On this blog, we have made posts about digital clocks called Bijin-Tokei and Hanayome-Tokei. With these devices, beautiful girls or brides tell you the time. And today, we would like to…

“Summer purification rite” at Omiwa Shrine, in Nara. They walk through the straw ring to purify themselves. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!…

  The videos of a man making toothpick anime figures have been popular in Niconico Douga (Japanese major video site). The artist is a Niconico user, Souki, who used to…

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jun. 27] Elderly people living in temporary housing feel lonely & miss…

They seem to feel relieved after transferal ceremony at Den-Den Festival held at Isonokami Shrine in Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!…

  “Pic 3D” is a sheet which adds depth to any flat display. Because it is in the sheet form, it can be used on all kinds of TV, PCs…

Today’s story-teller is kabuki performer Kazutaro Nakamura. He talks about the words he received from his grandfather. Nakamura played the major role in “The Love Suicides at Sonezaki” lately. It…

There were a lot of fireflies dancing in Mitsue Village, Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

Chazuke (or ochazuke) is a simple meal made by pouring green tea, dashi (cooking stock), or water over cooked rice with savory toppings such as grilled salmon, umeboshi (dried plum),…

  This is a Japanese traditional Mino ware (Mino-yaki) vase. Mino-yaki is Japanese ceramic ware made in the towns of Gifu prefecture. Mino-yaki started about 1300 years ago. During late…

It is a bit too big to be called ‘cute’. Miki found the snail in a lovely lily garden at Oomiwa Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)…