It’s extremely hot in Japan this summer! People rush to air conditioned Starbucks to enjoy cold drinks. So, Starbucks Cafes are always busy… It is sometimes difficult even to…

Holding 4.5m lantern sticks they run in Kamotsuba Shrine. Very powerful! Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

This Niconicodouga (video sharing site) user creates beautiful paper dioramas of cities from Pokemon games. They are so detailed and reproduced the fictional cities accurately.     He calculates the…

Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido is well known as a home of marimo, also known as a lake ball or moss ball. It is a species of green algae.  …

“I am happy wearing happi (festival coat)!” at Tsushima Shrine in Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

“Salute!” This is the perfect example of a Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force salute.   A unique free iPhone app called “Salute Trainer” produced by Japan Maritime Self‐defense Force is growing…

Today’s story-teller is writer Kaoruko Himeno.   First, she says, “I used to eat alone most of the time when I was a student because I wanted to concentrate on…

The frog in the Frog Hopping Ceremony was supposed to be a bad guy, but he was actually nice to people. You can see a smile in the frog’s mouth…

Japanese people love good luck bringers! Among all kinds of auspicious things, I want to write about plants that are considered to be auspicious in Japan.   Hozuki -Ground Cherry…

  Many types of mushrooms are available at grocery stores, and each kind is delicious. One day, a blogger wonders if mushrooms from grocery stores still look delicious even when…

  A man who was turned into a frog turns back to human by sutra chanting. “Frog Hopping Ceremony” at Kimpusen-ji Temple in Nara.  Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…