Tokyo Waterfront City, also known as Odaiba or Rainbow Town is one of the popular tourist destinations in Tokyo. The large artificial island was drastically developed in mid 1990s, when…

  Do you know a Japanese movie series “Otoko wa Tsurai yo (It’s tough being a man)”? It is a comedy drama about a man called Tora-san, who is a…

This is another post from my favorite Japanese website. It is about a temple in Kyoto.   Otagi Nenbutsu-ji, a temple that silently stands in Sagatoriimoto, Kyoto.   The site…

This is another post from my favorite Japanese entertainment website. It is about a sculpture in Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo.   It is titled “Jiun no Izumi,” and made in…

Let me introduce a blog post from a unique blog site that I read often. The topic is a foo dog of Dazaifutenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka. Foo dog is a…

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…

Naruto is a city in Tokushima Prefecture, where it is famous for the impressive Naruto whirlpools and the great view from Naruto Park, which is next to Onaruto Bridge and…

There is Senbonguchi Station below. (Near Kintetsu line, Yoshino Station)  Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

Yoro Park (Site of Reversible Destiny Yoro Park) in Gifu Prefecture is a vast, 18,000 square-meter modern art piece created by contemporary artist Shusaku Arakawa and poet Madeline Gins. This…

The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel is the world largest flood alleviation establishment in Kasukabe, Saitama. Completed building in June 2006, it discharges water into the Edo River during…

Shinto shrine gates, torii, are found anywhere in Japan. They are usually unpainted or painted vermilion because in ancient times it was believed that the color represented the throbbing pulse…