Category Archives: fun links

Fun Link Friday: Send Your Haiku to Mars!

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Paula

Check out this announcement from NASA, released at the beginning of May. Ever stop and think, ‘Man, would I love to send a haiku to Mars!’ Yeah, me too, every day. We all do, amirite? Sadly the deadline to submit … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Google Street View of Gunkanjima

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Paula

Just a quickie FLF today, folks! You may remember a fun link from last year brought to us by Nyssa on photography of abandoned sites in Japan (haikyo), a prominent subject of which was Gunkanjima 軍艦島, or “battleship island.” This island … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Bag End Bonsai Trayscape

Posted on June 14, 2013 by LM

地面の穴のなかに、ひとりのホビットが住んでいました。 Bag End meets bonsai: English artist Chris Guise has recreated the Baggins’ home in the Shire in (even more) miniature through the Japanese craft of bonsai. See the full set and more about the process at his Flickr page or … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Cockatiel Sings Theme to My Neighbor Totoro

Posted on June 7, 2013 by LM

YouTube user pokomarichard’s pet cockatiel sings the My Neighbor Totoro theme with piano accompaniment. The original video is on YouTube. Via BuzzFeed.

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Fun Link Friday: How To Count Anything In Japanese

Posted on May 31, 2013 by LM

Counters are one of the harder parts of Japanese to truly master. At a cafe, you order “二杯のコーヒーと一個のスコーン”; maybe you have 猫三匹 and 二人の姉妹 in your family. I actually just had a lengthy conversation about whether a rolled-up sweater was still 一枚 … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Town Bells

Posted on May 17, 2013 by LM

Last week, I had a “you know you’ve lived in Japan when” moment: to my shock, I recognized the song “Love is Blue” (「恋はみずいろ」), which played during the credits of the Mad Men episode “The Flood,” because I had heard it as a … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Katsuyo Aoki’s Porcelain Skulls

Posted on May 10, 2013 by LM

Ceramic artist Katsuyo Aoki’s Predictive Dream, a series of porcelain skulls, was featured on Tofugu recently. I was pleased to see the article since I got to see and translate about some of Predictive Dream as well as her installation piece … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Latte Art

Posted on May 3, 2013 by LM

Love latte art? NPR‘s Maria Godoy explores latte art in Japan through baristas Kazuki Yamamoto (Osaka) and Kohei Matsuno (Tokyo). See more of their creations at “Masterpiece In A Mug: Japanese Latte Art Will Perk You Up” on NPR’s The Salt, or check out Yamamoto’s … Continue reading →

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Fun Links Friday: JapanCulture NYC

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Travis

New York City is an incredible place for engaging in Japanese culture, and Japan-related activities. From restaurants to toy shops to art exhibits, festivals, lectures & talks, and lessons in traditional arts, at any given time, there is a lot … Continue reading →

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Kinokuniya Haiku Contest 2013

Posted on April 24, 2013 by LM

Deadline: postmarked by May 31, 2013 Cost to enter: free Text details after the image. Compose an English-form haiku (5-7-5 syllable format) on one of the following topics: nature, work, or baseball. Submit to Kikokuniya Haiku Contest 1073 Avenue of … Continue reading →

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