Located about 50 kilometers east of central Tokyo, Sakura city of [W:Chiba Prefecture], used to have Sakura castle, and there are still vestiges of the castle town in the…

  I found an interesting blog on miniature pictures posted by a Japanese blogger. So let me introduce it.   This is a miniature-style picture, which has remained popular in…

  “Free” is one of the biggest keys in the today’s business world. Japanstyle has shared some businesses that utilize the power of “free” in Japan, such as “zero yen…

  Most people may have heard how terrible the commuter rush-hours are in Tokyo. Transit workers have specific jobs to push and shove as many people as possible into packed…

  A famous samurai cat mascot of the [W:Shiga Prefecture] city of Hikone, “Hikonyan” was selected as the most popular Japanese municipal mascot at Japan Expo in France.   “Hikonyan”…

  It has been more than a year since the king of pop, Michael Jackson passed away. Many people in the world miss him. It is sad that we can…

  The autumn foliage front is now at the north part of Japan, and keeps going southward. It is almost time to enjoy beautiful red and orange colors of mountains….

  There are countless “local specialty” character goods throughout Japan. Some characters, called yuru-kyara, are especially popular. Yuru(i) means relaxing, and kyara is character, so yuru-kyara should make people relax….

Hakone Kowakien Yunessun is a hot spring amusement park and a spar resort in Hakone, [W:Kanagawa Prefecture]. The mountainous town is famous as a traditional onsen (hot spring) town, and…

  While many apartment designers try to make apartments that suit all tastes, usually practical, convenient, and simple to that the tenants can decorate in their ways later when they…

An elementary school like izakaya Japanese style dining bar, “roku nenn yon kumi (sixth grade classroom four)” operates six locations in Japan; four in Osaka, one in Fukuoka, and one…