Autumn view in Sounkyo   A few months back, Japan Style shared an article about an izakaya restaurant featuring a unique discount service only for bald people. Sounkyo Mount View Hotel in…

Traveling is fun. But an enjoyable journey is sometimes totally ruined by (very famous but nevertheless) unimpressive sightseeing spots. These let-downs probably cause you to exclaim “Whaaaat? Did I come…

February is considered as the coldest season of year in Japan.  Well, max temperature at the moment is slightly higher than usual; however, it is forecasted to be a bit…

When somebody ask you where is your favourite place in Japan, what would you say?  Tokyo?  Kyoto?  Or some other areas you have been or seen before??  As for myself,…

In Japan, some unique bars such as ‘cheap snack and sweets bar’ to enjoy snacks and sweets on all-you-can-eat basis in a nostalgic-looking shop and ‘horror bar’ to enjoy atmosphere…

  According to a survey by Japanese travel agency JTB, people in Japan seem to have strong interests in visiting world heritage sites. Here are the top three popular sites…

Located in Amashiri, Hokkaido, Abashiri Prison Museum exhibits the real life of Japan’s northernmost prison which was once called “the hardest prison to escape” during the Meiji period (1868 to…

A few months ago, JAPAN Style featured an article (http://www.japanstyle.info/05/entry17051.html) about a unique mascot character, Manbe-kun. He is a character from a small town, Oshamanbe Town in Hokkaido. Usually, mascot characters…

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.  …

Let me introduce a blog post from my favorite Japanese blog. The topic was about ‘a helmet’ displayed at Asahiyama Zoo. Asahiyama Zoo is one of the most famous zoos…

The official mascot character of the town, Oshamanbe in Hokkaido is so hilarious! His name is Manbe-kun and has iris hair, scallop ears, and crab body! No one says “He’s…