Category Archives: fun links

Fun Link Friday: Noramoji

Posted on December 13, 2013 by LM

Today’s funk link is Noramoji, a new design project to preserve store-front fonts in Japan. Johnny writes on Spoon & Tamago‘s coverage of the project, These Japanese fonts won’t be found in textbooks or typography journals. You have to go … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: All About Japanese Coins

Posted on December 6, 2013 by LM

I love Japanese currency, especially the 5-yen and 50-yen pieces–easy to find in my change purse and just fun to touch. Rocket News 24 has an article about the history, designs, and make-up of Japanese coins. Like many small currencies … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Restoring a Sake Merchant’s Edo-Period Home

Posted on November 22, 2013 by LM

In this Fun Link Friday, meet Austin and Sachiko Moore, a couple who have restored much of their Edo-period home in Hino (日野), Shiga pref., and are helping to restore other historic homes in the area. Mr. Moore’s pursuit of authenticity … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: A Dance of Brush and Ink: Tomoko Kawao at TEDxKyoto 2013

Posted on November 15, 2013 by LM

Today’s Fun Link is one of the TEDxKyoto 2013 events, A Dance of Brush and Ink with Tomoko Kawao. A Dance of Brush and Ink: Tomoko Kawao at TEDxKyoto 2013. In the hands of calligraphy artist Tomoko Kawao, the brush … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Misao and Fukumaru

Posted on November 8, 2013 by LM

Via itsmikolmota via Demilked. Today’s fun link is the galleries of photographer Miyoko Ihara’s Misao and Fukumaru series. Miyoko Ihara graduated from the Nippon Photography Institute in 2002. Around that time, she began photographing her grandmother, Misao, in order to document … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Ramen cake

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Paula

Now that the temperature is dropping and we’re starting to get a little sneak peek at winter, I’m craving ramen. All I can think about while shivering at the bus stop is how great it’ll be to have giant bowls … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Halloween Bento 2013

Posted on October 25, 2013 by LM

Images are from Cookpad. They are linked to their original recipes and credited. I do one of these articles every year, but now I want to start documenting the numbers, since I have a theory that Halloween in Japan is … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Shoraida – The Rice Paddy Ghosts

Posted on October 18, 2013 by LM

We’ve featured Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai on Shinpai Deshou before, but in the spirit of Halloween, I’d like to highlight a story from the region where Hokuriku meets Chubu: The great Hida mountain range of stretches between Gifu and Nagano prefectures. In … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Shinagawa’s elephant temple

Posted on October 11, 2013 by LM

In this Fun Link Friday, Rurôsha takes us on a visual tour of Shinryō-ji, the elephant temple. No, this isn’t in India–this temple is in Tokyo and is one of Shinagawa Ward’s Tangible Cultural Properties! Shinryō-ji (真了寺)…was built in 1673 as a … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: “What kinds of Sadako would you hate to meet?”

Posted on October 4, 2013 by LM

Halloween is coming, so it’s time for some spooky FLFs! What Japan Thinks recently featured a beautifully bizarre poll: One of Japan’s most recognisable horror icons is Sadako, a long black-haired (covering her face, usually) woman in a white dress that … Continue reading →

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