Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Everett Kennedy Brown’s timeless photography has been featured across international media in everything from the National Geographic to the New York Times. For 25 years, his “love affair” with Japan has evolved, seeing him become a cultural spokesperson to the Japanese government, opening a farm outside Tokyo […]
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Where to go in Hokkaido? Four top tips
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Since returning from Japan earlier this year, Brock has been flying the flag high for little-visited Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Welcome to the Pokémon Center DX Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Pokémon is one of the most iconic examples of otaku culture. Whether you remember trying to trade Pokémon with friends in the playground or looking for the faintest light to illuminate your screen on a long drive, odds are you’ve played Pokémon at some point, or at […]
Four misconceptions about samurai
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When you come to Japan, you’re bound to come across references to samurai, who performed a key role in Japanese society from the late Heian Period (let’s say the 1100s) until 1873 – when Imperial Japan formally abolished them. That said, families with proud samurai lineage continued […]
Art and textiles inspired by Japan: Penny Leaver Green
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! You’d be hard pushed to find someone who’s been to Japan and hasn’t been inspired in some way, but for artists working with textiles it has become something of a mecca. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! You’d be hard pushed to find someone who’s been to Japan and hasn’t been inspired in some way, but for artists working with textiles it has become something of a mecca. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!