Customizable Mother’s Day animal bouquets are the perfect gift for pet-loving moms
My Peridot is a Japanese flower shop that puts an undeniably cute spin on flower arrangements. They specialize in making boxed flower gifts and bouquets…
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Crayon Shin-chan figurines are as mischievous as the iconic anime character himself
30 years after its initial publication, Crayon Shin-chan is still undoubtedly popular—spawning volumes of manga, over a thousand anime episodes, and even video games and…
Smiling egg in a bowl of ramen sets 311,000 Twitter users laughing
“I got a Line message from my father…” So began a Twitter post from はるかごんё (Harukagonё) (@harukagon514), whose dad had just sent her these pictures…
Cats and culture come together in new Japanese green tea bag designs
Cat lovers now have an extra reason to enjoy their tea breaks. A Japanese tea manufacturing company recently released Japan Cat Cafe, a brand of…
Players make charming retro Showa era Japan islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Japan’s Showa period ran from 1926-1989, and while it’s often viewed with the historic context that focuses on the post-World War II hardship and the…
Sumikko Gurashi convenience store sweets return with shirokuma milk mochi cakes
Sumikko Gurashi (“living in the corner” or “corner living”) is a popular Japanese series that features a cast of cute mascot-esque characters set in a…
Exquisite Japanese jellyfish umbrellas will turn your rainy skies into an ocean view
From the traditional to the modern, we have introduced many unique and attractive umbrellas here at grape Japan. We’ve seen colorful umbrellas and plastic umbrellas…
Alternative shiba inu and kitty Japanese banknote designs turned into T-shirts
Last year, when Japan’s Finance Ministry announced new designs for yen banknotes partly as an anti-counterfeiting measure, Japanese illustrator and manga artist Ponkichi jokingly suggested…
Realistic Japanese fake food samples are actually working candles
Detailed and realistic food samples displayed outside restaurants certainly count as one of the more memorable visual delights of many a trip to Japan. You…
Join the fight against coronavirus with this Amabie camera effect
It seems Japan just can’t get enough of Amabie these days. Japan’s unofficial “mascot” in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, the half-man half-fish…
Giant Miffy the rabbit doll creates hilarious laundry chaos
If you’re no familiar with Miffy, she’s a Dutch white rabbit storybook and cartoon character that’s gained a lot of popularity and merchandise in Japan…
Japan’s anti-plague demon turned into pandemic-fighting rice cracker
Amabie is a fish an humanoid hybrid yokai (a spirit or demon of Japanese folklore) that has seen a very timely resurgence in popularity these…
Japan’s popular dessert rice ball cakes return with online order and new sakura flavor
OMUSUBI Cake are a sweet spin on Japanese onigiri, or rice balls. The cake version of the traditional Japanese snack replaces the usual seaweed wrapping…
Japanese “randoseru” schoolbags given an adult makeover in Kyoto style
Japan’s school utility bag Anyone who has lived in Japan or even visited for a while has probably seen young children going to school, all…
Pets’ Disobedience Leads to Surprising Revelation
Known for works like さばげぶっ (Survival Game Club!) and 猫色保健室 (Cat Colored Infirmary), Japanese manga artist Hidekichi Matsumoto has been posting her most recent series…