☆ 25 Jul 2012 ♥ 12:52 pm ♥ 66 Comments ☆

Rainbowholic X Japonista Sole Giveaway (worth 250 USD); Contest ♥ ♥

UPDATE: CONTEST EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST 12 (SUNDAY)

Rainbowholic & Japonista Sole are giving away the coolest “kicks” you’ve ever seen!

Get a chance to win a pair of Geisha Pop Jika Tabi / Ninja shoes…!

Each pair costs 9,800 JPY (125 USD). Japonista Sole is based in Japan.

AND..

There will be TWO winners.

How to enter?

Like Japonista & Rainbowholic on Facebook.
Like & share your favorite Geisha Pop Jika Tabi pair from this album to your Facebook friends & tag Rainbowholic. (type @Rainbowholic. and the page will show up).. Make sure it is set to public!^^
If you have tumblr, please reblog this post. If you have twitter, kindly tweet me @kailaroo & tell your friends that you have joined. ☆
Answer the question: “What do you love most about Japan?” Make it interesting, funny… be creative!
Leave a comment here to officially enter the giveaway.

Comment Format:

Name:
Email:
Website/Tumblr: (leave this blank if you don’t have)
What do you love most about Japan? [answer here]

First winner with the best & most interesting answer to the question will be picked by me and Japonista. The second winner will be chosen randomly from FACEBOOK shares.

Giveaway has been extended until August 12 (Sunday)! Announcement will be during the week after (need some time to read all your wonderful thoughts about Japan^^).

I will be waiting for your entries ~ ☆

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66 Responses

Anne says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 1:34 pm

… I don’t know where to start, for the longest time I’ve just been in love with the country and culture ranging anything from Anime, cosplaying (\( ^3^)/ ~yay), karaoke and tea ceremonies to wanting to defer a year of college to live in Japan and volunteer. Its history is awe inspiring and their martial arts are so beautiful >////////^///<)/ <{thiiiiiiis much

Pamela Bongato says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 1:46 pm

“What do you love most about Japan?”
- I love love everything actually @3@ But I really really really…*3 hours later*….really really loveeeee the Japanese fashion :3 it’s so unique, vibrant, fresh, and cute :3 it makes me all hype just looking at Japanese fashion and what more if I start to shop their in Japan! <3
P.S. Thank you Rainbowholic for being your awesome self :3

Irit says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 1:48 pm

Name: Irit
Email: iritca AT gmail DOT com
Website/Tumblr: http://maliciouscandy.tumblr.com/
What do you love most about Japan? The unique combination of tradition and modernity, since you can find an ancient shrine just a few steps away from the ultra hi-tech Akihabara district. The Japanese embrace their rich cultural history, yet are also completely open to new esthetic concepts and ideas. The kawaii movement is a good example. A kimono-clad Hello Kitty is a perfect one. :-)

Ara Mahar says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 1:49 pm

Name: Ara Mahar
Email: alchemicsamurai@gmail.com
Website/Tumblr: http://followingxsora.tumblr.com/
What do you love most about Japan?

Well that’s definitely a difficult question to answer. There are so many things I love about Japan. I spent a good hour thinking about what I might say to this. The answer I came up with was broad, just as my love of Japan is. I love Japanese history above all else.

Just like most people, I got into all things Japanese through anime and manga. I was watching anime before I even knew what it was. At some point when I was a young girl, a relative gave me a geisha barbie as a present. I asked my mother with big eyes what a geisha was. I was entranced by the colorful and complex kimono on the doll. I spent many of my afternoons then on studying about geisha and the romantic heyday of samurai warriors before the Meiji Restoration.

Eventually I went off to college, where I am now, and am now working on my minor in Japanese history. I’ve since learned that the movie and book depictions of samurai was romanticized and dramaticized. But, as I discovered the real history of Japan and uncovered her blemishes and scratches, I only fell more in love. The real human struggle of samurai after the warring period was over and their spiritual quest for purpose… the dynamic of wealth and respect for the disliked merchant class… a life lived behind simple paper doors and brilliant flashes of kimonos. Even with all (or most) of the over dramatic interpretations of Japanese History dismissed, the truth of the events still hold a powerful mystery and romanticism that keeps me continuously hooked.

I could literally talk for hours about how and why I love Japanese history, but I’ll stop this now for fear no one will read through my whole post! It all boils down to the mesmerizing and hidden geisha, the loyal and brave samurai, the three daimyo who unified an entire country, and the many other characters that have made Japan the country that I and many others love today. With my intimate knowledge of Japanese history, I cannot help but feel like a part of Japan will always be inside me. I feel her pain and I understand her struggles better than most outside of the island boundaries. And for that, I love Japan the most.

Keyanna P says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 1:52 pm

Name: Keyanna P.
Email: princesschillstar@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: http://sweet-keistar.tumblr.com/
What do you love most about Japan?
What I love about Japan the most is the fashion. No matter what, most the people who I have seen and talked to aren’t afraid to wear what they want and be who they are and I love it. I find it even better that are more so (Probably a lot more) accepting of different things than in America. I also love the Gundam that was recently taken by the tsunami.

Shalyn P. says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 1:52 pm

What I love most about Japan is the fashion of course~! From sweet lolita to visual kei to fairy kei— you can just be whoever you want to be. Every day you can wear something different that fits your mood, and you can always mix and match the cutest and most edgy pieces from Japan to create your ideal ‘you.’ The fashion from Japan helps me be me, and it helps me stand out so I can be noticed by those who normally think I’m invisible.

Ara Mahar says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 2:00 pm

AH! I got so caught up in my whirlwind of passion that I made a bunch of grammatical mistakes!

Shawna says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 2:25 pm

Name: Shawna Lathey
Email: latheyshawna@gmail.com
Website/Tumblr: http://facebook.com/shawna90 ; http://shawna90.tumblr.com/ ; http://twitter.com/shawna90
What do you love most about Japan? I have a love affair with Japan. Although I have not yet been able to visit there, I enjoy it vicariously through various forms of media. If I’m not studying blogs for fashion inspiration like TokyoFashion & of course, my very favorite Rainbowholic (haha ), I find myself watching obsessive amounts of anime, reading manga (just finished Fruits Basket ), or playing games like Tokimeki Memorial ! I also have an extensive playlist on youtube with all of my favorite Jpop songs! My current favorite artist would have to be Akiakane. The bad part is, I cannot speak Japanese, and yet I find myself singing in Japanese ALL the time! (haha ) I also enjoy going to anime conventions yearly & cosplaying my favorite characters. This year I will be cosplaying Keroro from Sgt. Frog! Hopefully it will be super kawaii teehee. So, while I cannot choose one particular reason why I LOVE Japan, I have to say I at least love Tokyo fashion, otaku culture, & ALL things kawaii! And most importantly our favorite Japanese fashion angel, Rainbowholic!
Thank you for being a part of my daily inspiration! (& reading my extremely long comment! :x)

Kelsey Lynn says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 2:27 pm

1.Name: Kelsey Lynn
2.Email: kelsusaurus@yahoo.com
3.Website/Tumblr: (leave this blank if you don’t have)
4.What do you love most about Japan? I love Japan for everything that it is. The culture, the trends, the history, the art, music, everything. I know that is really broad, so I will try to sum it up. I love Japan because it is unique and unlike any other place. It is modern, but ancient. It is reserved, yet outgoing and in your face. It values tradition, but still respects and accepts new things. And no matter what, Japan has always had the ability to take something and make it its own. Music, fashion, food, culture, trends, objects and inventions in general. They always take these things and expand upon them, but it is never repetitive, they always take these things and make their own mark, make it their own while still keeping the original essence of it. You know what this thing (or style, show, food, etc.) is, but you definitely know that it came from Japan :3

Sherice says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 2:28 pm

Name: Sherice Browne
Email: shericebrowne@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr:unicornsmaketheperfectbestfriend
What do you love most about Japan? What i love most about Japan is the pure oddness of somethings like the panties in vending machines is so hilarious! and i love the fashions because it’s feels like to me someone went into my head and made my thoughts into a fashion and to see other people that dress and like the same things as me helps me not to feel so alone. Even though i live in America ,to feel so comfortable in a culture so far away is amazing to me. i feel that is the magic Japan has for some people and that’s what i love most about Japan is the magic it seems to have :)

Maria Austine Hipol says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 2:58 pm

1. Name:Maria Austine Hipol
2. Email: sleepy_caithsith@hellokitty.com
3. Website/Tumblr:
4. What do you love most about Japan?

