Sculptures

Japanese Artist Creates Unbelievable And Funny Stone Sculptures

March 9, 2022 by Japan Informer

Japanese artist Hirotoshi Ito makes dazzling humorous, fascinating, and intriguing stone sculptures. Hirotoshi creates unique elements in solid stones, like human mouths, coins, seeds, zippers, and other everyday objects. Each sculpture is so beautifully designed that we can forget that they're composed of stone, not the soft material they look like, like paper, fabric plastic, … [Read more...] about Japanese Artist Creates Unbelievable And Funny Stone Sculptures

Niigata Has Been Invaded By Huge Mythical Creatures Made From Straw!!

September 16, 2021 by Japan Informer

If you head to Niigata a right now, you'll find giant lions and eagles as well as crabs, spiders, and other animals made from leftover straw from the seasonal harvest. The monumental sculptures form part of the Wara art Festival -- wara means "rice straw" in Japanese. This event started back in 2008 and is a collaboration between local farmers and the Tokyo art … [Read more...] about Niigata Has Been Invaded By Huge Mythical Creatures Made From Straw!!

This Japanese Diver Has Been Visiting His Best Friend Fish For 25 Years Now

Hiroyuki Arakawa has been entrusted to oversee one of the Shinto religion’s shrines called torii. which is located beneath the surface of Japan’s Tateyama Bay. Over the decades, he got to know marine creatures who live around the shrine, and, most importantly, became buddies with a friendly Asian sheepshead wrasse named Yoriko. Their beautiful relationship […]

Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting A Japanese Onsen (Hot Spring)

So, you’ve decided you want to visit Japan and you want to experience all that this culturally rich country has to offer. You read about an “onsen” (Japanese hot spring) and thought “Ooohh! A Japanese spa! I must go!” First off, you’re right. You MUST go. Secondly, hold on to your britches (actually, ditch those […]

The tattooed hipsters of 18th-century Japan

Tattoos are by nature fleeting, a living art form that dies with the body which serves as its canvas. But a new book manages to pin down the Japanese practice of irezumi, or traditional tattooing, by drawing on an unlikely source: 19th-century woodblock prints. “Tattoos in Japanese Prints”, by Sarah E. Thompson, curator of Japanese […]

Top 10 Pets And Animals Cafe In Tokyo

The Best Pet Cafes in Tokyo for Animal Lover People “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. A warm puppy is a happiness.” Living in Tokyo, it’s hard to get a fix of the fluffy stuff. Pets are usually not allowed in apartments and hectic work schedules hold many prospective […]

7 YOUTUBE CHANNELS TO HELP YOU LEARN JAPANESE

Ohayogozaimasu Japanese learners! Are you using YouTube to learn Japanese? If not, why not? There are so many amazing Japanese YouTube channels out there. And with more and more videos uploaded each day, you’re guaranteed to find your perfect teacher. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced student, studying just for fun or for JLPT level […]

Japanese School Holds ‘Gender Change Day’

TOKYO| Japan’s school uniforms are typically pretty divided across gender lines, so the Fuji Hokuryo school in Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture decided to allow its students a bit of leeway with what it’s dubbed “S8x Change Day,” a play on the terms “S7x” and “Exchange.” On this special day, male and female students were allowed to […]

Almost 75% of South Koreans and Japanese Don’t Trust Each Other, According to Study

A new study has shown that a majority of Japanese and South Koreans mutually do not trust each other. Researchers from the Yomiuri Shimbun in Japan and the Hankook Ilbo in Korea found that an astounding 74% of the Japanese people are now distrustful of South Koreans, while 75% of South Koreans felt the same […]

Pepsi Flavors You Can Only Buy In Japan

As we live in an increasingly global world, it can be difficult to find cultural products that are truly unique to certain countries. Fortunately, in Japan, there are food and drinks options that cannot be found anywhere else. In terms of food, there are certainly varieties of sushi that other countries wish they possessed, but […]

Japanese Men Strap On 16-Pound Vests To Finally Understand Struggles Of Pregnancy

Pregnant women put up with a lot of things that men and women who have never been pregnant can’t possibly understand. To sympathize with pregnant women as well as working and stay-at-home moms, three Japanese governors have donned “pregnancy suits” to get a feel for what it is like to be pregnant. While […]

Kimono-Inspired Underwear Is The Perfect Addition To Your Spring Closet

Japan is never lacking in creative, unique lingerie — from cats to Evangelion, there’s always inspiration for designers out there looking to change things up. But oftentimes we forget to go back to our roots, which is exactly what Japanese lingerie site FUNTY decided to do earlier this year with their kimono-inspired underwear. Although the line of undergarments has since […]