you see a smile on her face? ＾＾Miki, the photographer have seen goldfish scooping stalls at many places, but it seems she often comes across with good catchers like…

Do you know samurai warlord of Miyagi prefecture called Shingen Takeda?  He is famous for his eye-catching, gorgeous outfit as well as his appreciation in poetry, cookery and Noh performance.  But…

  September 1 is National Disaster Prevention Day in Japan and various related events took place all over Japan around the date also this year. Japan is always subject to…

As Japanese traditional clothing was replaced by modern clothes, people stopped using zori and geta footwear apart from festival seasons when you are more likely to put on kimono, yukata and other…