Category Archives: fun links

Fun Link Friday: Cat Hanami

Posted on May 2, 2014 by LM

Hanami: not just for people. Check out these adorable cats enjoying the sakura over on Neko Memo’s post “Golden Collaboration! A Collection of Beautiful Photos of Cherry Blossoms and Cats” 「黄金のコラボ！　桜と猫の美しすぎる画像集」. Via RocketNews24.

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Fun Link Friday: Lost Treasures of Anime

Posted on April 25, 2014 by LM

Speaking of early animation, a nitrate film version of Kon Ichikawa’s Yowamushi Chinsengumi (Cowardly Samurai Squad) was discovered in the archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills and has been moved to UCLA for … Continue reading →

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Resource: Tezuka Collection on Google Cultural Institute

Posted on April 23, 2014 by LM

Tezuka Productions Co. has created a collection on Google Cultural Institute, an online resource of images and information from museums and archives all over the world, about Tezuka Osamu’s contributions to anime.   The collection has three exhibits. The first is Tezuka Osamu: The … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Letter from Sakamoto Ryoma Discovered in Tokyo Home

Posted on April 18, 2014 by LM

I think the quote says it all here. Wow! Totsugeki Atto Home (突撃!アッとホーム) airs every Saturday at 8:00pm. Each week the family-themed show revolves around several households across Japan and the small, intimate inner workings that make them function. One … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Viscount Hayashi in The Lady’s Realm Magazine

Posted on April 11, 2014 by LM

This week’s fun link is a combination of my enjoyment of first-person accounts, historical ladies magazines, and the late Meiji period. This article from The Lady’s Realm (1903-4), a British women’s magazine, details the lifestyle of Viscount Hayashi and his wife Misao. I … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Kanazawa in Spring

Posted on April 4, 2014 by LM

This Friday, brush up on your floral vocabulary with this tour of Kanazawa’s early-spring flowers over on かなざわ風便り. There’s dogtooth violet (片栗の花), camellias (椿), and more. Plus a stunning cityscape! Happy spring (and warm wishes for spring to come to colder … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Your Cat as a Cat-Bus

Posted on March 28, 2014 by LM

Sweet Ipomoea has done what many cat-owning Miyazaki fans have dreamed of for Halloween: made her cat a Catbus costume from Tonari no Totoro. For more photos and instructions, check out the full post on her blog.

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Railway Tourism Posters from the 1930s

Posted on March 21, 2014 by LM

The nephew of an antique-shop owner discovered a collection of gorgeous Japan Rail tourism posters from the ’30s. Now restored, all 15 posters will be auctioned off on Heritage on March 22. The design is reminiscent both of hanga and … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Nihon no Kaomoji

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Travis

Today’s FLF Link is JapaneseEmoticons.net, or 日本の顔文字. I’ve been looking for a site like this for a long time. There are quite a few of them out there, to be sure, but this is probably the cleanest, most nicely organized … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Map Design by Yoshida Hatsusaburo

Posted on March 7, 2014 by LM

Spoon & Tamago has a feature on the cartographer Yoshida Hatsusaburo (1884-1955) and his gorgeous, detailed maps. I love the Taisho- and early Showa-era design work on these, and how much they look like real towns instead of a contemporary … Continue reading →

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