Located in Amashiri, Hokkaido, Abashiri Prison Museum exhibits the real life of Japan’s northernmost prison which was once called “the hardest prison to escape” during the Meiji period (1868 to…

There is a unique guest house called “Nama Nushi House” in Katsushika ward, Tokyo. What makes it special is the house rule that the residents must “do life-casting,” which means…

After I shared the story “A Japanese Science Fan made “GoogleSatTrack” and Invited by NASA,” I got a comment saying that there is more to the story. So I checked…

Japanese standard manners can be strange for those who have different cultural back grounds. Exactly, what Japanese manners make them confuse? Excite News had an interview with some Europeans who…

A few months ago, JAPAN Style featured an article (http://www.japanstyle.info/05/entry17051.html) about a unique mascot character, Manbe-kun. He is a character from a small town, Oshamanbe Town in Hokkaido. Usually, mascot characters…

A Japanese science fan who had wanted to see the orbits of satellite developed an online satellite tracker, which took him to see a space shuttle launching with his own…

  What is the most impressive memory of your childhood summer vacations? According to a survey, most Japanese people say “radio taiso (gymnastic exercises)”.  Radio taiso is used “as a…

People often say “Living in Japan is expensive,” but is it true? Some people say “It depends.” Then, what are expensive things and inexpensive things in Japan?     Today,…

  The golden ratio is widely known as the divine proportion that was employed in historical architectures such as pyramids and the Pantheon. But do you know there is also…

From this time on, we would like to periodically share information about upcoming cosplay events in Japan. I’m afraid that we will not be able to cover all events (there…

  Google often shows special logos on holidays, famous people’s birthdays, and major events. Every single logo is very unique and well conceived. But one day a blogger, Mr. A,…