Simply JAPANESE ANIME. Why? because without JAPANESE ANIME, I would not be introduced and be addicted to Japanese Culture, Food, Fashion, Music, Places and last but not least, there will be no RAINBOWHOLIC KAILA. :3 JAPANESE ANIME is very influential why I dream going to Japan since I was a kid. ^o^

Goohlay (Glay) says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 3:18 pm

Why do I Japan?

Aside from im inborn otaku and jrock nerd, I really love the country because of it’s unique qualification about everything. From food, street fashion, from JAV’s storyline (hell you know it! ) up to how japan imposed disciplines on every japanese. Respect and how they enrich their culture is the one I unbelievably I so so heart.

I know japanese as one of most individualistic people on earth. They always give everything individuality and uniqueness. They are also obsessed about every details because as for them, every details matters.

Annie-chan says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 3:33 pm

OMYGLOB! I have been waiting for the details on how to enter this giveaway! I really love you Kaila-chan and you are so creative I die from your cuteness! So what do I love most about Japan!? Hmmm so hard because I digg everything about Japan! But I really LOVE ANIME&MANGA! My favorite Manga is Nana by Yazawa Ai I love how beautiful Manga drawings can be! I love the humor in Anime. I love Japan in so many ways<3

Anna says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 3:48 pm

Living in England and not having visited Japan ~yet, I’ve only really experienced Japan through movies, manga, anime, dorama, photos. I guess the thing I love most is that through all these media I am immersed in the most epic dream imaginable. One day I will visit Japan…one day…

Kei Nitta says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 5:41 pm

I love Japan so much since I am Japanese with many halfs. *o* … I love the fashion of Japan. Japanese are not scared to show the real them, and they are just so proud of it.

I also the places in japan. They are so beautiful and awesome. You can relax ofcourse and enjoy every bit of the place. There are many places which reminds me and you maybe of something really great.

I also love the animes in Japan. It is really good to look at. Their look their fashion and everything is very great! It is very attractive and cute! pretty to look at!

I also love their history so much. Their palace and National costume. it always reminds me of the childhood days when I studied in Japan and became the model of our school for Kimono.

I LOVE JAPAN!

April says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 7:41 pm

1.Name: April

2.Email: april_tran@yahoo.com

3.Website/Tumblr: (leave this blank if you don’t have)

4.What do you love most about Japan:

Honestly that is a very hard question for me to answer because I don’t think there is anything I dislike about Japan. Everything seems so different and fun compared to things here in the U.S. The culture is simply fascinating, the fashion is unique and cute, the music is totally something different, and just the flow of the life there seems nice. But overall I think I love the music most about Japan. Especially vocaloid.
I stumbled upon vocaloid about a year ago and I was simply fascinated. I mean, they were robots that sang! I couldn’t believe how real they sounded considering well, they’re just a work of technology. Since then, I engrossed myself into the world of vocaloid. The art was amazing, the songs were out of this world and the fashion that they dress the vocaloids in were stunning.
I know this has nothing whatsoever to do with your giveaway but that’s what I can only think of at the moment. I love Japan! Hope to win !

Sarah says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 8:39 pm

Name: Sarah
Email:snoelprince@gmail.com
Website/Tumblr:
What do you love most about Japan? What I love most about Japan is their diversity and strength. When it comes to Japan’s diversity, on one street there might be people dressed in traditional kimonos/yukatas and then you turn the corner and might run into a beautiful woman/girl dressed in lolita fashion. Japan’s amazing strength is inspiring even to a girl like me in a small town in Tennessee.

melo says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 8:47 pm

Name: melo
Email: melissa_ong08@y.c.
Website/Tumblr: melo88.tumblr.com
What do you love most about Japan? Actually i like everything in japan. From Anime, to music, to culture, to fashion and to technology. Everything is very unique there. They like being different. (i think ) And also, most of them prefer to pet cats, well that’s what i’ve observed from some japanese blogs and such..well i find that interesting about japan tho..

Lauren says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 9:08 pm

Japan…

I love the language; it sounds like birdsong.
I love festivals; patterned yukata, fireworks, snacks and picnics.
I love izakaya; drinking with friends in a themed bar.

I love vending machines; buying a can of coffee every day.
I love the fashion; cute or elegant, colorful or quiet, outrageous and conservative, modern or traditional.

I love the trains; standing or sitting, watching the scenery fly by.

I love the bakeries and cake shops;
I love the clean ocean;
I love karaoke.

I love the food; I love tea; I love eel.
I love how you can buy “cute” or “regular” edition of anything.
I love the generosity and hard work.

I love the music; shamisen or J-rock; unlike anything I’ve heard before.

I love the magazines and manga in the convenience stores.
I love the imagery of the temples peeking up above the trees.
I love the weird sweets (except umeboshi).
I love the holidays.

There’s some things I don’t like about Japan, but…
I love Japan.

Maggie M. says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 10:07 pm

Name: Maggie M.
Email: maggiemaefly@gmail.com
Website/Tumblr: nyka.deviantart.com

Now then…what do I love most about Japan?

…That’s actually rather challenging to answer!

Even though I’ve never had the opportunity to visit (yet!!), I’ve been enamored with the country and its culture since I was very young. As a country, Japan seems to wear so many faces…its rigid, unyielding, yet passionate history of war; the innate spirituality of their customs and rituals; the enthusiasm for progress as industrialization draws us out of our past; the light-hearted, playful sincerity with which they approach the themes of the present…even though, as with every country, it also has its darker sides, I believe I shall always feel a kinship to Japan. It sounds silly to say so, but it is what I feel in my heart.

Ella Jayne says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 10:21 pm

Name: Ella Jayne
Email: Lessthan_5@yahoo.com
What I love most about Japan is pretty much a brain melter for me. I’ve basically been obsessed with the culture since i was a kid. My mom took me to a festival when i was a little girl and made me my own kimono from some curtains Ever since then I’ve been intrigued with the magic and wonder that is japan. I guess that is what i love the most, the Wonder and Wow factor of it. Tokyo is a hustle and bustle type of place everyone is just so busy, but when y’all want to have fun you go all out! Not in any other place in this world will you find fashion walks, or girls in Lolita dresses with so many layers she looks like a cupcake I cant read/watch anything to do with japan without getting giddy and dreaming about the day i can move myself there. I’m glad there’s a place in this world where everything doesn’t have to be so serious, people can express themselves in avaunt garde clothes and activities:3 I can’t wait to be apart of it! And thank you for allowing me to see Japan through your eyes! Its been amazing!

Mitha says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 10:29 pm

really..really love everything about japan. The fashion esp. harajuku style, cherry blossoms (romantic place ever), dorama, coosplay, sushi, ramen, the culture, N’ the last but not least shopping place.

one thing that became the epitome of Japanese people is their high discipline

Special thanks to Kaila for U’r blog. U’r blog very , creative, unique, and gives a lot of information..
arigatooo kaila

Mika says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 10:59 pm

What do I love about Japan? I love Tokyo’s night life. While going to Univeristy there, I definitely experienced the city’s night life a little more than I did any studying. The clubs were sometimes uncomfortably packed, but people were always incredibly polite, even when they were attempting to ask me out to a Love Hotel in Gotanda. It was a fantastic change from the rowdy, impolite, and drunken men in the US. My best friend and I frequented Club Camelot in Shibuya, and so long as it is still there, I plan on returning to it on my next adventure for graduation.

