4 Beaches Close to Tokyo for a Summer Day Trip to the Sea
Summer is here and as usual, Tokyo is going to be sweltering hot. It’s time to escape it all and relax by the sea. Problem…
Famous Manga Artists, Illustrators Support West Japan Flood Victims With Their Art
As the survivors of the West Japan Flood are still struggling to recover from water and landslide damage and mourning the loss of their loved…
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Interview With Touko Nakamura, Japan’s Cutest Anime Song DJ [Video]
Touko Nakamura Is Performing This Weekend at Re:animation 12, Japan’s Largest Outdoor Anime Song, Techno and House Music Festival We had the pleasure of interviewing…
Japan’s Most Beautiful Calligrapher Demonstrates Writing The Most Difficult Kanji
Bisen Aoyagi At 28, the beautiful master calligrapher Bisen Aoyagi has already made a name for herself, having exhibited at numerous galleries, performed live calligraphy…
Artist Beautifully Combines Japanese “Spiritual Birds” And Trees To Illustrate The Four Seasons
One of the minor but common grievances you’ll find among expatriates in Japan is a disdain for being asked “Does your country have four seasons?”…
4 Reasons You Should Be Jealous of Japanese McDonalds’ Adventurous Offerings
Japan really know how to take something and make it their own, evidenced by the range of awesome, jealousy-inducing menu items found in McDonald’s Japan….
Japanese Artist Makes Stunning Stained Glass Origami Cranes
In Japan, cranes are seen as mystical creatures, symbols of luck and longevity. They have a fabled life span of 1000 years, and for this…
Dinosaur Treats Inside Japan’s Jurassic World Cafe
To commemorate the release of the new movie, Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom, the Guest Cafe in Ikebukuro’s Parco have gone full prehistoric. For a limited…
Organizations Accepting Donations To Western Japan Flood and Landslide Relief
Western Japan Flood and Landslide Disaster Western Japan is still reeling from the impact of the worst flooding in 36 years, as a result of…
Tokyo’s Dessert-Go-Round Café Shows Conveyor Belts Aren’t Just for Sushi
When you just can’t decide what you want off the menu, Kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi) created a novel way to solve that problem. The various…
Never Eat Alone With This Virtual YouTuber’s Anime Girl Dining Experience
Japanese virtual YouTuber offers up a home-cooked dinner made by an anime girl. There’s no question that virtual YouTubers make for a booming industry and…
Meet Noname-chan, Psychedelic Costume Character and Aspiring Fashion Model
Noname-chan (pronounced “no-na-mé-chan”) is a costumed character with a psychedelic fashion sense, beautifully sparkling eyes and a passion for fashion and music. Produced by miyako,…
Japanese Illustrator Applies Different Styles Of Popular Anime To Disney Princesses
Japanese illustrator re-imagines Disney Princesses using different anime art styles. Whether it’s turning fast food chain mascots into anime characters or drawing Japanese Kit-Kat flavors…
Japanese Fruit Carver Shows Off Unbelievably Intricate Work
Growing up you were probably told not to play with your food, but your parents could probably forgive you if you produced masterpieces like this….
Terrifyingly Realistic Felt Cat Roomba And Cat Monorail Are Ready To Purr Into Your Nightmares
The Japanese corner of Twitter has quite the share of talented “wool felt artists”, with creations that range from adorably realistic shiba inu and corgis…