In this economical depression, many Japanese people try to save gas, for example, by switching their commuting transportation from car to bicycle or train. Now, they are presented one…

  Let me share an inspirational and soothing video work employing calligraphy and suiboku-ga, Japanese style ink and wash painting. A Japanese digital produce and IT consulting company, Team Lab…

  Lately this new “banana vending machine” in Shibuya got Tokyo dwellers’ attentions.    

  In a past post, I introduced “Pop-up LEGO to Reveals Kinkaku-ji”. Today, I want to show you some LEGO work exhibited at LEGO Stadium in Nasu Highland Park. This…

    What is your favorite food? I have many favorite foods but today, I want to talk about mayonnaise, which is rather a condiment though. My friends from other…

  These are the movies that a high speed camera captured an iaido master cutting things into two with a Japanese sword. He is a head master of Shuushin-ryuu iaido,…

  I have shown you various Gundam in the past posts such as 1/1 scale Gundam, Gundam Cafe, and Gundam statue made of stone. Do you remember?   The other…

  If you like hair products or cosmetics, you may know SHISEIDO, a Japanese major hair products and cosmetics company. The company’s TV commercials always have originality, and this one…

    About a month ago, I joined a Japanese traditional art “washi (Japanese paper)” workshop. I have had my eyes on the beauty of Japanese washi and wanted people…

  There are various traditional paper arts in Japan and kamikiri, paper cutting craft, is one of them but the difference from other paper arts is that kamikiri is also…

  You may have seen or done three-legged race but what about thirty-one-legged race? In Japan “The Elementary School Thirty-One-Legged Race Championship” was used to be held annually by TV…