Just behind the Kokura station, there is a Japanese old style entertainment area.   When you have a little time like 10 minutes between your plan in your travel or…

When we walk down a street, we sometimes come across a rather strange sight.  Today, I would like to introduce an article which writes about such “mysterious sight” at a…

Today, I would like to introduce an article about delicious ekiben-related event held in Kanagawa prefecture. According to the article, an exhibition of popular ekiben and local specialty food exhibition…

Image by The Tetsudo Kaikan   Being in the rainy season, we really appreciate underground passageways because they connect stations, buildings, and complexes, so we can walk from place to…

Miki took this picture at Senbonguchi Station (near Kintetsu line, Yoshino Station). Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

  Since the March 11 earthquake, people often ask me “How is Tokyo right now?” So, I want to write what I know and noticed about recent Tokyo.   1….

There’s a blogger out there who loves escalators. She enjoys just watching or riding escalators. She is kind of an “escalator otaku”, I think ;D The spectacular SciFi-looking escalator in…

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…

I found a blog post about unique object when I was searching for an interesting blog post the other day. Let me introduce it. First, please take a look at…

  I have written about “train freak” girls called tetsuko before.  It seems there are more than twenty categories of train freaks (tetsudo otaku) nowadays! Each one has his or…

  Japan Railway (JR) East issues a prepaid e-money card, called a Suica card, for fare use on trains, subways, and buses around the Tokyo area. You just touch the card…