Another thing I love and miss are the Lawson’s and 7 i Holdings. I miss the ability to just walk down the street no matter the time and pick up a hot bento, onigiri, or a delicious “amerikan doggu”.

And speaking of food, I love Japanese vending machines! I cannot deny that a lot of my funds went into those machines at school, at the dorm, on the way to the station, and at the station.

I love Japanese bath houses. I visited one in my neighborhood a few times after hearing that it was on the verge of closing, and I think that is one of the things I miss the most about Japan. It was always a nice, relaxing thing to do after classes with my friends.

I love Japanese phones! I have a Mirumo from Softbank, and I adore it. I held onto it after moving back to the US, though now I have an iPhone, I still might have to use it if I get the opportunity to return long term.

Most of all, I miss how quiet the trains were. I love using trains as my main transportation, but in the US, people are noisy and rude, and their conversations are usually more suitable for a private room. I very rarely ran in to any issues on the trains in Japan~

Akechi says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 11:05 pm

Name: Keshia Gemelo
Email: yoakenoyosei@gmail.com
Website/Tumblr: http://misfitflower.tumblr.com/

What do you love most about Japan?
Etoo~ I LOVE JAPAN itself. Hmm~ or can I call it the essence that Japan has?? Heehee
There are a lot of different things that I love about Japan, demo yappari I can’t just choose one and leave the other things
From their culture to subculture, food, fashion, entertainment, places, SAKURA!! and their language. I also love the way Japanese express their feelings or some of their philosophical thoughts and represents those in different mediums like songs, drama and anime/manga.

o-wa-ri

Jennifer says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 11:08 pm

What I love most about Japan:

How can I pick only one thing? The rich, proud history and traditions the population still embraces it today, the way the present and future so wonderfully exists there with those ways of the past, and how I’ve met so many of my closest friends from our similar love of Japanese culture.

Danielle says:
July 25th, 2012 @ 11:25 pm

Great giveaway! I’ve been dying for a pair of these jika tabi since we see you looking so cute with them all the time!

Name: Danielle
Email: glitzqueen07@hotmail.com
What do you love most about Japan?

Japan is just so unique! I love everything, the language, the history, the entertainment, the food, the FASHION! You see people on the streets wearing the most outrageous, colorful, crazy clothes, and it’s completely normal! No where else in the world do you see that! And you see that sense of style everywhere, in the music and celebrities, in anime and manga, and even the crazy, cute food! I think that’s part of what makes Japan so appealing, and you see people trying to mimic that style overseas, especially at the anime/cosplay conventions, because it’s so out there and cool!

caffe says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 12:07 am

in situations like this i think ‘what a friggin shame that i don’t have a FB account’ ;_;
good luck for all participating!

SighYuki says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 12:13 am

Name: Jess
Email: jessy_380@live.co.uk
Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/mybeatentrack

What do you love most about Japan?

I love Japan’s flow. It is a hard thing to describe, but it is such a peaceful place in comparison to my home country, even in the cities. Whether it is true or not I don’t know, but there is a general feeling I got just from walking around that everyone is fairly satisfied with life. It is more orderly; everybody moves the same, and rarely is something out of place, in the way, late, etc. Even sharing roads and paths with cyclists in Japan wasn’t a major issue as it is in other places! Or maybe, it is just an illusion that happened because I was really happy, like I hadn’t been before. Either way, I think it is worth mentioning :)

Wen Min says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 12:54 am

I love Japan being so kawaii!

Starting from anime and manga, one of my favourite anime is K-On. Omg, why are they so moe?! How I wish they were alive. And then.. I found pictures of some awesome Japanese cosplayers making these cute characters come alive! They are real!!

And I love how cute the people can get in Harajuku! In their colorful trendy clothes and accessories.. Kawaii! I wish I could visit Harajuku!

I also love the cute characters like Rilakkuma and Hello Kitty, they are just too adorable! Products with these cute characters are just too irresistible! Must get!!

Japan is tempting me with all the cuteness!

I’m currently learning Japanese languge, and hope to visit Japan one day! I love Japan!

Griezl Mae says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 3:32 am

Name: Griezl Mae
Email: angelic_zl@hotmail.com
Website/Tumblr: griezlmae.tumblr.com

What do you love most about Japan?

Japan is an interesting country. I ultimately love Japan’s culture. Their historical culture has been kept alive up until now. Seeing Japan’s people wearing such beautiful yukatas is just amazing. I can’t help but wonder how they do it. I hope Filipinos can do it also. Then I love it in Japan because people are just so expressive of themselves and their styles. Fashion=Japan. These two different cultures of Japan is remarkable. I love how their historical and modern culture has been mixed properly. Just perfect! Animes and kawaiiness are just a plus of what I love most about Japan… ;)

stephanie says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 4:32 am

Name: Stephanie Garcia
E-mail: tepy.mc.11@hotmail.com
tumblr: http://dorkdeshou.tumblr.com/

well tbh almost everything their food, culture, places, language, music, and MANY MANY MOREEE but the one thing I love the most is their unique fashion that you will only see in Japan
and ofc I love how CRAZY, STRANGE,WEIRD OR WHATSOEVUR THINGS ARE NORMAL in Japan.
(hope that makes sense LOL)

Nadia says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 7:11 am

Name:Nadia Angeline
Email:nadia.angeline@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: http://www.littlemissscribbles.tumblr.com
What do you love most about Japan? I love…EVERYTHING ABOUT JAPAN! ^^ I love the culture,the history,the fashion <3 They are so adorable~
Japan is unique and one of a kind. the first time i arrived at Japan all i can say is 'Wow' <3
my favorite Tabi is Nara Jika Tabi

Angel says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 10:11 am

Name: Angel

Email: kapikapi4@yahoo.com

Website/Tumblr: http://voltagecereal.tumblr.com/

What do you love most about Japan?
Yes, people ask me this question, A LOT. Actually, I would really like to ask them to take a nice sit and have a popcorn or something, because I, myself, dont even know how long it would take for me to explain all the things that I really love the most about japan. Yes, all the thingS. Plural.

It’s just the same case like when people ask me ‘Who do you like the most in arashi?’ (Yes, I was a HUGE fan of those 5 rainbow puking unicorns <3). All the 5 of them have their different charms, and all of their charm works for me. Like in their TV show, Ohno never catch my attention, Geez, he's barely awake to catch the cameraman's attention. But when he's dancing or singing, it's a WHOLE different story. Same goes for the other members. They have their own ways of catching attention, and all of it are just so unique. Choosing only 1 of 5 of them are just impossible for me.

And now, I really need to stop before I start talking about the other 4 members of arashi.

The first thing that I adore from japan soooo much is Japan's Color Burst. And yes, that's a personification. Last month, I just went to japan for an exchange of 8 days. I went to Osaka, Kyoto, Hagi, and hiroshima. And I dont even know how to describe it. Every little things in japan are just soooo memorable.

I've been wanting to go to japan all my life, blame it on anime and a book of disney. I dont remember it well, about what's in the book, it's all written in japanese and I just love the book for the beautiful pictures of Tokyo Disneyland. I really love the book to the extend that the page come off Then my father finally said "Dont open it to often! This book is really expensive!" Indeed, I can see it from how well made the book is. After that, my father hide it in his wardrobe and I never see that book anymore :(

When I first set my foot in japan, it was around 6am or 7am in the morning. Despite me being in 8 hours flight and the worst breakfast I ever eat in a plane, I couldnt help but being SUPER excited. GAAHH remembering it, I feel so lucky that I didnt explode.

