On February 28 (Japan’s time), 35,000 people ran through the central Tokyo for the Tokyo Marathon 2010. Since the marathon is open-entry, there are various types of runners…

    “The 9th Cosplay Ski Competition” was held in Oyama, [W:Tottori Prefecture] on January 31, where competitions dress up in cosplay and perform on the ski run. The number…

    The capital of daruma dolls (wishing doll), Takasaki City, [W:Gunma Prefecture] annually holds the Japan’s largest daruma market (daruma ichi). I have never been there but I wanted…

  Today is Coming of Age Day (in Japanese “Seijin-no-hi”) in Japan. Every year, it’s celebrated on the second Monday of January. All young people who turn 20 years old…

    Do you remember the “Guinness Project M” article JAPAN Style posted at the end of the last month?   It’s titled “Challenging the Guinness World Record with a…

  I saw news about very strange “Brushing Teeth Robot Contest” was held in [W:Fukui Prefecture]. This annual contest was started to celebrate “Good Teeth Day” on November 8th, and…

    The other day, I happened to find a unique event that will be going on in Japan in the end of the year. It’s a big project called…

    Although Halloween is not so familiarized, the people who celebrate it are increasing in recent years. It must be influenced by some businesses that take advantage of the…

Undou-kai (sports festival, sports day) is a cliché material in anime and manga. It’s a big event in Japanese school. Undou-kai are usually held in September or October. Students make…