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New York-based artist Simon Lo creates below incredible, scaled-down versions of traditional Japanese houses full of tiny hand-crafted items. Each charming miniature is planned and hand-built with incredible attention to detail. If you only...
Designed by Japanese company Triad whose main business line is to produce architectural models, the Omoshiro Blocks (loosely translated as ‘fun block’) feature various notable architectural in Japan such as Kyoto’s Kiyomizudera Temple, Tokyo’s...
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by Vivian · Published November 13, 2017 · Last modified March 9, 2018
KitKats were introduced to Japan in 1973 and in 2014, it has been he top-selling confection in the country. Why? The reason is quite simple – Kit Kat in Japan just doesn’t like any...
Japanese people love cat, they love cat so much that they are not only drawing cat on the Latte but drawing with soy sauce when eat sushi. It can be real! Yeah, it is...
Inspired by kirigami — an origami-like technique that employs cuts in addition to folds, Japanese designer Haruki Nakamura creates paper dolls that move by a simple touch or throw. Crafted from paper and cleverly...
This is one of the most ridiculous head accessory I have ever seen. I really can’t imagine in any situation, I will spend $123 USD to buy an egg-and-bacon headband and put on my...
In most countries, manhole covers are manufactured with the only purpose as public utility. Hence, the manhole covers we usually see is just the combination of basics of material and a generic pattern. However,...
You probably have noticed in these days, the web is flooded by beautiful photos of Cherry Blossom due to the Sakura season of Japan. Cherry blossom, the national flower of Japan is loved by...
With the popularity of plane and car, less and less people will travel with train in many countries. However, the situation is quite different in Japan. Due to its super developed train system, trains...
If you are a big fan of Japanese food, you might also want to light things up in the true Japanese cuisine style. Here we rounded up 6 traditional Japanese style food such as...
Japan is always a crazy and amazing place for me. I have been impressed / surprised once and once again by their wild creation and imagination. And today, I just heard another unusal creation...
Water cake? Cake made by water? Of course not! It is a special cake made by clear and jiggly Japanese dessert that looks exactly like a huge drop of water. And now,it has a...
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