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Tag Archives: fun link friday
Fun Link Friday: Bamboo Art of Tanabe Chikuunsai IV
Every now and then the internet recirculates something super cool from several years ago that didn’t make it onto my radar but is perfect for a Fun Link Friday! This week I’ve come across Tanabe Chikuunsai IV, a Japanese artist … Continue reading
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Tagged artists, bamboo, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese art, modern art
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Fun Link Friday: Snow Monkey Relaxation
Are you feeling the weight of winter? Wishing there was a way to relax a bit and just hang? While many of us can’t travel to Japan right now, we can still appreciate those who are coping better with winter … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, fun link friday, hot springs, Japan, Japanese culture, onsen
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Fun Link Friday: Food-inspired inks 🍜
Just a quickie Fun Link Friday today, folks. In keeping with the love of food-inspired crafts from Japan, I was fascinated to come across SoraNews24’s recent exploration of stationery based on local foods of Nagasaki. The one that particularly caught … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art supplies, food, fun link friday, ink, Japan, Japanese stationery, stationery
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Fun Link Friday: Supernatural Cats
Are obsessions with cute cats and cat pics global across time and space? An article from September 2020 by Zack Davisson that appeared in Smithsonian Magazine takes a look at this phenomenon in Japan, at least, and explores the appearance … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, folklore, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese culture, prints
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Fun Link Friday: Muscleman Tea Party
Instagram and other social media outlets are rife with beautiful displays of innovative Japanese tea ceremony sweets, with confectionery specialists playing off of traditional aesthetics and contemporary holidays. But did you ever think you’d be enjoying incredibly buff, jiggling sweets … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: Ukiyo-e Memes
Being tethered to our computers for the last year, it seems like 2020 was also the year of the meme. Whether just trying to alleviate our anxieties and stresses or calling out poor behavior on the part of public figures, … Continue reading
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Tagged fun link friday, memes, ukiyo-e, woodblock prints
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Fun Link Friday: Masterful kiri-e designs by Masayo Fukuda
In past Fun Link Fridays we’ve featured some cool paper artistry, from pop-up designs and intricate cranes to moving paper sculptures. Today’s feature is next-level kiri-e (paper cutting) by Masayo Fukuda, who has over 25 years of experience making cut-outs that … Continue reading
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Tagged art, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese art, Japanese culture, kiri-e, paper, visual arts
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Fun Link Friday: Musical Calculators
This week’s Fun Link Friday is a tweet by あたりめ (@atarimae_400), a Twitter user who regularly posts incredible videos of him using electronic calculators, the simple keystroke chimes of an iPhone, and the like to reproduce complex musical compositions. In … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: Amabie sweets
Amidst the regular pandemic news over the last weeks, there have been numerous reports related to Japan centered on amabie アマビエ, a supernatural, mermaid-like creature from Japanese folklore. Although amabie only appears in one text from 1846 (and thus was probably … Continue reading
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Tagged fun link friday, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese sweets, sweets, wagashi
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Fun Link Friday: Japanese currency redesigns
What’s on your country’s money? After traveling overseas, I always come back to the US thinking about how boring our own bills seem! And it appears that Japan is putting even more thought into new and exciting illustrations for their … Continue reading
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Tagged currency, fun link friday, history, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese history, money
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