Category Archives: Place

“Graffiti Artistic Dining” Futuristic Dining Bar in Roppongi, Tokyo

The dining bar “graffiti artistic dining,” Japan’s first bar that features playable touch-screens opened in an international, night town, Roppongi, Tokyo three months ago. In the 195 square meters lounge,…

[Photoblog] Japanese Pampas Paper Lantern Festival

The festival is held at Kamotsuba Shrine in Gose city.The festival floats with 10 hanging Japanese pampas paper lanterns are carried out from Katsuragi park to Kamotsuba Shurine in Gose…

Curse of the Colonel Sanders

    The other day I shared pictures of “KFC’s Colonel Sanders’ Statues in Costumes,” and there was a picture of him in Hanshin Tigers’ uniform. But why is he…

11 Photos of Japanese Alleys

Alleys can be interesting. Unlike main streets, there are footprints of life that stir our imagination or even tickle our adventurous spirits. Whichever towns you go in Japan, you always…

A Horror-Movie-Like Phone Booth

Let me introduce a blog post from a Japanese entertainment site that I introduce frequently on Japan Style. It is about a phone booth.   In Chino, Nagano, there are…

Japanese Anime Temple!? ; Ryoho-ji (Moe-dera)

Can you guess what this signboard is for? You may think that the signboard is for an anime festival or something, but it is not. This is for a Buddhist…

Sendai Daikannon, a White Large Statue Standing in Sendai City

It is a view of Sendai city in Miyagi Prefecture. Although it is the largest city in the Tohoku region (northeast Japan), there are a lot of greens; therefore, it…

Weapon-like Anchor Block

Let me introduce a Japanese entertainment website that I check often. One day, a picture of a unique construction product was introduced in the website.     The blogger saw…

“Keitai” Web Access: Testing the Limits!

“Keitai-denwa” is the Japanese word for a mobile phone, and we usually just say “keitai”.  Most people own keitai in Japan not only to talk, but also to e-mail their…

Names of Tokyo 23 Wards Are Not so Cool in English

    How do they sound if the names of Tokyo 23 wards are translated in English? After reading “Names of Japan’s Prefectures Are Cool in English,” I wondered so….

Traditional “Karuta” Card Game Ceremony at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto

On January 3, “Karuta Hajime” ceremony was customarily held at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, and women and children in Japanese dynasty costumes performed karuta game to the visitors.    …

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