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…

Japanese Animal Crossing player てと Teto (@Doremi_No1) is incredibly talented when it comes to designing beautiful and intricate rooms and worlds in the international hit…

The talented and inventive Japanese illustrator かねろ Kanero specializes in obake お化け. Obake is often translated as “ghost” or “monster,” but it is written with…

Japanese clay model maker Nendoyorishin (Twitter, YouTube) has a true talent for crafting super realistic Pokémon figures that look like they’ve been teleported right out…

Interview Series: “Words that changed my life” In this series, we interview leading figures in the fields of manga, anime, music, acting, voice acting, cosplay,…

We’ve seen birds get quite intrigued by figures that resemble them and treat them just like their own feathered friends, but Sonny, a silver java…

One of the main attractions of Japan’s newly opened Kobe Port Museum (located in Kobe, of course) is its theatrical aquarium Aquarium x Art átoa….

It is not uncommon for Japanese school children to carry a “bouhan buzzer”, or a personal safety and security buzzer among their school supplies. The…

Husband and wife icing cookie artist duo WHIP SUGAR (@YuicihiroG) have been sharing their homemade icing cookies on Twitter and YouTube for some time now….

Some of our grape Japan readers will remember the realistic 3D cat that suddenly appeared on a new 3D digital billboard in Tokyo’s busy Shinjuku…

Japanese artist Gaku (@gaku_carving) has been impressing many lately with their beautiful works made using the craft of Thai fruit carving. Gaku usually takes their…

Award-winning Japanese patissier Ryusei is a master in marzipan who creates adorable story-like vignettes in three-dimensional form atop cakes and sweets. Brimming with joy and…

Starting on December 22nd 2021, you’ll be seeing a very special toy in Japanese capsule dispensers nationwide. Introducing the てんぷら妖怪 “Tempura Yōkai” mascot figure series…

Japanese capsule toy (gacha) machines are filled with just about everything you can think of. The niche categories of these toys can be so particular–Lovecraftian…

Dashi 出汁 is one of the most essential elements of Japanese cuisine. It’s a family of stocks forming the base of everything from miso soup,…