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AnimeJapan confirms the 2023 event from March 25 to 28
The AnimeJapan convention team announced on Monday that the AnimeJapan 2023 event will be held from March 25 to 28. In-person public days will be held from March 25-26 at Tokyo Big Sight in halls 1-8 of the downtown East Tower. The working days will be carried out only online (online) on March 27 and… Read more
Hachiko – A very loyal Dog
Every day for a year, the golden Akita named Hachikō accompanied his owner, Professor Ueno, to Shibuya Station and every day he waited for the professor to return to walk home. However, one day the train came but Professor Ueno was not on it. Hachiko came back the next day, and the next, but his… Read more
A train of Dogs travels by Bullet Train to Nagano
In Japan’s bullet trains also known as “Shinkansen” , dogs generally have to travel in a cage and in a separate compartment from their owners, however efforts are being made to make pets more comfortable and owners not travel with concern for their well-being. At Tokyo’s Ueno Station, 21 canine passengers boarded the Shinkansen (bullet… Read more
The Story of the 47 Ronin – Truth or Legend?
The story of the 47 Ronin is known as one of the greatest tales of revenge in history. It represents the samurai’s loyalty to their master or leader and has been the inspiration for many works of art ever since. Legend has it that the 47 loyal retainers of feudal lord Asano were forced to… Read more
Yoshiaki Shiraishi – Inventor of “Kaitenzushi”
It took 10 years for Yoshiaki Shiraishi to develop the rotating sushi machine, better known in Japan as “Kaitenzushi”. However, an extra that its inventor was looking for was for everyone to eat delicious and cheap sushi since a typical sushi restaurant costs at least 5,000 yen (40 USD) on average per customer. He thought… Read more
Enter the world of Mangaka Jiro Taniguchi
The prolific Japanese manga artist Jiro Taniguchi , who passed away in 2017, left behind an immense body of work that continues to be admired both in his home country and abroad, detailing much of Japanese culture. In Japan, he is perhaps best known for his illustrations in Kodoku no Gourmet (“Lonesome Gourmet”), a cooking… Read more
The Miniature Life of Tanaka Tatsuya
With three million followers on Instagram, chances are you’re already familiar with Tanaka Tatsuya ‘s work. Since April 2011, Tanaka Tatsuya has been posting miniature life scenes daily. His work has a twist that makes it particularly unique in the world: with the use of everyday objects he creates very creative miniatures! Broccolis are transformed… Read more
Morioka Shoten: The Japanese Bookstore that only sells one book
If you had a bookstore that only sold one book, which one would you sell? A difficult question for those who like to read, however for the founder of this bookstore, Yoshiyuki Morioka, it is not a problem! Located in the Ginza neighborhood in Tokyo, Morioka Shoten is a unique bookstore since it sells one… Read more
Miniature Diorama So Real It Tricks Twitter
MAJIRI ( @Cityscape_Std ) from Cityscape Studio makes diorama miniatures of urban environments. The quality of his work has recently been recognized since he started posting photos of his works on Twitter. Even though you can understand that it is a miniature made by hand, it manages to confuse our perception and surprise us with… Read more
Year of the Tiger, 24 years away
This year that begins, 2022, corresponds to the year of the tiger according to the Japanese zodiac (basically the same as the Chinese zodiac), and I could not ignore the fact that 24 years ago, between 1997 and 1998, we began a year of the tiger that in many senses changed my life. On that… Read more