A naked boy proudly welcomes the visitors at the main gate of a shrine called Momotaro-jinja in Inuyama, [W:Aichi Prefecture].   He is the hero from Japanese folk-tale Momotaro (known…

  Recently, I bought iPhone and it is great. The functions it has are Internet, camera, movie, and soft wears including google map, twitter, facebook, evernote and ebay. You can…

  Tonight, Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle will perform on Japan’s long-running music show “Kohaku Uta Gassen” (“Red and White Song Battle”) which is presented by the country’s public broadcaster…

  The other day, I got acquainted with a bottle engraver, who customizes a bottle by engraving names and designs. Her name is Miss Yorie HATAKEYAMA .   I think…

Following to Naruto, I want to write about another favorite Japanese manga, like, “SLAM DUNK”. It’s a teenage drama about high school basket ball team, and written by Takehiko Inoue,…

    The other day when I was reading the NIKKEI news paper, I found an article about the President of CHANEL Japan, Richard Collasse. The story was about his…

    Do you know Japanese wind bell, furin?   If don’t, please read the previous japanstyle article about furin. It’s a traditional wind bell that tinkles when wind blows….

    The other day, I met an 18 year-old college student at a party. His name is Yoshiaki NAGATAKE, the most famous Keio University student in Japan.   He…

  Katsushika Hokusai（1760-1849）was a ukiyo-e painter and print maker, well known as the printer of an internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.  

For a busy city-dweller, this would be a possible vacation destination. Ama-cho, a small town in [W:Shimane Prefecture], is a quiet island with beautiful ocean and greens. In this island,…

  Phoenix by Satoshi Kamiya   Can you believe it is a folded ONE sheet of paper?   This origami “Phoenix” was made by a Japanese origami artist, Satoshi Kamiya….