Culture
Japanese Day of the Cat is Today! 02.22.12

Yes, it is indeed Caturday today, or at least for the Japanese. Turns out today is a little-known holiday, called “Neko no hi”.  It was established in 1987 by a cat food company. It comes every year on February 22nd. … READ MORE
KAWAII IPAD CASES!! 02.16.12

You all have ipads correct? Ipad is the best thing ever! and you need some cool cases to rock your ipad when you are at work or cafe. I want all these IPAD CASES! KAWAII!! I Found them over RAKUTEN … READ MORE
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu “Tsukema Tsukeru” 02.15.12

“Tsukema tsukeru” means “putting on fake eyelashes” Remember we posted up Kyary’s first music video PONPONPON last year? Well her new single that was released in December, Tsukema Tsukeru, is following the steps of PONPONPON and is a big hit … READ MORE
Hello Kitty Designer YUKO YAMAGUCHI 02.14.12

Meet the Hello Kitty designer YUKO YAMAGUCHI! She is the third designer assigned to work on Hello Kitty, and disappointed in the prospect. She has been designing Hello Kitty since 1980, over 35 years. She also created the characters  “Dear Daniel” aka … READ MORE
Shounen MANGA “SAINT SEIYA” comes back to TV after 23 years 02.06.12

Saint Seiya (聖闘士星矢 in Kanji and pronounced Seinto Seiya) is a manga series by Masami Kurumada.  The manga was serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump from 1986 to 1991.  In 1986 Saint Seiya became an anime and was aired until 1989, … READ MORE
The cutest Hello kitty Dentist in tokyo. 02.05.12

OMG. Are you kidding? Hello kitty dentist really exists in koto-ku, Tokyo. Definitely the pink-est + cutest dentist on earth.  It’s called “Hearts Dental Clinic.” On Jan 13th, the clinic opened with full supports by sanrio japan, and it’s sanrio … READ MORE
Sapporo Snow Festival 2012! 02.05.12

Sapporo Snow Festival 2012, The highlight is a huge snow sculpture of the TORIKO × One Piece! Popular anime, TORIKO and One Piece’s Heavy snow statue collaboration, entitled Dream 9 × TORIKO One Piece will be appearing at UHB Family … READ MORE
Let’s eat Eho Maki (Lucky direction roll sushi) tonight! 02.03.12

OMG, it’s already February 3rd today – Setsubun! Do you know what day is Setsubun? Setsubun is the day before the beginning of spring according to the lunisolar calendar. Tonight, we open the doors of our houses and drive the … READ MORE
EVANGELION × HELLO KITTY 02.03.12

Unique collaboration! Hello Kitty turns into Rei Ayanami? The popular anime Evangelion and world famous Hello Kitty collaboration products will be released this May. Sanrio and Groundworks expand this collaboration to celebrate the release of EvangelionGerion, a new feature film :Q … READ MORE
Funny Valentine Chocolate 02.03.12

Women giving men chocolate for their confession of love is a Japanese habit. I think this supports Chocolate companies so much. Let me tell you more about interesting Japanese habits on giving chocolate. When women send Chocolate to co-workers, boss, … READ MORE
wagashi. japanese yummy snacks. 02.02.12

Beautiful “wagashi” （和菓子）traditional japanese sweets’ photographs by Japanese photographer BananaGranola. Eye candy thursday! Enjoy these beautiful photos! Wagashi (和菓子?) is a traditional Japanese confectionery which is often served with tea, especially the types made of mochi, azuki bean paste, and fruits. Wagashi is typically made … READ MORE
Noodol Café in Akihabara 02.02.12

Nope, that’s not a typo. A place called the Noodol Café recently opened in Akihabara, and if you guessed that it has something to do with idols and maid cafés, you’re spot on. At the Noodol Café, customers get to … READ MORE
Ikea + temple. 02.01.12

The concept of this showcase by Ikea Japan at Toji Temple in Kyoto, Japan., is “your home is the best place on earth”. The exhibition was held for one week last summer 2011. The size of each showcase is 3 … READ MORE