For women, dressing up is very important. Just wearing their favorite clothes and accessories can make them happy (*^_^*). However in disaster stricken areas, it is still very difficult to…

Today’s story-teller is musical actress Nana Kinomi. Her story is about “depression”. In 2000, a full-page ad regarding Kinomi became a subject of conversation.   “I am suffering severe depression.”…

The pouring rain is just making the woman laugh! LoL Miki took this picture at Yatadera Temple. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!…

Women’s fashion tastes have been changing sine the 3.11 Tohoku earthquake. The sales of low-heel shoes and pants have been increasing rapidly at major department stores in Tokyo. Color trend…

I found an interesting contest called “I want chu: Kiss my lips contest 2011” held by RHOTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.  This contest is part of a promotion for Mentholatum lip…

  I’m going to introduce a unique Japanese artist today. There are various types of paintings such as water color and oil color, but I had not known “sunae,” which…

Miki saw the Miko, a priestess, when she was taking pictures of hydrangeas between Omiwa Shrine and Sai Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is…

Most young Japanese are particular about their hairstyles; especially women follow the fashion and change hairstyle by seasons. In the recent years, “medium length with soft curled edge and bang…

  In the Heian period (794 to 1185) — the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature—the women of dynasty wore their…

Miki took this picture at Enkouji Temple. It is a small temple, but the foliage is beautiful. The newlyweds wanted their picture taken at the spot. It might be their…

A Japanese book published in 1784, Iroe Shokunin Burui depicts craftsmen in the mid Edo period (1603 – 1868). It was written by Tachibana Minko, an ukiyoe-artist from Kyoto in…