As some of you may know, 3rd March was Dolls’ festival day in Japan!  It is a day for girls, and parents wish for girls’ healthy growth. Traditionally, households with…

Today I would like to share an outstanding TV commercial. First, a kawaii young girl in a lovely pink dress appears…   This classic feminine dress looks very good on…

  I guess Japanese people are the ones in the world most likely to wear protective masks. Many people in developing countries suffering from an excess of air pollution and…

  As we mentioned in an earlier article, recently in Japan a new phrase, “marshmallow joshi(=girls)”, referring to chubby girls, was coined and has become becoming very common. This phrase…

Valentine ’s Day is one of the biggest event for Japanese boys and girls in February.  Some boys just look forward to it dreaming of receiving more chocolates from girls…

  Today I would like to share some super KAWAII cosplay costumes! Most girls, even if they are not interested in cosplay, will love them all.. These  are sold as…

  Perhaps you’ve heard about Japanese “Purikura” photo sticker booths. (Details about Purikura >> Wikipedia) Purikura machines have a variety of photo-manipulating functions such as “bigger eyes”, “smaller face” and “smoother…

Do you know Zazen practice of Buddhist?  I assume some of you have seen Buddhist monk sitting on the floor folding their legs, and occasionally being hit by a wooden stick…

Are you familiar with the idea of ‘half make-up face’? In Japanese we call this “han-gao meiku”. This is the term for comparing a person’s face without make-up to their…

They were probably looking forward to this festival!According to Miki, the photographer, these girls flied upstairs^^The picture looks pretty quiet, but it seemed to be very lively with traditional festival…

  A Japanese contact lens manufacturer, which is famous for beautiful colour contact lenses even among Japanese celebrities, launched the second Hello Kitty contact lens in violet last month.  Gaining…