This is another post from my favorite Japanese website. It is about a temple in Kyoto.   Otagi Nenbutsu-ji, a temple that silently stands in Sagatoriimoto, Kyoto.   The site…

  If you are a fighting game fan, you may know or have heard of Daigo “the Beast” Umehara, who is a famous Japanese fighting-game player. He won many championships…

Today’s story-teller is a scholar of German literature, Osamu Ikeuchi. He wrote a column entitled: “24 Hours a Day” to talk about time. Ikeuchi says that the world is unfair…

  Studio Ghibli’s animation films are very celebrated here in Japan. I hear that Ghibli has many overseas fans too. The works that are famous in other countries might be…

This is another post from my favorite Japanese entertainment website. It is about a sculpture in Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo.   It is titled “Jiun no Izumi,” and made in…

  I have watched a heartwarming music video which was made by exchange students studying in Japan. It is titled “Song for Japan -We Are With You,” and shared in…

Gee-yaaaah!! OMG! Death cry of fish (T_T;)?   Today, I would like to introduce some unique artistic works called “manga plates” created by a designer Mika Tsutai. Her idea is…

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jul. 11] Google starts collecting digital data from damage situation. Street…

Look at this picture! It is a vending machine, but not an ordinary vending machine…     It’s the website of a Japanese amusement park, Fuji-Q Highland, and each drink…

I saw unique bags on Japanese website.   This was sold at a liquor store in Nagano Prefecture. It is made of recycled juice containers connected together.   Bigger bag…

K-POP (Korean Pop) has been really popular in the past several years. First boy’s groups including TVXQ, BIGBANG, and 2PM. Now Japan is crazy about girl’s groups such as KARA…