Mikiya Kobayashi Gives Kutani Porcelain a Modern Twist
Photo? by Yosuke Owashi courtesy Mikiya Kobayashi | click to enlarge Kutani porcelain dates back to the mid-1600s and is one of the backbones of Japanese pottery. Th…
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Japanese Researchers Create Interactive Aerial Holograms Using Femtosecond Lasers
A consortium of Japanese researchers recently unveiled a project that utilized femtosecond lasers. I had no idea what that meant, but it sounded cool, so I read on. The project, dubbed “F…
The Japanese City Hall that Attracts More Visitors Than Amusement Parks
If you have plans to visit a City Hall you’re definitely not bragging to your friends about it. City Halls are stuffy places, with suits and paperwork. It’s where we go to change our addr…
Four artists collaborate to create the world’s smallest bento that fits inside a watch
the 4 artists tasked with creating the world’s smallest bento Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A watchmaker, a surgeon, a chef and a diorama artist are sitting ar…
Boo! Skull Shaped Japanese Sugar Designed by Nobumasa Takahashi
These black and white sugar skulls are made from Wasanbon (???), a fine-grained premium Japanese sugar, traditionally made in the Shikoku prefectures of Tokushima and Kagawa. …
Sweet Dreams for Bibliophiles: Tokyo Is Getting a Bookshop Hotel
Tokyo is finally getting a bookshop where you can fall asleep in without being scolded. In September of 2015 book nerd dreams of falling asleep in bookshops will come true with the openin…
A New Preschool in Japan Designed to Accumulate Large Puddles When it Rains
the courtyard of the new Dai-Ichi Preschool in Kumamoto | photos courtesy Hibino Sekkei What is it about puddles of water that makes kids want to jump right into the…
Designing Early Education: The Architectural Work of Youji no Shiro
some recent examples of early education facilities designed by Youji no Shiro | click to enlarge If you wanted great sushi you wouldn’t go to a diner, right? You would go…
Sponsor // Buy from Japan Quick and Easy with White Rabbit Express
It’s 2am. I’m burning the candle at both ends again trying to buy another must-have product from Japan. It’s a limited edition, Japan-only, 50th anniversary Casio calculator. Wi…
Art Installed on the Streets of Japan by Spanish Artist Pejac
“Everyone is an artist” (2015). Kawasaki City, Kanagawa During the month of June, 2015 Spanish street artist Pejac was traveling through Asia installing whimsical, captiv…