Astro Boy Meets the Rinpa School of Painting
The classic anime characters by Osamu Tezuka that gave birth to modern anime come to life in this exhibit thanks to breathtaking backgrounds provided by the traditional Japanese painting school, Rinpa.
No Trees, No Kiyomizu-dera
What are the three most notable woody materials used in the construction of Kiyomizu-dera?
The Most Expensive Fukubukuro Bags
How much would you be willing to spend on a New Year's grab bag?
Finally, a Vending Machine You Can Talk To
Trying to figure out what a drink is on a Japanese vending machine is kind of like a guessing game if you don't read kanji. Luckily, there's one vending machine that's looking out for consumers.
'Tis the Season of Giving
One restaurant in Hokkaido decided that the giving season should continue all year round—so it devised a unique payment system to make giving a little easier.
Tokyo’s New Olympic Stadium Design Revealed
Architect Kengo Kuma's design is a marriage of wood and forestry, incorporating the surrounding trees of Jingu Shrine to create a stadium of wood and greenery.
Awesome New Year's Paddles from Saitama
These may be the best "hanetsuki" paddles of all time!
Anatomy of a Traditional Fan
As a necessity amid the heat and humidity of the Japanese summer, the Boshu uchiwa, or Japanese fan, is Chiba Prefecture’s one and only government-designated traditional craft.
