Category Archives: fun links

Fun Link Friday: The Ghibli Museum: The Most Magical Place on Earth

Posted on January 20, 2012 by reedra01

I was a Ghibli fan long before I heard of Hayao Miyazaki or even realized that Disney and Ghibli were two separate things. Back when Japan was just a funny word and my backyard was the most similar thing to a … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Then and Now Photos of Dejima (via Japan Probe)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Paula

Fellow history enthusiasts will enjoy this quickie Fun Link Friday: Japan Probe recently posted Then and Now images of Dejima (or Deshima), the artificial island built in the bay of Nagasaki in 1634 to direct much of what little trade … Continue reading →

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FLF: Celebrity Ads

Posted on January 6, 2012 by tnguyen3729

What do James Brown, Sean Connery, Andy Warhol, and Meg Ryan have in common? They were paid extremely high salaries to endorse Asian products. Business Insider reports that While many celebrities shy away from product endorsements in their own  country, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: In Search of Sake

Posted on December 30, 2011 by LM

The Guardian recently released a short three-video series called In Search of Sake, in which Londoner Henrietta Lovell, owner of the Rare Tea Company and nihonshu enthusiast, takes a tour of three famous nihonshu-producing cities–Kyoto, Kanazawa, and Miyagi–with nihonshu-expert Rie … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Oshibori (hot towel) Art

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Nyssa

It is bounenkai 忘年会 season yet again, so why not take a look at the popularity of oshibori お絞り (hot towel) art and add another “talent” to your party repertoire? Check out Kyushu-based youtuber Bobby Judo’s how-to series on well-known oshibori art, … Continue reading →

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Resource: National Archives of Japan

Posted on December 21, 2011 by tnguyen3729

Interested in archives or history? Check out the digital collection available through the National Archives of Japan! About The National Archives of Japan (NAJ) Digital Archive provides access to digitized images of preserved historical records. Users can search for the descriptions … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Kanazawa in the Showa 30s (1955-65)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by LM

The Hokkoku Shinbun (北國新聞), one of Ishikawa’s local newspapers, is sponsoring the Kohrinbo Rennaissance Project (香林坊ルネッサンスプロジェクト), an attempt to revisit, archive, and preserve the history of at the shopping district of Kohrinbo from “good old days” of the Showa 30s … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Yamada Keisuki’s Banana Art (on Tofugu)

Posted on December 9, 2011 by LM

Surely you’ve heard of Yoshimoto Banana, but have you heard of Yamada Banana? Today’s fun link is “Top Banana Keisuke Yamada And His Incredible Banana Art” by John on Tofugu. He writes, To create these fruity masterpieces, the only tools … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Fried Chicken and Sushi

Posted on December 2, 2011 by LM

Fried Chicken and Sushi is a webcomic by Khalid Birdsong, a cartoonist and former JET. The comic is loosely based on his experiences in Japan and follows the adventures and misadventures of Karl, an American English teacher who arrives in … Continue reading →

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FLF: See Pochi Run! The most popular names for Pets in Japan.

Posted on November 18, 2011 by reedra01

Ok. So this post is not really a fun link but it is a fun topic! My current job as an English teacher in Japan has taught me many things. One very important thing I have learned is that cultural … Continue reading →

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