From this time on, we would like to periodically share information about upcoming cosplay events in Japan. I’m afraid that we will not be able to cover all events (there…

An adorable eco character became controversial because it resembles the famous Pokemon character, Pikachu.   Image from YouTube video   It is a local character “Ecoha-chan,” made by Ube city,…

The paper figures that were made by a Niconico-douga user are amazing! According to the making videos, he uses paper craft software (he says there are many free software available)…

Are you ready to see more Ghibli inspired art? For this part 3, I collected photos and videos of works made by Japanese people. Here we go!   “Totoro Waiting…

  Following to the Ghibli Art Videos Part 1, I want to share some Ghibli related videos. The part 2 is themed “DIY Totoro.” The videos below show handmade Totoros…

  Studio Ghibli’s animation films are very celebrated here in Japan. I hear that Ghibli has many overseas fans too. The works that are famous in other countries might be…

Gee-yaaaah!! OMG! Death cry of fish (T_T;)?   Today, I would like to introduce some unique artistic works called “manga plates” created by a designer Mika Tsutai. Her idea is…

Look at this picture! It is a vending machine, but not an ordinary vending machine…     It’s the website of a Japanese amusement park, Fuji-Q Highland, and each drink…

This Niconicodouga (video sharing site) user creates beautiful paper dioramas of cities from Pokemon games. They are so detailed and reproduced the fictional cities accurately.     He calculates the…

The Twitter user who is most followed in Japan is Gachapin, a popular Japanese television character. Started Twitter in 2009, he now has 997,000 followers! Gachapin is 5-year-old green dinosaur…

Visiting anime or manga related place is called “pilgrimage to the Holy Land (seichi junrei)” among fans. The most popular destination used to be Washimiya-machi in Saitama Prefecture, where the…