Inside the igloo festival, or kamakura matsuri, in northern Japan.

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Thank you for supporting PingMag’s first book, “The Japanese Home”, on indiegogo. The campaign period has now ended and contributions have been closed.

We are right now putting together plans for th…

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What gives Japanese kimonos their luxurious appeal? Pure silk, which is also used to make strings for the shamisen, as a canvas for Japanese paintings, and these days is even being applied in medicin…

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The Mother Book is a pregnancy diary that mirrors the 40 weeks that a mother typically spends nurturing their babies inside their womb. The elaborately designed, handcrafted book consists of 40 pag…

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the new Tokyo headquarters of architectural firm Suppose Design Office

At the age of 26 Makoto Tanijiri founded Suppose Design Office in his hometown of Hiroshima. Over the past 15 years he’s des…

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Sankaku Complex offers total coverage of anime, manga, games, doujinshi, cosplay, seiyuu, idols, along with galleries, videos, and image sharing. If you are new to the site, feel free to browse the o…

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“Tone Scape 01? (cropped). 530x193mm, edition 5, Film Based Photography. Photos courtesy YOD Gallery | click to enlarge

The Kyoto-based photographer Hideki Kuwajima doesn’t carry around his camer…

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Japan is a country of creativity, expressed within a wide spectrum of forms. Themed Restaurants are one of the highlights in Tokyo. Not only do you get to enjoy delectable Japanese cuisines, you will…

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The clock struck 5-it was officially time to head home and call it a day at the office. Yet no one was leaving. Japanese companies worry about local staff pressing legal charges for unpaid overtime i…

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This article is a great read! An anime called "Himouto! Umaru-chan" parodied a popular retail store called 'Animate' and retitled it to 'Anumate'. For a limited time only, two stores of thi…

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