Dream Lanterns were made to commemorate the local historical fact that Japanese envoys returned from Sui Dynasty Chinaafter realizing their ambitions. At Yamato Sakurai Manyo Festival. Copyright(C) Miki  …

A girl is following lanterns floating on the Hatsuse River with her eyes. At Yamato Sakurai Manyou Festival. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN…

  “My life is full of joy!” I would rather say this in a loud voice, but nothing is quite that easy. Of course, tons of happy events occur to…

  This is a Japanese my neighbor TOTORO organic cotton towel set. As you know, my Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro, in Japanese) is a 1988 Japanese anime movie written…

  Durians are smelly. Very smelly. A blogger, Ms. K, wonders if she can play the “hidden object (durian) game” using only her sense of smell.  She heads immediately to…

Shachihata’s “Origami Kojo” allows you to make origami sheets out of papers no longer needed without knife. It is a plastic board with two clear square, plastic plates; a square…

  Today, I’d like to introduce a very popular picture book among Japanese children. It’s the “Kobito-Zukan” series illustrated by Toshitaka Nabata. In Japanese, kobito literary means dwarf, and zukan…

  This is a Japanese my neighbor TOTORO lap robe. As you know, my Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro, in Japanese) is a 1988 Japanese anime movie written by Hayao…

Thinking that the mother and child would make a pretty picture, Miki rushed to take a picture. That’s why it is blur (^^;) Doesn’t it look good anyway? Copyright(C) Miki…

  What is the most impressive memory of your childhood summer vacations? According to a survey, most Japanese people say “radio taiso (gymnastic exercises)”.  Radio taiso is used “as a…

  This is a Japanese my neighbor TOTORO kitchen mat. As you know, my Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro, in Japanese) is a 1988 Japanese anime movie written by Hayao…