After graduating from school, most people might not have many opportunities to spend time in the library. Likely this is because libraries are not open at convenient times, or…

Shirokuma shaved ice dessert is one of my favourites from ice cream corner of Japanese supermarket.  I’m sure it wasn’t available when I was a child, but it’s been seen at…

The mountain in front of this couple is Mt. Unebi, one of the three mountains of Yamato.Taken at Amakashi Hill, Nara. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

  There are tons of manga cafes in Japan, and they keep struggling to differentiate themselves by offering unique services. One manga cafe located in Tokyo, “Comic Buster WILL BE…

  Here I have some great news for Snoopy fans! An officially licensed, Japanese style Peanuts-themed cafe named “Snoopy Chaya (=teahouse)” will be opening in Yufuin (Oita, Kyushu) on April…

If I am asked who is my favourite manga artists, I will be stuck to choose one because I have many ranging from the latest one to classics!!  Among all of…

  Do you like Japanese rice crackers, known as “senbei”? If you are indeed a senbei lover, you might have heard about “Soka senbei”,which is one of the most well…

Todaiji-temple.  Miki, the photographer found this amazingly beautiful view on the day…!There was winter storm alert in Nara for the first time in 24 years, and it seems it was…

  According to the recent survey (2013), Ibaraki was selected as the least attractive prefecture in Japan. People seem to think that Ibaraki has next to nothing attractive. This survey…

Kyoto is one of the popular places to visit in Japan for both Japanese and people from overseas.  There are many traditional food venues you can visit in Kyoto, but…

Have you heard of Ise Grand Shrine of Mie Prefecture or visited before?  It is one of the most well-known, powerful grand shrines in Japan, and more importantly, it just finished a…