A Nissin Cup Noodles’ TV spot titled “Samurai in Brazil” is rapidly gaining popularity since its June 8 debut. This is a World Cup year,  the creative minds at…

Do you know Cheburashka? It is not a Japanese character, but a character of Russian picture book. I guess I can say that this is still relatively new character, and…

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…

  This hair style characterizes the history of Japan and is commonly seen in Japanese historical plays. It is so familiar that I have never felt strange but, come to…

    “Date Masamune”, a feudal warlord from Date family in the Sengoku period. He has been called “Dokuganryu (the one-eyed dragon)”, a symbol of strength. Also it’s said that…

    The T-shirts with printing of “Date Masamune”, a feudal warlord from Date family in the Sengoku period. He has been called “Dokuganryu (the one-eyed dragon)”, and it has been a…

Samurai staff is found at Tokyo Game Show (2009) ^_^   This is Samurai’s armor. This Samurai’s name is Shingen Takeda, a famous warrior in Sengoku period.Copyright(C) japan_style   This is…

  It is a well-known fact worldwide that Japanese people are shy. Especially speaking of Japanese men, they can be quite shy and not very skilled at escorting women in…

It has been said that Hotokuji temple used to be a castle of Yagyu family.  For this reason, there are some traces such as stone pavement, roadside canals, watch house…

  Miki, the photographer was so in love with this cute boy～ Lol. Taken is Castle Festival at Yamatokoriyama. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN…

Since a few years ago, samurai warlords have been gradually increasing their fan in Japan.  One of their fans is those who are now famously known as ‘rekijo’ or girls…