Accomplishments of the Tomioka High School Dance Club If the name Tomioka High School Dance Club doesn’t ring a bell, you may know them as…

Travelers often rave about the creative seasonal Frappuccinos available exclusively at Starbucks Japan, it becomes easy to overlook the nostalgic charm of traditional old-fashioned Japanese…

If you’re a fan of manga, anime or Japanese TV dramas, then you may have seen depictions of school-provided lunches in a Japanese school. However,…

Fan-made anime trailers putting a spin on classic titles, such as re-imagining My Neighbor Totoro as a gruesome horror film, aren’t exactly a new phenomenon,…

Pixel artist, designer, DJ and track maker Motocross Saito creates memorable GIF animations in a retro style, channeling ’80s and ’90s culture and music, with…

Japanese freelance concept artist E wo kaku Peter has a unique flair for imagining technologies future and past paired together in realistic illustrations. His clear…

You might be familiar with the creative designs of Japanese brand Mocolle, a name which mixes the Japanese word for “fantasy” (mousou) with “collection” for…

Hakone, Yokohama, Kamakura and Enoshima Island are some of the common day-trips which typically get mentioned in tourist guides and travel sites. However, since these…

The original Tamagotchi was a small, round handheld device on a keychain. 90s kids will fondly remember having one or more dangling off their book…

There are so many ways of accessorizing your smartphone these days, and Japan has seen its share of cute and creative options. For example, there…

The retro Nintendo Entertainment System might not be as popular and coveted as it was when it first came out in the 1980s, but that…

While they might not all be that way, you may be aware at how Japanese advertisements can be a bombastic assault on the senses, sometimes….

Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece “Princess Mononoke” has been re-imagined in the style of an old school 8-bit style action adventure! The charm of…