Make Java finch candles, other cute crafts out of familiar items with Japanese DIY artist’s videos
DIY craft artist かっぱ Kappa introduces cute little things made from familiar materials on her YouTube channel. In her videos, she shows you how to…
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Jolyne Cujoh’s VA Fairouz Ai reveals details on her audition, her love for Jojo, favorite scenes & more
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure saga, serialized in the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump since 1987, and in Ultra Jump since 2005,…
Miniature food artist makes surprisingly realistic tiny Japanese sweets, food, drinks and more
Japan has a long-standing reputation for achieving astonishing feats of miniaturization in mechanical devices and electronics, but it’s also an aesthetic principle found in such…
“Is No-Face a god?” Studio Ghibli answers this and over 30 other fan questions on Spirited Away
© Studio Ghibli On the evening of January 7th, 2022, Nippon Television’s weekly movie show Friday road SHOW aired Hayao Miyazaki’s famous 2001 animated film…
Weird, fictional creatures from Edo period paintings inspire a line of practical plushies
Scenes depicted in ukiyo-e paintings often conjure up images of great beauty. Whether it’s a woman luxuriously garbed in a kimono, or the tendrils of…
Japanese photographer captures a dramatic transformation that happens between two seasons
Iori Takano travels all over Japan to chase after the passage of seasons as reflected through the most stunning landscapes. With a combined Twitter and…
Dramatic images of life-sized Gundam in Japan rising up on a backdrop of dark clouds go viral
Many of those who follow pop culture news from Japan will be familiar with the life-sized Gundam, the first which actually moves, unveiled last year…
Daru-madness at Osaka’s Katsuōji Temple
Katsuō-ji itself is cloaked in the northern mountains that rise from Ōsaka’s Minō district, and it’s one of the oldest temples in Japan to discover…
We tried 7-Eleven Japan’s minced beef katsu burger to see if it would satisfy our katsu craving
Especially when you live in Japan, a hot meal of beef or chicken katsu, either with curry or just in a rice bowl, is usually…
In a fantasy come to life, a realistic sailboat kite soars above the skies of Japan
One of the traditional Japanese pastimes during New Year’s time is flying kites. It is said that people started flying kites to pray for good…
hololive production OFFICIAL SHOP now ships to the US, Canada and Mexico
Today, on January 5th, 2022, Cover Co., Ltd. announced that the hololive production OFFICIAL SHOP, the official online store of its Vtuber production agency hololive…
“Bloom Dance”: Captivating 4K flower timelapse video is Japanese artist’s 30-month labor of love
Japanese artist Yutaka Kitamura, who goes by the pseudonym GO motion (@rudesign), works mainly in design, video, and photography. One of his videos posted on…
Forgetful Japanese puts positive spin on failed attempt to grill mochi rice cakes for New Year’s
In many Japanese homes, grilled plain mochi rice cakes* are most often appreciated at New Year’s time. They can be eaten plain, dipped in soy…
Japanese paper artist creates strikingly detailed and colorful plants and creatures, miniatures
As his pseudonym 我流切紙人 Garyū Kirigami-nin (literally, “self-styled paper-cutter”) indicates, Japanese paper artist Toshiaki Kawasaki 川﨑利昭 (@garyukirigami) takes a unique approach to the art of…
This mountain hot spring town may be Japan’s most photogenic winter wonderland
Japanese musician, photographer and Twitter user あゆ Ayu (@auki999) posted a beautiful photo they took in Ginzan Onsen 銀山温泉, a hot spring resort nested in…