I was soooooo excited riding when I'm riding my first train in japan! It was SO AWESOME! And not to mentions the eye candies that you can easily found on train, DUH! Yes I'm a fangirl of cute boys! <3 The most memorable was Hagi and Hiroshima. Hagi is a small town located on the southern part of japan. It was the place where I spend 3 days in a high school as exchange student. WAS TOTALLY AWESOME!

Before going to school, I was really worried like how the kids will react to me, am I going to get friends (I'm socially awkward to the core) and etc. But when I get there, It was totally different from how I imagine it! They welcome me so much! The first day I went there was around the end of school time, and there was like an assembly in a hall, and I was wearing my country's traditional clothes called Kebaya and perform a simple dance. Than, I was also forced (LOL) to wear my kebaya and goes to my class for the next 3 days. The person who's "in change" of helping me called Miran. She was really happy when she confirm that I can speak a elementary level of japanese! AND THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME TALKING TO REAL JAPANESE IN NIHONGO! She praised me that my japanese if really good! And my class' teacher too! and no, you have no idea how happy I was having a real japanese person recognize my skill in talking in nihongo!

Next, move to Hiroshima. This is the town where I mostly walk around by walking. It really gave the feeling of Japan the most! The Pace that they walk by, the sounds of footsteps from highheels that's apparently REALLY popular with women in japan, the chatter around, the music from the big screen on building, and the voice of bicycle. It was really awesome! All of it! I got a free time for shopping there. Well, I was planning to buy some souvernirs for my family and friends, untill I saw Uniqlo logo in a department store-look-like. and It was a HUGE mistake *_* There was sooooo many cute things that I almost cry . I even found a section where there are so many anime stuffs *_* I promised myself to buy a chopper figurine, but when I get there, I couldnt even choose and in the end I didnt buy any figurine buy an illustration book of K-on. I certainly didnt know that one piece is THAT popular to the extend I I couldnt even choose because there's too many *_*

After getting out of that department store, we walk around and I enter a shop because I saw a platform shoes. I was seriously about to buy it, but I was too scared that I wouldn't fot my luggage but then I FOUND THE ALL MIGHTY BONE PANTYHOSE THAT I WAS SEARCHING SINCE THE FIRST DAY I WAS IN JAPAN. I also found a cute cat backpack and a moustache ring for a really really cheap price Until that time, I still didnt know what store that I'm in. Untill I pay for the things I bought and I got a plastic bag with KYARY PRINTED ON IT! And I finally realise that I'm inside one of the shop that I really wanted to visit in japan, Spinns. And would you believe me if I said that I ask for the plastic bag that my friends have that have kyary's printed on it. One of my friend even call me 'beggar'. Because I even collect the food packaging that I didnt even eat. Like Chocobi, and the gummy candy that have chopper printed on the plastic, etc. It's so cuteee

Huff, let's go to the next thing that I love love love the most about japan. Their Fashion, obviously! even I look at myself and I feel really like a beggar. I didnt prepare much cute stuffs, japan inpired fashion, as I thought I'm not going to Harajuku, means that I wouldnt have much chance of being fancy as a foreigner. But I'm really impress by people in japan! Well I couldn't really say that I like all of their fashion styles. But they definitely didnt just take the most uppper clothes in their wardrobe. They put SO MUCH effort in their fashion and they really have personality in it. It's really something that you cant compare to my country where fashion culture is really low (Sorry! but that's how I see it, fellow indonesians). And Last but not least from this really short rant about fashion in the southern part of japan, HOW DO 80% OF WOMEN ALWAYS WEAR HIGH HEELS please tell me… I remember how I almost die because my feet hurt so much when I wear my 5cm wedges to mall walking in 2 and a half hour.

and the next one is what's going to be the last one of the things I love the most about japan : The awesome Seiyuus and their NFLKAJSNDALKSJDNF AWESOME VOICES. For the sake of Mother of Cuteness. I dont even know how to give more emphasize to how I really respect those Seiyuus. It's really REALLY awesome when like you can find a mutual thing between 2 characters of different anime. And sometimes, it's between 2 characters that you really couldnt guess! Take example of Takahashi Hiroki.My first anime that he voiced was Katekyo Hitman Reborn. His character's name is Squallo, a guy who's ALWAYS shouting like HELL. Seriously, I might gone deaf if he's my brother or something. This charater's voice is a little bit hoarse, like when you're lack of water. But he's also a voice for Eiji Kikumaru from Prince of Tennis, whose voice is just CUTE and CUTE. I cant even…. ;;A;;

and Actually, I would still be gladly typing all all all the things that I really love about japan, but I feel bad spazzing at someone's blog

Sammy Magsino says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 11:19 am

Name: Sammy Magsino
Email: sam.magsino@gmail.com
Website/Tumblr: sami-san.tumblr.com
What do you love most about Japan?
-I was never fond of Japan growing up until I was given the opportunity to visit the country myself. Everything about this beautiful nation is reflected on their humble beginnings deeply rooted in their culture that has been of much influence to me. I was an honor for me to start learning the language myself and falling in love with the people and what it has contributed to the world: Honor, Love and Respect! Believe it or not, I became even more nationalistic for the love of my own country since they model such great padronism for their own. So if you ask me it’s their culture that speaks for itself and allows me to take a walk in their shoes ^__^

Jed Dacanay says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 12:14 pm

What do you love most about Japan?

Japan probably has the most unique, colorful, and eccentric culture out of all the other cultures every other countries have. What makes their culture a lot more interesting is how they manage to come up of quirky ways of setting up trends and that is what I love most about Japan, the trends they set.

It has come to my attention how every subculture in Japan were actually influenced by other cultures but Japan had managed to set those ideas into something that will make it a lot more interesting. the youngsters in Japan is also popularly known for the eccentric outfits they wear but are also deemed to be normal for Japanese people as it has also been part of their culture. From Goths, Decora, to Punk,Visual Kei, and most subcultures, these can be found in Japan. These has given a lot of people a way to let them to be themselves and express themselves into how ever way they want with their style of clothing. This does not only limit to the usual trends and subcultures you see in Japan. A lot of different styles and subcultures have been emerging because of how different cultures and ideas influence one another that help people discover their style of their own preferences.
Japan has inspired a lot of people into becoming unique and have always promoted originallity and creativity not only in style and fashion but also in other areas as well where originality and creativity can be applied.

Priscilla Raherimanjato says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 2:45 pm

What do you love most about Japan?

What I love most about Japan is how creative and expressive their culture is! I love how you can wear almost anything you want in the streets and many people won’t look at you like you’re crazy. I love how everyone seems to have a super unique style and how friendly strangers on the street are. It’s just really fascinating and calming to me when I see someone from Japan express themselves in fashion or even in emoticons My love for Japan gives me the confidence to wear whatever I feel comfortable in in my own country. No matter how many strange stares that I receive from passer-by’s I know that somewhere out there I wouldn’t be judged so harshly. I adore Japan.

