A couple is walking through the ornaments for Tanabata, the Star Festival. Jyouzenji Street in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)     This is…

Japanese popular soft drink, Calpis. In your country, you may be able to find it as Calpico at oriental markets. Or you may have heard of the odd named drink…

A little girl in yukata (summer kimono) is holding a candle on a bamboo stick for purifying ceremony at Mitarashi Matsuri in Shimogamo Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

Mr. and Mrs. Hirayabu, a couple married for 50 years, who live in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture hatched a duck egg with their body heat. The local newspaper Kumanichi reported the…

– What’s B-LABO? Who’s Bungu-o? –   Mini Hello Kitty shaved ice maker from a capsule-toy vending machine.   This machine may be very tiny, but you can actually use…

Early in 2010, JAPAN Style introduced a tadpole shaped digital musical instrument called “otamatone.” Although the tadpole hasn’t turned into a frog yet, it sure evolved in some ways. The…

Today’s story is not from The NIKKEI, but from a free magazine called ‘TOKYO HEADLINE’ published in Tokyo periodically. In the magazine, there was a column by a musician Koji…

Mmm…they look good! Grilled mitarashi dango at its birthplace, Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto. The top dango is separated from the other four, and there are two theories to explain it….

Professional origami artist doesn’t always have to be Japanese. Sipho Mabona is a Swiss origami master who has designed origami for Japanese major companies’ promotion movies.     The video…

They are soaking feet in the pond at Shimogamo Shrine wishing for good health. Mitarashi Matsuri (Festival). Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!…

I found a funny post that jokes about if there was 2ch in cats’ world. 2ch is the Japanese biggest internet forum. The following is a list of topic threads…