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Manga pro’s sixth-grade son floors the Internet with his amazing manga art
- Casey Baseel
Aug 13, 2022 - Tweet
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Furuya household.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • cool • illustration • kids • manga • Usamaru Furuya)
And now, a traditional Japanese bon dance, performed next to a life-size anime robot statue【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 5, 2022
Classic anime opening theme song provides the musical accompaniment for old-school summertime celebration in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (anime • Armored Trooper Votoms • awesome • bon dance • bon-odori • cool • culture • robots • video)
Zelda’s Master Cycle comes into the real world as amazing ridable cardboard art【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 23, 2022
Crazy talented cardboard artist adds to his fleet of game/anime vehicles.
- Japan
- (awesome • Breath of the Wild • cardboard • cool • crafts • crazy • Master Cycle • Master Cycle Zero • nintendo • the legend of Zelda • video • video games)
The entire Pokémon Red and Blue Kanto region map, built as a 3-D diorama, looks amazing【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2022
Crazy talented Pokémon fan accomplishes childhood dream, fills us all with childlike wonder.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • crazy • diorama • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Red and Blue • Pokémon Red and Green • video games)
Amazing Japanese temple photo gives off strong final RPG dungeon vibes
- Casey Baseel
Jul 15, 2022
It’s not the last boss that’s waiting inside, though.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • Nara • photography • temples • Todaiji • video games)
Amazing castle photo ever shows why you shouldn’t skip this often-overlooked part of Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jul 1, 2022
Breathtaking night sky shows the beauty of this landlocked prefecture.
Best field trip ever? Japanese schoolkids get to control the full-scale moving Gundam’s hand
- Casey Baseel
Jun 25, 2022
Is it too late for us to reenroll in elementary school?
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • education • Gundam • Gundam Factory Yokohama • Gundam statue • life-size Gundam • schools • Yokohama • Yokohama Gundam)
An A.I. program designed a katana, then a 15th-generation Japanese swordsmith made it【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 12, 2022
Modern technology intertwines with 400 years of swordsmithing skills.
- Japan
- (A.I. • awesome • COK • cool • Katana • swords • swordsmiths • technology)
Japanese temple and shrine craftsmen now building world’s coolest doghouses, the Inudono【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 12, 2022
A very fancy residence for very good boys and girls.
- Japan
- (animals • awesome • beautiful • cool • culture • doghouses • dogs • pets • shrines • temples)
Harry Potter Cafe opening in Tokyo and the menu is nothing short of spellbinding【Photos】
- Katie Pask
Jun 11, 2022
The magical café is a must-visit for all true Potterheads.
- Japan
- (Akasaka • awesome • cafe • drinks • food • Harry Potter • harry potter cafe • magic • restaurants • sweets)
A talk with the first Japanese person to play in Major League Baseball, Masanori Murakami
- SoraNews24
Jun 3, 2022
The journey from the Hawks to the Giants wasn’t easy, but along the way he made history.
- Japan
- (awesome • baseball • COK • cool • Fukuoka Hawks • history • internationalism • Masanori Murakami • San Francisco Giants • SNJO • SoftBank Hawks • sports)
Osaka’s Hotel Games isn’t just full of board games, it is a game!
- Master Blaster
Jun 1, 2022
All lodging and no play make guests dull people.
- Japan
- (awesome • Board games • COK • cool • Hotel Games • hotels • mystery games • Namba • Osaka • travel)
We try new ‘adrift at sea’ experience and end up floating alone on the Yamaguchi coast
- Katie Pask
May 30, 2022
In the middle of the ocean, no one can hear you scream.
- Japan
- (awesome • COK • cool • crazy • Go Hatori • kayaking • Ocean • outdoors • sea • Shimonoseki • SNJO • travel • Yamaguchi)
You can get a custom-made katana and a tax discount by donating to this Kyoto city【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 29, 2022
Newly forged young swordsmiths open up their own forge in Kyotango.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • furusato nozei • Japanese swords • Katana • Kyoto • swords)
You do NOT want to play Mario Party against this 63-year-old lightning-fast Japanese gamer【Vids】
- Casey Baseel
May 28, 2022
If you’re a retro gamer, you know “Takahashi” is not a name to be taken lightly.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • crazy • Mario Party • Mario Party Superstars • nintendo • Super Mario • Takahashi Meijin • video • video games)
Hin from Howl’s Moving Castle now comes as amazingly detailed life-sized figure【Photos】
- Katie Pask
May 28, 2022
Now you can have Studio Ghibli’s favourite out-of-breath dog in your own home.
- Japan
- (Acorn Republic • awesome • figurine • Hin • Howl's Moving Castle • Studio Ghibli)
Manga fan has been throwing 1,000 karate punches a day waiting for Hunter x Hunter restart【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
May 27, 2022
His faith remains untorn, but his gi is another story.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • craazy • funny • Hunter x Hunter • karate • manga • matrial arts • punch • video • Yoshihiro Togashi)
Look at this awesome vision of how beautiful a modern Pokémon Red and Blue remake could be【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 23, 2022
The Viridian Forest that fans saw in their imaginations, but never got to see in the games.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon Red and Blue • video • video games)
Life-size Pikachu figure that wirelessly charges electronics fills us with joy/jealousy【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 10, 2022
And he’s not the only Electric-type Pokémon that can juice up your real-world phone.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cute • Pikachu • Pokemon • technology • video • video games)
Edible One Piece Gum-Gum Fruit goes on sale in Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 7, 2022
May or may not make your limbs stretch like Luffy, but absolutely will be a dessert you’ll never forget.
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New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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