Sydney says:
July 26th, 2012 @ 6:53 pm

Since I was young, I have been SUUUPAR fond of Japanese stuff It’s all amazing and unique, and what I love about the people I see in TokyoFashion are the diverse outfits they always manage to flip on themselves chou kawaii neh I’ve absolutely fallen 210% in love with Japanese culture, language, and individuality I’m currently on the road to learning the Japanese language! So far I have never visited Japan before.. But I truly hope that I will get a chance to someday (hopefully someday close in the near future? hahah ) Japan, Japan, Japan…It’s been on my mind for years on end. I love it till world end and everything about it, of course Personally, I’d say it’s the greatest place on earth

Sophia Alyssandra Reyes says:
July 27th, 2012 @ 4:17 am

Name: Sophia Alyssandra Reyes
Email: sophia.alyssandra @gmail.com
Website/Tumblr: (leave this blank if you don’t have)
What do you love most about Japan?
I Love Most About Japan Is The Kawaii Things There Even If I Didn’t Go There Yet . Since I’m Just Ten I Have Dreams of Going TO Japan Too, I Love Everything There . I Want to Explore Japan Ever Since I Knew Anime i got dreams of going to japan someday . I Always Wanted To Go to tokyo,shibuya (am i right?), akihabara (Am I Right?) And Harajuku Kawaii Stuffs If i Go There I’ll Give You That News First :) And The Way Of There Fashions ? So AWESOME!………. I Got Addicted To Your Blog and Then I Said “YOUR MY INSPIRATION” If I GO TO JAPAN WILL YOU STILL BE THERE? I wish so i can see you in personal ! your like a artist ~ i would ask you for autograph :))))
Sometimes I Use My Sisters Stuff for the hair for rings it has cute pendants :3 So Here’s My Answer I Hope To Win :3
If I Win Send Me A Photo Of You~ JOKE~ If You Want :DDD

Anggy Cempaka says:
July 27th, 2012 @ 4:34 am

- Name: Anggy Cempaka
- Email: gilang.cempaka@gmail.com
- Twitter: @anggycempaka
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/anggy.cempaka?ref=tn_tnmn
- Tumblr: http://watashinokoto.tumblr.com/

What I love most about Japan?

Since I was a kid, I was realized that Japan has a great sense of art by watching anime, reading comic and dorama. I love the way they drew manga, created every character and built the story.

And, I was “introduced” to Hayao Miyazaki’s movies and again…I’m amazed. It’s not just about the story but deeper than that.

Then, 2 years ago, I visited Japan for the first time. My brother lived in Japan for 11 years and married with a lovely Japanese woman. So I was stayed there and learned about their daily culture.

And I’m fallin in love….

They just not have a great sense of art, but they have a HUGE Spirit!!!
They are very passionate to everything. They appreciate little things. They appreciate people by saying “arigatou” every time, “otsukaresama” after finished work, and “ganbatte” to encourage other people.

They have a super tasty yet healthy food that been cooked by passion and love.
And off course the FASHION! They are unique, they are dare to be different, they are original and become a trendsetter rather than a follower. They never judge other people by on how they look, but they respect other people to express who they really are.
I adore that!!!

Two months ago, again I visited to Japan and it will always be my home. I love sitting in every corner, enjoying soft ice cream, looking inspiration and wearing things that I like without afraid that people will judge me on how I look.

Their spirit also encourages me to be more passionate on everything I do and to achieve my dream. That is why I started to learn nihongo since 1,5 years ago. I want to communicate and having sooo many Japanese friends.

The fashion itself, drives me to start open my own brand which called “ENJI”. I tried to make quirky fashion accessories that relate with Japan. You can see the creations, here:
http://facebook.com/ENJInokoto
http://enji-id.tumblr.com/

Japan is inspiring me in so many ways. I want to create lots of things and share the fun things with all Japanese Lovers out there.

With my hard-work, love and passion, I will try myself to reach my dream, which is having my own boutique in Japan. Yosh! * ganbarimasu to myself *

Arigatou Japan
I ♡ U Japan! ☺

PS: And thank you Kaila for inspired me so much.
Every person will pursue their dream if they believe and work very hard to achieve it. Ganbatte ne ^^

Sophiya Christiennefaithe Zenarosa says:
July 27th, 2012 @ 5:13 am

Name: Sophiya Christiennefaithe Zenarosa
Email: sophiyacfzenarosa@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: littlemisscutedoodler.tumblr.com
What do you love most about Japan?
Well, i love everything in Japan,specially my idol,Kaila Ocampo. The streets of Harajuku will make me jump 1 billion times! hahahhahaha! And i have Japanese friends,who make me laugh,smile,and love Japan even more. it is so I LOVE JAPAN! How i wish i could go there! I WANNA DANCE IF I WIN!

Gillian says:
July 27th, 2012 @ 7:45 am

Name:Gillian Galang
Email:gillianlovesweet@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr:http://gillianlovesweet.tumblr.com/
What do you love most about Japan?
I really loved Japan ever since I’m 11 yrs.old :D
When I was just 11, I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo addicted to anime that I started practicing drawing some animes :D I watched several anime episodes then I saw what animes are doing like attending festivals wearing kimonos and cosplaying. so I said asked to myself “what country could this be?” so I start researching about it. then I found out its. Japan. I also searched about what is in Japan. I also spotted a pic of two girls wearing decora. so I was liked, “super creative. I want to wear it like this here in our country but maybe some people would found me like a christmas tree walking around”.So I just daydream wearing those stuff fits my personality much.

I also searched about festivals of Japan. wahhh festivals. most in animes, I caught one anime that is fishing in a small pool in one of Japan festivals.I also wanna try it because we don’t have anything like this in our country.

I was 12 when I discovered about wa lolitas and Blythe dolls. Wa lolitas are super duper KAWAII!!!I wanna wear one someday here in a cosplay event in our country. so start saving up. Blythe doll, at first I was terrified.why? big eyes. but I was wrong. I found em cute and fashionable. I wanna have a blythe doll but why soooooooooooooooooo expensive T^T

I also found out about cherry blossom trees. so beautiful I wanna attend one of its blooming seasons. I really wanted to see a cherry blossom bloom.

I also discovered about lolitas. there sooooooooooooooo KAWAII!!!at first, I think em as kawaii maids. hehe. but lolitas are KAWAIIer that maid I think?but I was searching for the perfect lolita.

PURIKURA!!!!we have some here in our country but far away in our place T^TWHY!!! purikura is soooooooooo kawaii. if I’m already in Japan, Iwould have took purikura per week.Purikura is sooooooooooooooo colorful and kawaii. perfect for people who really is photogenic.

SANRIO AND GHIBLI ANIMATIONS.my first Ghibli I watch is Spirited away. I was soooooooooooooooo amazed with its art and animation.and one of my favorites about ghibli animations, howl’s moving castle. it’s soooooooooooo romantic,supernatural and fantastic.
In sanrio.this is why I really loved JAPAN the most. sanrio started in Japan. weeeeeeeeeeeeee I was sooooooooooooo happy to found out the answer.whoever created sanrio, you’re 4ever kawaii.

CREATIVITY OF JAPANESE PEOPLE.lots of Japanese are really loved harajuku. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah HARAJUKU.my first Harajuku idol is none other than Kuma Miki. she’s sooooooooooooo kawaii plus she is really creative. Japanese people are so free and creative, they could wear anything they want and when they wear harajuku around tokyo, many people will think there CREATIVE AND AWESOME.

Food.I’ve never tasted a parfait before, but I wanted to taste my first ever parfait in Japan :D most of Japanese foods are mouth watering and some are toooooooooooooooooo KAWAII to eat. hehe, like the neko ice cream ate kaila showed to us with her lolita date.waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

WHAT I LOVED THE MOST.
all the people in Japan are soooooooooooooo creative, sooooooooooooooooooooo free to themselves and sooooooooooooooooooo unique. the Japonista shoes, Japan only have it.people in Japan is soooooooooooo UNIQUE!! thats why I want to got to Japan someday.

