BEASTARS teams up with fashion brand Right-On in limited time T-shirt collaboration
Since it’s manga debut in 2016, and the following release as an anime series in 2019, Paru Itagaki’s ‘BEASTARS’ has had fans across the world…
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Join the Odakyu fan club and collect all 70 Odakyu Railway ‘Eki Stamps
With their series of Romancecar Limited Express trains that connect central Tokyo with Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town and Hakone, the Odakyu Electric Railway company…
Traditional Japanese doll maker introduces elegant fabric-lined wooden Eevee doll
Whilst you’ve probably heard of hina dolls, kokeshi dolls and daruma dolls, you may be unfamiliar with kimekomi dolls. Also known as wood and cloth…
Ensuring a future for traditional culture and arts – Art & Culture Studio Kotonoha
One of the biggest effects of COVID-19 is the impact that it has had on the entertainment industry. More than 70% of jobs in the…
Japanese stationery maker releases edible memo note pads with food ink pen for secret snacks
While Japan offers loads of awesome stationery such as erasers that slowly turn into Mt.Fuji with every mistake you make and premium ballpoint pens inspired…
Limited edition skull tea recreates 300-year-old techniques to celebrate famous Japanese painter and monk duo
Recent years have seen a number of makers push creative efforts to revitalize the popularity of tea culture in Japan, with a morning reusable bottle…
Exploring the mysteries of “The Tsubaki Forest,” a short film by Jeremy Rubier
From The Tsubaki Forest, reproduced with permission from Jeremy Rubier “The Tsubaki Forest” is a new short film by the talented Jeremy Rubier, a French-born director,…
Photographer captures breathtaking shots of shrine in a swirling sea of fireflies
Early summer is the season for fireflies in Japan. The sight of fireflies floating in the air with their soft lights in the dark is…
Photographer perfectly times magical shot of nighttime airport
“Night on the Galactic Railroad” is one of the popular fictional novels written by Kenji Miyazawa. A loner boy, Giovanni, travels on the Galactic railroad…
Classic manga and anime Kimagure Orange Road gets perfume featuring art by manga artist Izumi Matsumoto
In the ‘80s and ‘90s, Izumi Matsumoto’s popular manga “Kimagure Orange Road” was among one of the best-selling Love Comedy manga stories portraying love-triangle between…
Ai no Bana – VOCE sums up 20 years of interviews with photographer Araki Nobuyoshi
For more than 20 years, Japanese photographer and contemporary artist Nobuyoshi Araki, known throughout the art world as simply ‘Araki’ (アラーキー), has been part of…
The street art scene in Tokyo
Mention street art in Tokyo, and anyone familiar with the city will wonder what you’re talking about. Sharp eyed observers might have spotted a few…
DESIGNART TOKYO comes back with a new Theme in October 2021
DESIGN ART TOKYO is an event organized by DESIGNART, a management and planning company in Japan that has as goal sharing the grandeur of all kinds of art…
Bubbly cat and bunny duo glasses turn your beverages into adorable drinking companions
You may remember the popular bubbly shiba inu and penguin glasses made by Goodglas, which use handmade blown double glass walls to turn your beverage…
The Hokusai Museum in Obuse: worthy tribute to “the old man who was mad about painting”
Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎, 1760-1849), better known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He is best known for his woodblock…