DESIGN

Want to add a bit of character to your home-baked breads? Try out these 'irasuto-pan' recipes and create cuteness from crust to core.

Shuttered in 1945, the Kamakura Bank's legacy lived on as the building miraculously survived the war, as well Japan’s penchant for scrapping and building. And now, it's serving up drinks along with history.

From the shoes to the laces, along with shoehorns and bottles of polish, everything in this range is made from sweet chocolate.

One skilled Japanese artist creates intricate cut-paper origami cranes that are so finely detailed, you'll have to see it to believe it.

This map of the world, which shows the globe more accurately as it is in 2016, just won Japan’s prestigious Design Award.

Beautifully adorned tins featuring some of the studio’s beloved anime characters are being made for a limited time.

Inspired by her encounter with a rhino in Africa, artist Chie Hitotsuyama creates amazingly lifelike sculptures of animals—out of newspaper!

Once again, Japan’s ¥100 shops prove that they're truly on the next level.