Now I’m preparing for my upcoming trip to Japan in the future. I wanna be like ate Kaila, who shares about her life in Japan. me I’m still in the clouds.daydreaming weraing those hrajukus and kimonos. wahhhhhhhhhhhh dream come true. maybe I’ll also cosplay in Japan when I arrived in there haha.

so anyway. don’t forget. JAPANESE PEOPLE ARE UNIQUE,CREATIVE,AWESOME,COOL,THE BEST,AMAZING,KAWAII AND KIND TO OTHERS. that’s why I really wanna go to JAPAN!!!

wait for me Ate Kaila :D
I’ll go to Japan to reach my dreams :D

Megan says:
July 27th, 2012 @ 6:43 pm

for me, japan is just fun. simple as that. most japanense people seem to know who they are and express themselves freely(anime,cosplay,etc.) without much worry about what others think of them (socks with sandals? YES!). they’re not afraid to be progressive and try new things yet they have such a rich traditional culture that everything just balances. their culture is so interesting! i feel that there are alot of people out there that dislike anime and/or just don’t understand cosplay. Maybe they’re happy that way and i’m fine with it, but for me, IT’S A WHOLE LOTA FUN. honestly there are so many times i’ve laughed and cried with animes that its helped me out a whole lot. I wasn’t always into anime like some fans can proudly say. I remember not caring for it when i was smaller. I won’t go into too many details here, but at two major low points in my life is when i got into anime. first when i was about eight (started liking it then i stopped for a time) and again when i was about 12 (and i still love it to this day!!). i didn’t realize it when it was happening, but i think anime is what kept me smiling and laughing despite anything that was going on in my life. I feel I can thank Japan for that! ** and cosplay? I’ve always thought it looked cool and enjoyable (thank Jin for that). i just cosplayed for the first time this summer and i really can’t wait to do it again for another con. I’m grateful that Japanese people creatd animes and started cosplaying(correct me if wrong) because these trends (for lack of a better term) are things i really enjoy.

Faye Baul says:
July 28th, 2012 @ 2:23 am

Name: Faye Baul
Email: fayebaul@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: http://doodlergal.tumblr.com/
What do you love most about Japan?

What I love about Japan the most is the place, their culture and their language. Japan is such a beautiful place, it’s just sad that a lot of natural calamities happens there but that doesn’t make Japanese people down, it makes them more stronger :) One thing to describe about Japan is CUTE :3 Hehehe. I see a lot of Cute stuffs from Japan online and I want to get them. Their fashion sense is the best. They don’t mind other people’s opinion on about what they wear. They wear it confidently. I love the food, they’re OISHI!! ^_^ I love Japanese music also, J-pop, J-rock, RnB, Rap or Vocaloid. Whatever it is, they just give me eargasms :) Hahaha!! I started learning Hiragana and Katakana also, with Kanji I think I need a sensei for that XD I would love to live and work in Japan someday. It’s like a DreamLand for me. A Wonderful place to live in. <3 <3 <3

I'm so nyaaaaaappy to join this contest!! Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

Darlene says:
July 28th, 2012 @ 8:19 pm

What do you love most about Japan? Harajuku fashion! I also love anime. ^__^

Berne says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 1:11 am

Name: Aubrey Berne Ditangco
Email: beRNe.ditangco@rocketmail.com
Website/Tumblr: http://brnyt.tumblr.com
What do you love most about Japan?: I love everything. I love the place, the seasons, the fashion , culture, the people especially the music. I also love cherry blossoms so much and Mt.Fuji. The language too, somehow I’m learning the language by the apps on phones. huhu even though it is very hard. And I’m trying to learn Kanji too, i knew already katakana and hiragana,how I wish I could understand japanese so that whenever i read an article about japan or my beloved japanese idols I can understnd it without waiting for the translations. Since I’m going to college next year I’m planning to take up International Studies major in Japanese studies. so that i can work on embassies or I can go to japan for work. I wish to also wear a yukatta or any japanese traditional clothing huhuh If i had a chance i would :’( anyways. There are loads of reasons why i love japan. But it has been my dreamcountry to live in, the place where i wished to wake up at morning and see the land of the rising sun. I felt that I belong there or my heart belonged there eventhough I have a filipino blood :)

Luise says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 2:35 am

Well I am totally in love with Japan, but I also have some things to say ‘ Um, yeah that might not be so good.’ I am a german studies about japan university student an the most I really love about Japan is the mix. The mix of the diffrent culutre shapes, diffrent thoughts, countrysides, typs of climates and so on.
Since I am studing this country I am also in love with the language. When I tell somebody I learn japanes they ask me: It is difficult due to the many signs isn’t it?
I always answer: It is not. If you love the country and the laguage it is deffinetly not sifficult.

I hope I can be in love with Japan for a long time.

Michelle says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 2:38 am

Japan is so different than the US. I think the thing that draws me to Japan would be the culture. Here in the US we don’t really have any old traditions or special cultural things. I love the idea of doing something traditional that has been around for thousands of years. I also love the modern new Japanese way. The clash between tradition and modernity is quite amazing. Japan is a beautiful country. The people are amazing. I believe I will be a much happier individual once I move there. I am Japanese at heart. I love the individual fashions and how you can express yourself through what you are wearing. I’m learning Japanese so that I can go to Japan and teach english. I am almost done with my Bachelors degree and can’t wait to apply to teach english. I really want to embrace the culture and the language. I truly love Japan! Thank you so much for offering this opportunity to own a little piece of it!

whitney smith says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 2:45 am

What do I like most about japan? I love the fashion , how they draw there anime is so inspiring! i love how they have such cute little characters. i love everything about japan. :)

Karina says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 2:56 am

What do you love most about Japan?
I love Japan’s diverse culture and its mix between traditional and contemporary. I also love the Japanese people’s creativeness…. mean they have sanrio and Studio Ghibli and they have lotsa anime like One Piece and they have such a variety of fashion styles :3 i like
Also the people seem to be very accepting of each other, accepting what people like and dislike and also making it alright to dress in whatever way you like.
Another thing I like about Japan is the food
They have really nice noodles and desserts…. I wish they had more in Australia :|

Mii03 says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 4:17 am

Name: Michelle Dicang
Email: michelle_dicang35@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: haruka-zee.tumblr.com
What do you love most about Japan? What i love about Japan.. Hmmm , I love EVERYTHING about Japan. Even though i’m a filipino. Japan is like a dream to me, I love their fashion, manga, anime, style of music and ofcourse the CHERRY BLOSSOMS! I really wanted to see it with my own eyes! But too bad, I don’t have money to go to Japan But I promise that i’ll go to Japan SOMEDAY~ just like you :

Aby says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 4:24 am

What do I love about Japan? hmmmm!! There are lots of things I like about Japan…First of all I always loved anime and manga since I was only 4 and still do!! Secondly as time passed I began to take an interest in their culture, fashion and traditions. I totally love Harajuku!!! It is my dream that someday I will be able to visit Japan!! However I have to wait until I am able to do that! You see I am always talking about Japan to a certain extent that my mum is annoyed now. I usually tell her ‘Mum I want to go to Japan!’ and her answer is ‘Honey, do what you want after I die’ So yeah I am kinda forbidden of visiting Japan T____T But I will someday!! Gambarimasu!!! *determined*

I also like places like Kyoto. Japan has very interesting places to visit!!! I also love their food especially noodles…I think I am a noodles-holic!! As a matter of fact I frequently go to have dinner in Japanese restaurants available here. I also love their calligraphy and language…I am learning all by myself…I even bought phrase books!!! I also love origami!!! When I have time I just create stuff with paper!!! ^^

As I said before I am totally a huge fan of anime and manga and I even draw them myself. Last year I want to the Malta Comic con and I cosplayed as well!! It was awesomeee!!! Will definitely do again this year!!! so looking forward

valeine senora says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 5:29 am

Name: Valeine Joy Señora
Email:vj_senora@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: http://valeinetines.tumblr.com/
What do you love most about Japan?
Actually, I haven’t been in Japan yet but hey! it is one of my dream to go there. Okay, what love about Japan is their food, fashion, toys, gadgets and a lot more. As what I have seen over the internet, Japan is one of the beautiful place to go. There are so many tourist spot as well that they can take pictures and have it as a souvenir. I love kawaii stuffs even from the smallest to a bigger one like I want to buy them all but I guess I’ll be broke after :P

J – Japanese are
A – Artistic and friendly ( I meet a friend long time ago)
P – Pokemon is to die for ahaha!
A – Awesome people have their bicycle as their transportation
N – Never stop dreaming! Believe in yourself. Aim High! ( I promise to visit Japan someday! )

Naomi Sugai says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 6:10 am

I love so many things about Japan but here are just a few things that have happened recently that have made me smile and laugh. Seeing a guy dressed as Wally from Where’s Wally just wandering around Shibuya, restaurants like Lock Up (and no one bats an eyelid), creative people and fashion everywhere you look. Never a boring moment!

