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Japanese Village Pays Homage To Western And Eastern Art History Through Rice Field Art

August 17, 2022 by Japan Informer

Since 1993, the Japanese Inakadate village has turned its rice fields into artworks. By tapping into their heritage as a region for farming, they produce stunning rice paddy art by planting various kinds of rice with intricate designs. The current project features two iconic female portraits from Eastern and Western art history. On one side is the famous Mona Lisa painted by … [Read more...] about Japanese Village Pays Homage To Western And Eastern Art History Through Rice Field Art

Japanese Cat Owners Turn IKEA Doll Beds Into Adorable Cat Beds

Some clever Japanese cat owners have re-purposed a simple but popular doll bed from IKEA, turning it into an adorable bed for their cats and other pets. The $20 Duktig is officially a toy bed for children’s dolls, but it also seems to have become IKEA’s first foray into the pet furniture market. Incidentally, the […]

6 Most Beautiful Zen Rock Gardens In Kyoto

Many people go to Kyoto to see the ancient temples or for the spring blooms of sakura (cherry blossoms), but Kyoto’s old-fashioned rock gardens are unavoidable. The absence of flowers doesn’t only decide the beauty; the intentional placement of stones and the minimal designs in the sand, which include pebbles that look like waves, are […]

5 safest cities for women in the world

Women are the ones who are most troubled by safety before going anywhere. Many news are heard where woman are raped, become the victim of violence, murder and kidnapping in the cities in day light. But there are some cities and countries in the world where there is full preparation of safety and female tourists […]

People In Japan Are Cooking Food On Their Cars!

While many of us are sitting there and complaining about the summer heat, people in Japan, as always, have decided to take matters into their own hands! In case you don’t know, summers in Japan are crazy HOT! Though the temperatures vary around the country and are usually over 30 °C (86 °F), sometimes they […]

700-Year-Old Lost Japanese Katana Was Found In Australia

Etchu Norishige was Japan’s most famous swordsmith in the 14th Century. Norishige’s Forge was located in Nei, Toyama Prefecture. From there, he supplied the finest quality katana to the warriors of Japan’s Kamakura period.Norishige’s most impressive weapons were made with great skill, and they lasted for centuries. Shimazu Norioki was the 27th samurai Lord of […]

Around 30 Endangered Sea Turtles Found Stabbed In Kumejima Island Beach

A Southern beach in Japan had a horrifying scene the previous month. The whole beach was covered with around 30 or so endangered turtles, all bleeding from their stab wounds. Locals discovered the green sea turtles on the brink of death on Kumejima Island beaches in the southern prefecture of Okinawa. Most of the turtles […]

JAPAN CREATE THE INTELLIGENCE TOILET, WHICH CAN SCAN FOR HUMAN DISEASE (VIDEO)

Japanese company has developed a new type of toilet that called Flowsky which will act as a doctor at your home with technology which can measure your urine indicates that you are at risk for health. Toilet equipped with technology to measure health through urination is made by the original equipment toilet manufacturer of the […]

Students And Workers Can Now Finally Enter Japan!

Japan officially opened its doors to foreigners on the 8th of November. Thousands of workers and students who were not able to come into Japan for several months were waiting impatiently for this announcement. The government has eased restrictions on entry in the wake of cases of coronavirus within Japan continuing to fall. The daily […]

Ferrari Designer Launches World’s Most Luxurious Sleeper Train in Japan

Public transit meets luxury transport in this elegant and open train design with rich interiors as well as copious windows for viewing the passing landscape. The champagne-colored Shiki-Shima sleeper boasts aesthetics by Ken Kiyoyuki Okuyama, the automotive designer behind the Ferrari Enzo as well as Maserati Quattroporte. Inside, branching window frames are meant to conjure […]

Japanese Stray Cat Who Tried To Get Into A Museum For 2 Years Finally Found A Home

A couple of years back, an incident involving two cats trying to get into a museum had gone viral on the internet. This event took place at Onomichi City Museum of Art, located in Hiroshima prefecture in Japan. Since 2016, their jokes have caught the attention of people across the globe. The cats have been […]