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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Ice Cream

Posted on September 4, 2015 by LM

As much as I like eating local marionberry or coffee ice cream in the PNW, sometimes I just want a big cone of tulip, black-sesame, or sakura アイス！I hope you’re feeling hungry, because today’s fun link is about Japanese ice cream … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Carved Pearl Skulls

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Paula

We often feature unconventional artists and artwork for our Fun Link Fridays, and who can blame us? This week check out the artist Shinji Nakaba, who was featured on Bored Panda for his fantastic work carving miniature skulls out of … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Ukiyo-e animated gifs

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Paula

Just last month we posted on an artist’s rendering of 8-bit Japan nostalgic in GIFs, and lo and behold, this month we stumble across Edo-period early modern nostalgia in GIFs that bring ukiyo-e to life! The artist, who goes by … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Curved Origami

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Paula

It seems as though origami is one of those fascinating traditional arts that the world cannot help but continue to innovate on. This week’s Fun Link Friday features the artwork of Hoàng Tiến Quyết, a Vietnamese artist whose work with complex … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: 8-bit Japan nostalgia

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Paula

Feeling nostalgic for Japan and its daily life? Design Made in Japan recently posted an article highlighting the gifs created at the 1041uuu Tumblr, which, if you’ve ever lived in Japan, hit you right in the sweet spot. Check out … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Hackathon at 762-year old Zen temple

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Paula

Ever thought that a 762-year old Zen temple would be the perfect place to pile all of your technology-savvy engineers and programmers for a two-day hackathon? Apparently Beck Kuchkorov, a nearly 20-year resident of Japan, did, as he’s organized for the second … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Cats Wearing Kimono

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Paula

As the internet has probably informed you all, now that we’ve passed through our phase of cats wearing melon hats and sitting in bowls, there is a trend now of dressing up cats in kimono. One can’t forget, of course, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Kuniyoshi Project’s cat prints

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Paula

The Kuniyoshi Project is a website dedicated to the prints of early modern ukiyo-artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川 国芳). Although the website maintains a simple design, there must be hundreds of fantastic prints available to view, along with descriptions of their content … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Useful Japanese stationery

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Paula

If you’re anything like me, you wander Japanese stationery stores like a treasure room. As the Japanese semester comes to an end and I frantically finish my work, I’m wondering how I could have been more efficient or snazzy in … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Use Sushi Covers to Make Your Suitcase Stand Out!

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Travis

Ever accidentally grab the wrong suitcase at the Baggage Claim, or have someone else grab yours? Well, worry no more, because now you can turn your luggage into kaiten zushi. Isn’t that wonderful? New and available from PARCO for just … Continue reading →

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