Julio says:
July 30th, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Name: Julio
Email: japanese.zombie AT gmail DOT com
Website/Tumblr:
What do you love most about Japan?
I love Japan’s ability to bring people together! Be it because we share a love for its fashion, its food, its pop culture, it’s history… There are so many different aspects of Japan that a lot of people love, giving us all something in common we can share and bond over. So thank you for letting me meet so many amazing people, Japan!

Rizza Rivera says:
July 31st, 2012 @ 5:57 am

Name: Rizza Rivera
Email: rizzamarie_23@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: (lellssss.tumblr.com
What do you love most about Japan?
Let’s just say that before I discover this blog of yours, I really don’t find Japan an “interesting” country. I mean, okay technology, okay anime but duuuh?? So what????
That’s what I thought about Japan before.
But when I discover your blog Ate Kaila.
This blog give me butterflies. It makes my eyes drool. It made me go crazy and gaga about Japan..
From you favorite favorite which is Pocky, to the kawaii clothes that made me REALLY REALLY SUPER DUPERLICIOUS INSANE… to the bags,,,,,, the camera…………. Rilakkuma…………… ALL AS IN ALL.
Ate Kaila. If ever you are reading this now, I wanna thank you so much because you have been a very big influence in my life now. Before I am only a shy girl, a not so industrious one. But because of you, I started to pursue because I want to go to Japan someday…
I’m not being so corny here but that is the truth, I swear.. You are one of my biggest inspiration.. I’m always checking your blag like twenty-four seven or whenever I’m online… I’m always looking at the tiniest details of each of your picture…
Because through you, I feel like I’m in Japan.
Through you, it seems like my dreams are possible…
Through you, my life had been change..
And through you, you made my life more productive and much much more meaningful.

I’m so sorry If I answer you question in this way..
It’s not the prize that I’m thinking by the way.. It’s how I can express me gratitude to you.
Thank you ate Kaila. Mahal kita(P.S Im a girl) hahhaha muaaah

Rizza Rivera says:
July 31st, 2012 @ 6:02 am

blog* :))))

Monika Santosa says:
August 3rd, 2012 @ 2:20 am

Name: Monika Santosa
Email: orcaeth(at)yahoo(dot)com
Website/Tumblr: -

What do you love most about Japan?

Just like most people, I got to know Japan from the entertainment; anime, manga, j-music, dorama, etc. Many that I’ve encountered make me feel happy and amazed, send me pondering, and/or give warm feelings in my heart.

Through all the years I found out; they inspire changes, they show how strong the influence of dreams.

Like ‘Tetsuwan Atom’, who inspired the advancement of robotics in Japan. The author, Osamu Tezuka, showed his dream future world, and it inspired robotics engineers who were once children watching Atom on television.
Or the more recent ‘Hikaru no Go’ that can make children and teenagers interested enough in a traditional game like ‘go’ to enroll in ‘go’ clubs and classes.

Japan reminds me of the power of ideas and dreams, something that I hold dear in my heart to keep moving forward

Gillian says:
August 3rd, 2012 @ 5:24 am

Name:Mariah Channelle Calleja
Email:erika_channelle05@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: (leave this blank if you don’t have)
What do you love most about Japan?
I love Japan Because I love Anime and some other stuff.

The Anime I love the Most is One Piece.
One Piece is the no.1 anime in Japan right now!!!
I think every person in Japan(or in the other country) always watch this anime because the story is soooooooooooooooooooo COOL AND AWESOME. the graphics and animation are sooooooooooooooooooooooooo unique that it catches every persons eye to watch it.

My Second Favorite Anime is Fairy Tail
Fairy Tail is soooooooooooo Magical and SUPERNATURAL.
I’m Team with Natsu X Lucy, Gray X Juvia, Mirajane X Freed and Ezra X Jelal. The Story is also so awesome because they share the true meaning of friendship and teamwork.

What I also Love in more in Japan:

Mostly like Festivals like summer Festivals and everything. Festivals are so Beautiful. they also have different booths and performances like fireworks. also i love the booth with the fishing. and I also wanted to wear kimonos in festivals.

Harajuku Fashion.
I think this Fashion is soooooooooo KAWAII,AWESOME AND CREATIVE.Japanese people really loves mixing fashion styles. that’s why when I’m already in Japan, I will wear HARAJUKU once a week :D

Shibuya. I researched about this place.it says that this place is soooooooooooo filled with fashion.I really wanna go in there because I love Japanese Fashion.

Channelle says:
August 3rd, 2012 @ 5:30 am

What I also Love in more in Japan:

Cherry Blossom season blooming.
i wanna watch the cherry blossom viewing in Japan Because Cherry Blossoms only bloom once a year (I think) IN Japan.
So I wanna have my first cherry blossom viewing in Japan wearing Kimono and having a picnic with friends
PLS FORGET MY COMMENT ABOVE (I FORGOT TO EDIT THE COMMENT FORMAT WITH THE NAME GILLIAN AND CHANELLE. FORGET ABOUT THAT PLS. SO SORRY.ANYWAY HERE’S MY ENTRY

Shibuya. I researched about this place.it says that this place is soooooooooooo filled with fashion.I really wanna go in there because I love Japanese Fashion.

Natsu says:
August 7th, 2012 @ 10:02 pm

Name: Natsu
Email: natsublah@gmail.com
Website/Tumblr: (leave this blank if you don’t have)
What do you love most about Japan?
after thinking or a while…. I can say that the one that i love most about Japan is the language. well, as a cosplayer of course I love Japanese manga and anime but the languange is just hngggggggggggggg ♥
Im not the type of person who likes to study, so its utterly unusual to find me studying xD but Japanese intrigued me
i dont know i find it utterly cute and everything asjfhdakf
it keeps me excited to find/ learn a new word in which i would go bleh if its in another language
I experienced speaking to a Japanese lady for the first time about 3 months ago in an interview for a student exchange program to Kishiwada and it was so much fun!!! we talk a lot in Japanese and she also compliments on how good my Japanese is, god I was beyond happy that time and remembering the other interviewee back then, they were dazed by two of us speaking japanese xD their faces were priceless XDDD
i submit my application for that program because i want to speak/ and learn more Japanese also the culture there with the host family and classmates there. I mean, speaking in Japanese really made my happy ♥
The interview went good, but that doesnt mean that i was chosen though, i was frustrated considering that i was really the only one who could speak Japanese on the group and i was super confident that i would be chosen at the end is not even on the list.
*sigh* osoraku its because i dont have enough service hours on my high school -_- damn ;___;
I kinda regret that i dont really do community service work now considering that i would get a chance to practice speaking there ;_; but at the same time, mad, i mean they picked people who only wants student exchange name in their college application over me who would know Japan and its whole better than them, (so there was this girl who being asked by the people there (they were having some kinda quiz) who is the japanese girlband that is really popular now in Japan and then she answered SNSD. and not even shoujo jidai gee, youre mistaken about Kpop and Jpop girl -_- )
omg i just realized that I was rambling this much asdfds akan yaaaaa
so yea, that was it and one last thing that i want to tell is that im currently in love with Kansai ben ♥ (btw thats also why i picked the osaka one —and also uh remembering kishiwada ==)

and im not putting the details here cause i think i would be spamming here but you get the idea on how much i love it ♥

and excuse my writing. im not good at writing xD

Celinie says:
August 8th, 2012 @ 12:11 am

Name: Celina Therese Cruz
Email: celinieee4611@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: http://celinatheunicorn.tumblr.com
What do you love most about Japan?

What do I love most about Japan? Is it possible to say EVERYTHING?? HAHA!

