Japanese crested ibis is well-known as endangered species in Japan, has been registered as a special Japanese natural treasure and is an internationally protected bird. Until Edo era, the Crested Ibis was…

On Sunday March 21 (2010), I went to MOE HAKU held in Makuhari-Messe, Chiba Prefecture. Japanese “Itasha” is literally “pain-mobile” which refers a car decorated with characters (mostly female) from…

A  girl, Luna-chan was running toward her mum (*´∀‘*) Taken at Miyama-cho, Kyoto. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style! 

    This is a fountain pen decorated with “Makie” technique “kawarinuri” “singular lacquering”. “Ishime” (“Pavement pattern”) is a fountain pen decorated with one of “Makie” techniques, “kawarinuri” (“singular lacquering”)….

This is a Japanese traditional artwork, its paper is called “Washi”.You like it?  😉 Copyright(C) japan_style   This is JAPAN Style!

    This is Japanese brush type color pen. It can be used for various purposes such as making illustrations and design, drawing manga comics and doing calligraphy. You can…

This little boy was praying with all his heart ^^ Taken is Higan Mantoe Festival of Hozan-ji temple. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style! 

    Hot summer season has already ended and now it’s autumn in Japan, then the cold winter will come soon. So now it’s time to update our wardrobe for…

Misty Butsuryu-jii Temple. Miki, the photographer thought that it almost looked like a different world ♪ Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style! 

Kamen Rider’s waist belt.   Kamen Rider (the Masked Rider) is a popular Japanese hero among the children seen on TV, its series of the program has still been broadcasting…

    “A sooty bamboo” was used in the old traditional houses as a material for roof tiles to cover the hatched roofs.  It used to be blackened by the…