Honda releases bike from Makoto Shinkai’s “Weathering With You” in Japan
Makoto Shinkai followed up his record-breaking anime film “Your Name” with the visually stunning “Weathering with You” last year. In the film one of the…
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Japanese carpenter crafts beautiful bookcase replica of “Tanjiro’s box” from Demon Slayer
Nezuko is a favorite character of many fans of hit anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, but not many would envy her mode transportation. During…
New Japanese cakes served up in whole melons, oranges, and pineapples for fruity dessert
If you’re a fan of Japanese bakeries, it’s very probable that you’ve encountered “Melon Bread” (melon pan), a sweet bun that features shape and texture…
Bride performs Japanese sword drawing technique at wedding out of love for Touken Ranbu
Currently on Japanese Twitter, there is a trending hashtag of “＃あなたの狂った体験を聞かせて” (Tell us about a crazy experience you had). Let us introduce Ayaomi Hogi’s (@hogiayaomi)…
Animal Crossing player brilliantly retells Spirited Away scene-by-scene
Whether it’s because of so many people staying at home these days or simply the inventive nature of the game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players…
Illustrator chronicles Animal Crossing adventures as authentic explorer with incredible notebook
Part of the charm behind the seemingly unending popularity of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the ability to customize your daily routine and island to…
Make breakfast easy with Japan’s Arabic Yamato honey glue sticks
If you’ve spent any amount of time in a Japanese office or school, you’ve likely seen bottles of Arabic Yamato. Arabic Yamato is a quick-drying…
Japanese papercraft artist creates amazing Gundam masks
Japanese papercraft artist Tomowo (@tomowo_PS2) has been turning cardboard into finely detailed and high quality masks of iconic designs from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Star Wars,…
Japanese photographer turns their closet into charming work-from-home space
Like many around the world, Japanese photographer Takuya Nishimura (@takchaso) is currently following stay-and-work-at-home protocol as a countermeasure against the novel coronavirus. Nishimura is well…
Bandai’s new Neon Genesis Evangelion Tamagotchis let you raise adorable Angels as pets
Throughout the years, iconic anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion has been be involved in a number of crossovers and collaborations, including canned coffee, 90’s grunge…
Japanese artist’s stunning photograph-esque illustrations look like a charming anime
It’s hard to look at the illustrations of Kouki Ikegami (@winter_parasol) and not feel as if you’re looking at the concept art for a gorgeous…
Japanese illustrator stuns internet with dramatic two year growth in artistic skill
One look at self-taught Japanese illustrator Toma-to’s (@idoukunn) artwork will have you convinced that the talented artist has been tapping into a natural talent for…
Stop motion artist’s amazing video shows how anime and game figures deal with stay home orders
Winner of an ADC Young Guns 17 award, Kenta Shinohara (@shinohara_kenta) is a truly talented stop motion animator. The creator is known for bringing the…
Japanese artist’s impossibly realistic squid drawings have incredible detail
Japanese artist creates stunningly realistic pen and pencil illustrations Talented illustrator Yuuki Tokuda is well known not only on Twitter and Instagram for his original…
Japanese paper artist turns box of sweets into Studio Ghibli-esque squirrel run bakery
If you’re not familiar with talented papercraft artist and Japanese university student Haruki (@02ESyRaez4VhR2l) by name, you may have seen his numerous celebrated works floating…