Like this post? Help us by sharing it! In Japan it’s not uncommon to visit maid cafés as a way to wind down after a long day. But where did this fascination start, and is it as sinister as it could seem? Marky Hobold investigates. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Arts & Entertainment
Translating Haruki Murakami: Interview with Ted Goossen
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Haruki Murakami’s novels are perennially popular, due in no small part to a network of translators working in 50 languages. Ahead of the release of his latest title, Killing Commendatore, I caught up with long-time English translator, Ted Goossen. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Guide to Modern Japanese Art
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Having covered traditional art – from the silk screens of the Heian period to the ukiyo prints of the Edo period – in their first guide, Japan Objects bring us up to the present day with this guide to Modern Japanese art. Like this post? Help us by […]
Manhole covers: Japanese streetwear
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! There are endless things to see if you look up in Japan, but have you ever thought to look beneath your feet? A curious craze sees surprisingly beautiful manhole covers making their way on to t-shirts… Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Quiz: What type of Japan traveller are you?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We would never suggest travellers can be categorised, but if you don’t know where to start planning your Japan trip, this handy quiz (and perfect procrastination tool) will give you somewhere to start. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We would never suggest travellers can be categorised, but if you don’t know where to start planning your Japan trip, this handy quiz (and perfect procrastination tool) will give you somewhere to start. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!