Holding 4.5m lantern sticks they run in Kamotsuba Shrine. Very powerful! Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido is well known as a home of marimo, also known as a lake ball or moss ball. It is a species of green algae.  …

Visiting anime or manga related place is called “pilgrimage to the Holy Land (seichi junrei)” among fans. The most popular destination used to be Washimiya-machi in Saitama Prefecture, where the…

It is a bit too big to be called ‘cute’. Miki found the snail in a lovely lily garden at Oomiwa Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)…

People in the old time must had been gazing at the city from the spot, Sesonji Temple Ruins. Clockwise from far back, Mt. Nijozan,  Mt. Katsuragizan and Mt. Kongozan. You…

I read a blog post about an interesting Koban, a police station. So let me introduce it to you. Note: KOBAN is a Japanese word for police station or police…

The fireflies inhabit in Todaiji Temple. They are called ‘Daibutsu (Great Buddha) fireflies”. They were flying high up in the sky. It is a composite photograph of a background photo…

Let me introduce a blog post from a unique blog site that I read often. The topic is a foo dog of Dazaifutenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka. Foo dog is a…

The fawn was sticking to her mom like superglue. Miki took this picture in the approach of Kasuga Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is…

Let me introduce a blog post from my favorite Japanese blog. The topic was about ‘a helmet’ displayed at Asahiyama Zoo. Asahiyama Zoo is one of the most famous zoos…

Naruto is a city in Tokushima Prefecture, where it is famous for the impressive Naruto whirlpools and the great view from Naruto Park, which is next to Onaruto Bridge and…