New Mini Kotatsu For Cats Gives Kitties Warm Winter Refuge
One of the simplest but most comforting winter traditions in Japan is parking yourself under the cozy warmth of a kotatsu. A kotatsu is a…
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One of the simplest but most comforting winter traditions in Japan is parking yourself under the cozy warmth of a kotatsu. A kotatsu is a…
Thanks to Bandai’s “sweets division”, a series of wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets) called “Tabemasu” has made almost too-cute-to-eat desserts modeled after popular Japanese characters such…
Realistic oyster bags and impossibly happy quokka pouches are just some of the cuddly carry buddies we’ve seen filling out the ranks of Japanese online…
Earlier this year, when Japan’s Finance Ministry announced new official designs for the 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000-yen bills, illustrator and manga artist created an alternative…
Earlier this year, when Japan’s Finance Ministry announced new official designs for the 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000-yen bills, Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and shiba inu…
The ranks of Japanese online retailer Felissimo’s YOU+MORE! series (a play on the pronunciation of “humor” in Japanese) keeps expanding with adorably quirky goods, whether…
When browsing the catalog of items available at Japanese oddity shop Village Vanguard, you’ll notice that there seems to be a theme of turning everyday…
For animal lovers and tea fans, their may be no better tea time than one with any of Ocean Teabag’s clever combinations of animals and…
Kitan Club’s run of cute and quirky capsule toys never seems to stop, dispensing Japanese food ticket machines, Pokemon cat hats, and even Scottish Fold…
In the past few years, you have heard of the seemingly eternal, but adorable conflict a lone security guard at the Onomichi City Museum of…
Have you ever been soothed by the sight of a napping cat when strolling around outside? Japanese design brand Ash Koncent is embracing that concept…
Hamtaro Originally serialized in Shogakukan’s girls’ manga magazine “Ciao,” Tottoko Hamutaro (or Hamtaro in English), Ritsuko Kawai’s series about a hamster called Hamtaro and his…
Shiba inu are as cute as they come, but their miniature counterparts mame shiba inu (“Mame Shiba Inu” means “Bean Shiba Inu” in Japanese, a…
Japan has so many differently themed cat cafes, there’s bound to be one that pleases any cat lover. It’s when the kitty staff is off…
Shiba inu often sport a pretty stoic and thoughtful look, but at times they can become comically animated–as seen with the famously stubborn shiba celebrity…