MANGA ⇔ TOKYO: Exhibition Shows Your Favorite Pop Culture Scenes in the Metropolis
Arielle Busetto, JAPAN Forward Have you ever watched a film and become so entrenched in the story that you wanted to visit the locations featured…
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Japanese group designs “peanut earphones” and other clever food-inspired products
You may remember Supermarket Kakamu, a Japanese web media focused on dreaming up hypothetical quirky and fun food-related products, for stealing the show at a…
Takashi Murakami: Japan’s coolest artist on kawaii culture
Takashi Murakami is one of Japan’s best-known modern artists. In 2008, he was named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People’, the only visual…
Japanese photographer’s viral photo reveals the “dark side” of wedding photography
You see then elegantly framed and proudly displayed in people’s homes. Wedding photos. Images that crystalize the happiest moment of life, to be preserved and…
Profile of Yoshitomo Nara, Japan’s most expensive living artist
In October 2019, the painting “Knife Behind Back” was sold by Sotheby’s auctioneers for US$25 million, making Yoshitomo Nara the most expensive living Japanese artist….
Japanese painter Yoshiyasu Tamura releases fabulous art book ICON-TACT
About Yoshiyasu Tamura Yoshiyasu Tamura 田村吉康 is a painter, manga artist and illustrator who has made a name for himself around the world. He is…
Japanese traditional wagashi sweets chef fashions colorful, lifelike birds, fish and more
At first glance, just looking at the Twitter account of Kurokazu 黒和 (@kurokazu_45), with his fish-themed banner image and his profile picture showing him on…
Illustrator turns animals into epic and gorgeous Japanese folklore beasts
Japanese illustrator Tobihachi (@tonbippo08) has an amazing talent for taking animals and transforming them into incredibly expressive characters such as warriors and nobles, even with…
Hint Mints get gorgeous Japanese woodblock prints on new elegant tins
Dating back to the 1600’s and covering a wide variety of topics including folklore heroes, kabuki actors, beautiful landscapes, and even erotica in gorgeous illustration,…
Sneaker artist turns Japanese snack packaging into awesome vintage footwear
Japanese snacks, whether they be sweets, crackers, or instant ramen, are known for their wide variety of delicious flavors, but also feature many colorful packaging…
This hobbyist’s mind-blowing models look exactly like anime stills
Japanese Twitter user and modeling enthusiast annkoromoti (@ufjmFR0BF7t5Jq7) crafts and paints many plastic models, particularly those from Mobile Suit Gundam and Macross. However, where the…
Where to buy Yukata in Japan for an affordable price?
Delicious watermelon, people in yukata dancing Bon Odori, impressive fireworks at night, dozens of flavors of kakigoori (shaved ice), cicadas’ sound, nagashi soumen; all are…
Vape like a famous Japanese courtesan heroine with a fancy Kiseru pipe E-Cigarette
As vaping and E-cigarettes continue to become more popular in Japan, more and more manufacturers are modeling their products after target=”_blank”>kiseru–traditional pipes used to smoke…
The Ancient Japanese Art of Death Poems is Incredibly Spiritual and Inspiring
In Japan, there is a traditional poem known as 辞世, jisei, or death poem. With origins in Zen Buddhism, such poems are written by authors,…
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Piercing pens and buggy polka dots: manga examines the phobias that people have [manga]
Other than a fear of hard work, I have no phobias. Nevertheless, I grew up with my mother and older sister, both of whom have…