I was browsing in a bookstore last week and came across this book called Henna Madori (Strange Floor Plans). All of them are from real apartments. This is a six-room apartment, but the rooms are only three tatami mats each (one tatami mat is just...

This statue of the Manneken Piss on the platform of JR Hamamatsu Station has been dressed up in a fire fighter’s uniform for the Spring Fire Prevention Campain. This sign in the Yanaka District of Tokyo says “No thieves permitted beyond this...

This is from a 2-channel discussion I chanced upon. The thread’s title was “English words you hate.” 1. Encyclopedia I don’t have a reason, but it just sucks. 2. I agree 4. Virus It’s not an English word, though. 5. Experience I can’t pronounce...

Susuki, or pampas grass is a well-known symbol of fall in Japan, but I took these susuki photos in Nara around New Years.

In the past, tourists in Japan faced the difficult choice of getting herded around on a package tour or wandering around without a guide having no idea what they’re looking at half the time. Personally, I’ve always preferred to travel on my own, but...