Japanese Folding Hand Fan (Shoki, painted by Kitagawa Utamaro) [Shoki:  From ancient times, the god named Shoki is believed to expel evil spirits. Pictures of this design are hanged…

As some of you may know, 3rd of March was Girls day or dolls festival day in Japan.  It is our tradition to have hina dolls decoration at home if you…

Taken is Kofukuji Temple of Nara. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

22nd of February was Cat’s day in Japan, so let me say Happy belated cat’s day to all cat lovers around world:-D!  It seems a Japanese theme park announced that…

    This is the symbol item for the buddhist monks. The fashion of the monks vary depending on the persuasion, and this one is for Shingon Buddhism. It would…

Taken is Kaidan-in Hall of Todaiji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

    This is a high, big size bowl of black lacquerware with gold leaf. It is a strong, heavy and profound traditional Japanese lacquerware.  In the old Japan, such…

  A big manga-like illustration is so adorable, and its texture of 100% cotton feels great on your skin. Also the texture is relatively thin, so it makes you more…

Ogres around here were nice and gentle, so all kids liked them.This parade was on the way to Zao-do Hall.Taken at Yoshino-cho, Nara. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This…

  This is a Japanese traditional hairpin called “Tsumami-kanzashi”, made by a craftsman “Minoru Hozumi”. Tsumami-kanzashi, the name comes from its process of traditional crafting by pinching (Tsumami) a small…

Using this mochi, 1000 cups of sweet red bean soup with mochi were distributed on the day ＼(^o^)／Taken at Zao-do Hall, Nara. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is…