Creating Digital Rain, One Drop at a Time
Extraordinary designer Yugo Nakamura 'makes it rain' in this unique video, a digital effort to explain where the sound of rain comes from.
20 Japanese Words for Rain, in Art Form
How would you depict 'autumn rain' in a bottle? How about 'sudden rainfall'? Check out this design troupe's dioramas creating snapshots of 20 Japanese words for rain!
How to Hatch an Egg Without Its Shell
While it doesn’t answer the age-old question of which came first, this high school class experiment is a pretty amazing one nonetheless.
An Industrial Warehouse Converted to a Café
You don't have to be in a populated center to find a third-wave coffee shop—and this one might be worth the trip for the decor alone.
New Homes for Hermit Crabs
It seems hermit crabs are always short of shells. A Japanese real estate listing company decided to step in and find a model solution.
Merging Traditional Technique & Modern Imagery
Get to know Keisuke Yamaguchi, an artist who recreates 'ema' paintings for Shinto shrines, as well as creating his own stunning works inherently connected to the ancient concepts of Shintoism.
Odaiba's Robot Revolution—on an iPhone!
Check out some of the funky stuff on display at the iREX International Robot Exhibition, all set to a funky beat!
Hydroponic Greens Grown Under the Tokyo Metro
Tokyo's elevated train spaces might be shaded from the sun, dreary and have most often been turned into bicycle and car parking, but surprisingly, where the sun doesn’t shine turns out to be an ideal setting for a garden.
