Mosquito coils, known as katori senkō 蚊取り線香 (literally “mosquito-removing incense”) in Japanese, are an unmistakable part of the iconography of summer in Japan. For many…

Normally it wouldn’t be a giant surprise for accomplished animation director Yoshitomo Yonetani (@yonetanikantoku) to impress with his artwork, as hits like King of Braves…

Art museum teamLab Planets Tokyo DMM is celebrating the three year of their milestone since opening Tokyo. This summer, they are holding a new orchid…

When it comes to wagyu, Omi beef (Omigyu) is considered part of the high quality meat trinity in Japan, alongside Kobe beef and Matsusaka beef….

Japanese tech entertainment label HYTEK has launched the STREET ART LINE PROJECT to “create new paths” for the visually impaired through the power of art….

Everybody has drawn on a school blackboard before with a piece of chalk, but not everybody has made something as impressive as this: In January…

Tatami (畳) has been used in Japan from as early as the classical Nara period (710-794). They were traditionally made using rice straw, but in…

Of all traditional Japanese dishes, sushi is often thought of as being the country’s most emblematic cuisine. Aside from being perhaps Japan’s most popular foodie…

“A self-portrait I drew the day after the first time I was yelled at by a customer at my convenience store part time job.” CateShimizu…

Although bicycle theft is on the decline in Japan (for example, in Tokyo, the number of total reported thefts dropped from 51,094 in 2015 to…

Japanese Twitter user and illustrator Yukimon (@Yuki112071) writes in their profile that they are currently studying to pursue a career as a background artist. For…

Do you believe in the tiny people? You know, the ones who live secretly in walls and occasionally “borrow” stuff from us big people. The…

Japanese illustrator Shida (@shida_7) has a talent for dark and thought-provoking artwork that has just enough detail combined with an air of mystery that invites…

Get your creativity flowing this September with this special online ‘POSCA Paint Party’. Limited to just 100 lucky participants, the POSCA Paint Party will be…

Very few Pokémon can challenge the popularity of Pikachu, but with its own lingerie set and army of dancers at the famous Pikachu Outbreak parade…