I often hear people from other countries saying “Japan is a strange country”. When they come to Japan, they seem to get culture shocks in many ways. There is…

  When you are in a resident area in Japan, sometimes you repeatedly find the same weird thing.   For example, plastic bottles filled with water.     They are…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Egyptian ‘Pupil’ “ Today’s story teller is a novelist, Yoshinori Shimizu. The topic is “pupil”, and he started with the story that he…

  March 3 rd is “Hina-matsuri (Doll Festival)” in Japan. It’s considered as Girl’s Day because it’s a day to pray for young girl’s growth and happiness. For the day,…

  This is a Japanese traditional hand (makeup) mirror (kanazawa leaf).   Made in Japan!!!   This is JAPAN Style!       You should follow me on Twitter HERE….

  Do you have an expression for “full train” in your language? We call it “man-in-densha” in Japanese. “Man-in” means “full” but not “man in” in English.   Here in…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “The Essence of Manner is LOVE” Today’s story teller is a “manner designer”, Noriko Iwashita. The story is when she taught manner to…

  JAPAN Style previously picked up Japanese emoticon, Kaomoji, it is one of the most popular articles. So I searched the latest kaomoji online and found outrageous product released by…

Do you know what torii is? It’s a gateway at the entrance to a Shinto Shrine. Torii marks the transition from the sacred (the shrine) to the profane (the normal…

Do you know Japanese foot wear, geta? These are the ones.     Geta doesn’t make feet get sweaty or doesn’t give pressure on feet, so it’s a healthy foot…

An interesting tour is going to be held, where the tourists can experience Buddhist monk’s life for three days in Fukuroi, [W:Shizuoka Prefecture]. The three-day monks can tour five temples…