I grew up with anime, watching Card Captor Sakura and UFO Baby — Hoping to someday, (though this might sound weird and crazy) rollerblade under a path of sakura trees(mind you that I have no idea how to ride in rollerskates!!). I love their culture, their language (proud to be studying Nihongo right now!! + I’m the iinchou of our class hihi), their food, Japanese fashion, THE BOYS (shout-out to the JE boys!!) and everything else, really. I also love how the people are so honest there (they say that you can leave something in one place and go back there the next day finding it still there). My relatives would tell me all these amazing stories of their trip to Japan and though I am honestly jealous of them, I’m happy that I’ve kind of “experienced” Japan through their stories.

Oh and if I was given only one thing to describe to show my love for Japan — I’d say their FABRICSSS(haha hi Ate Kaila!!). I’ve ALWAYS dreamed of going to Nippori (with Ate Kaila) someday and we’d splurge on all the fabrics and DIY stuff Japan offers. I love to sew — which is why I ‘d love to go to Japan and buy fabrics and cry because of all the beautiful fabrics and all. I love how Japanese people are so creative and no one judges each others’ style. I’d love to dress-up in Japan without any doubt whatsoever. Japanese Fashion is the best and I’m currently trying to adapt to it here in the Philippines (though I’ll be expecting a lot of judgmental looks from people haha).

Japan was never “some other country” to me — I’ve always thought that, though I’ve never been to the country, that it was somehow “home” for me as well. I’ve spent almost half of my life (literally) loving every single bit of Japan and I’ve always hoped and dreamed of someday riding an airplane, going all teary-eyed because I’m finally going to one of the most amazing places ever, and arriving their with flying colors (and of course, butterflies in my stomach).

Carlotta says:
August 8th, 2012 @ 8:54 am

Name: Carlotta
Email: aiBEAT@aol.com
Website/Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/aibeatful
What do you love most about Japan?

So, good… I think it’ll be a little bit difficult to me to explain, maybe because I’m Italian, or probably because my love (for Japan) is so deep and strong, I mean… the people, the culture, the colour, the life, with all the lights and the shadows. The freedom, the open mind, something I couldn’t ever feel here, actually I know, I’m not so explicit, maybe, but suddenly I cry for all this, my tears of joy, of course is because of the love for Japan. Maybe someone think I’m a fool, a silly little girl, I don’t care… Sometime, because of this feeling I’m been sad and moody, because I’m never went there, I hope in the future I’ll do.

Carrie says:
August 8th, 2012 @ 9:23 am

Name: Carrie
Email: carrie3190@hotmail.com
Website/Tumblr: http://www.sheepy-pie.tumblr.com

What I love about Japan…

How Japan can be such an amazing, beautiful country filled with so many different people. The music is so different to western music and is so much better too! Especially the weird videos :D I love how the Japanese can be so adorable and sweet, and yet still get embarrassed at little things. I adore the clothes so much (I recently bought a proper Haori which I ADORE) and they are so much better than our clothes!! And then you have food, like POCKY! :D And the language too, it’s so amazing.

I love how Japan is so varied and yet so brilliant with the things they do. It is definitely my favourite country, and I envy those who get to go there and live there! I could go on forever about how much I love Japan but I’ll stop here :P I think the best way to explain how much I love Japan is this

Amy says:
August 8th, 2012 @ 9:39 am

Name: Amy Chen
Email: feydragon@gmail.com
Website/Tumblr: http://beneko.blogspot.com
What do you love most about Japan?

I love the unique fashions that are derived from Japan. Despite not being Japanese myself, I also find myself constantly amazed by the way the Japanese interpret, re-interpret, and create fashion and art. The youth culture in Japan is vibrant, attractive, and most of all, FUN. It cultivates so many great artists of every field, and combined with the hard work ethic of Japanese, creates fashion and beauty unrivaled by any other place in the world.

Alvis says:
August 8th, 2012 @ 8:31 pm

Name: Olive Pascual
Email: sophia_aya@yahoo.com
Website/Tumblr: alvisyamashita.tumblr.com

What do you love most about Japan?

When I was a kid, I remember that instead of Disney movies or fairy tales I would be watching ANIME (Sailor moon) , Henshin-ing with the Kamen Riders and Sentai heroes before I even know they were called such and reading books (such a sad fact that I was able to read the story of Little Mermaid before seeing the Disney adaptation) such was the start of my childhood . I remember correcting my friends if they did the pose wrong lol . But really, as I was growing up I got exposed to the Japanese culture more when my parents enrolled me in a Japanese school, so I spent my elementary years studying there and it was the place where I discovered the idea of minimalism, of bonsai , of kimonos , of yukatas, of sushi, of takoyaki, and everything else in between. Growing up in such an environment, I saw how much the Japanese took care of the environment, how polite they are, how passionate they were (heck my first Japanese teacher was around 80-years old, he would bring his cassette with tobacco on hand and we’d listen to some old Japanese music in his class) and 2 years later I would learn that what they did was voluntary. They were teaching Japanese to students in different parts of the world. My love for the country and its citizen just increased more. As I a young child I’d always listen to Japanese music not that I understand any of it.
But objectively putting it in words, Japan is a discipline country. In spite of a lot of disaster, the citizen remains calm and collected. I love the idea of garbage segregation. 3Rs!! <3 <3 The food are also in moderation, I mean not too salty (salt is really bad for your health, so please take it in moderation nee!) . Also, they are really innovative when it comes to their gadgets while of course staying ergonomically stylish . Ahh~ I have a deep relationship with chairs, tables and cabinets (any furniture for that matter) I can stare at them for hours just admiring their design, and how ergonomic they are. I also love the European’s design but I think or maybe I am just plainly biased that the Japanese have the most stylish, simple and ergonomic designs.
Ahh, the colorful history of Japan tainted with blood, sweat, tears and happiness. If I could I’d like to time travel to Meiji era and watch silently the lives of the Japanese at that time. I want to see Samurai and Geisha tachi~
Japanese art, fashion and everything else in between, I admit a really love cute things. I cannot resist them, they are calling for me and I think when you visit Japan you will go deaf because there is too much kawaiiness! FUWAAAA~ *dies in the corner coz of kawaiiness* I love how Japanese seem really fashionable even if they just wear something that they hurriedly grab off the closet, maybe it just becomes in grained as they grow up to be fashionable (not saying that everyone is (haven’t gone to Japan yet) but most of the Japanese I saw that is).
*drinks Green Tea* Ahh~ Ghibli Animation! Kyoto! Osaka! Tokyo! Hokkaido! Digimon *digimon kid here*! AKIHABARA!
I can go on and on and on talking but I know there are so much that you have to read, looking at how the scroll bar is getting shoter! <3 <3 <3 Like what I have said before! Kaila, do continue to write! <3 <3 <3 Congratulations on your new endeavors! <3 <3 <3 Banzai!! <3

Alanis says:
August 9th, 2012 @ 4:56 am

Name: Alanis
Email: alanis_avenilla@yahoo.com.ph
Website/Tumblr: http://alanisavenilla.tumblr.com/
What do you love most about Japan?

Japan is a creative country from anime to fashion to technology and all sort! But mostly, I love how they could freely express their artistry~ Most Japanese people aren’t afraid of what people would think about them. They’re not afraid to try. And that’s why I love their sense of fahion. It’s very kawaii and random most of the time =))) It’s like they can incorporate anything to it..

Ever since, I’ve been a really big addict to anything :3 And so.. I’d really love to go their someday hihi
I also love their culture and how they act. Japan is a place where I can find most of the stuff that would amaze. Ever since I was young I’ve been really amazed by anime and japanese fashion. I’ve also attended a couple of cosplay events hoping to be an anime character for a day :) I’m overjoyed to see others create theses amazing cartoons~ I love how Japanese people are cute without even trying :3 I’d also definitely love the place~ and cherry blossoms hahaha

Of course I love my country, the Philippines.. but another country I adore so much is Japan~

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