“AKB48 Oshimen Maker” is an online tool to make an idol face using facial parts of the members from AKB48, one of the most popular idol groups in Japan. The…

Kaomoji (emoticon) lines are fun to use for emails, texts and internet forums. The lines consist of punctuation marks, alphabets, and special characters and symbols.   *(#^o^#)*.*.*(^_^)*.*.*(^ 3 ^)*.*.*(=_=)*.*.*(x_x) *.*.*(>o<)*.*.*(T_T)*…

Most young Japanese are particular about their hairstyles; especially women follow the fashion and change hairstyle by seasons. In the recent years, “medium length with soft curled edge and bang…

Some women are good at dodging men’s advances. When they start to sense romance after going out together several times, they turn down the men. Those women are called “Hagure…

  Located about the center of Japan, Shizuoka Prefecture is a home of Mt. Fuji and green tea, and its coast area has an old hot spring resort city and…

Miki took this picture at “Haibara Aisakoisa Festival”. There was a girl among the carriers of the float. She was wearing a fox mask.  Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

Bandai’s Making Stationary series meets young girls’ wish to make cute, original stationary.     The series includes the eraser designing toy Orikeshi and the pencil decorating toy Decoen. The…

  A shrine gate and a Japanese style teahouse — this is a scenery of a quiet town, Kuki, in Saitama Prefecture. The local people had never known that the…

Nothing easier than finding Hello Kitty in Japan. As one of the most popular characters in Japan, the adorable kitty girl is designed on any product you can think of!…

March 3 was the Girls’ day. Families with daughters decorate special dolls. Miki took the picture of the dolls in Tosakaido in Takatori, Nara.  Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

The Doll’s Festival, also known as Girls’ Day is coming this Thursday. Many households which have small girls in the members decorate hina-ningyo dolls in their houses. But it is…