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This is probably my favourite image yet of a dude with a John Lennon torso and his animal-screenprinted friends welcoming spring by the river.
Zelda: A Link to the Past - Japanese Commercial
This is a Japanese commercial for A Link to the Past that features choreographed dancing, Japanese rap, and also a major spoiler for something that happens in the last 5 minutes of the game. It’s pretty great.
Always had a soft spot for Japanese rap.
Kotori Kawashima’s stunning portraits of his young daughter are collected in his book, Mirai Chan.
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This French Bulldog goes nuts for sumo wrestling, apparently.
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Can’t blame him. It’s pretty entertaining, especially up close.
The final show is about to begin at the skeletal remains of this long forgotten museum theatre in Japan.
Welp, this isn’t the least bit cool.
Japanese design duo RGB (Shuji Tomishima and Takushi Okina) created an awesome series of rings that spell out onomatopoeic sound effects in katakana as they’re found in manga.
“Katakana sound effects have long been a vital part of manga, with authors often using them lavishly throughout sequences to help heighten the visual mood of the story. It’s actually a really interesting topic of thought: designing typography based on the sound effect that each character has.”
These striking rings are available through Mitsubai Tokyo. Prices range from smaller characters (ッ) which sell for 7,612 yen to larger characters (ド・ゴ・ハ・ガ) which sell for 23,100 yen.
[via Spoon & Tamago]
These are dope. I have the urge to spell out my whole name… in Japanese, it’s only a few fingers.
Hajin Bae, aka soulist-aurora, on Tumblr
Reblogged because the third to last frame made me rabbithole to an ai-ai gasa generator, which is easier to explain if you just click the link.
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ああああ (Taken with Instagram)
The second stage area at a long abandoned strip club from the 70’s
Rewind 30 years to this illegal strip club located in the mountains of Japan.
Developed by international ad agency bbdo for the umino seaweed shop, design nori is a series of intricately laser-cut seaweed for rolling sushi. Each sheet of five designs— sakura (cherry blossoms), mizutama (water drops), asanoha (hemp), kikkou (turtle shell), and kumikkou (tortoise shell)— is based on an element of Japanese history or symbology, meant to bring beauty, good fortune, growth, happiness, and longevity. Because of the precision required in the cutting process, the seaweed itself is a thicker variety from the sanriku region of miyagi. Umino plans to use the leftover clippings to sell as furikake topping or recompile into other sheets. The project was commissioned to respark the sale of nori following the tsunami in japan of 2011, at a time when umino director hiroyuki umino notes that japanese are eating less seaweed than in the past.
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Kumadori prints by Konobu Hasegawa (ca. 1867–1879) via Artelino’s auction archives
One of the most visually striking aspects for a newcomer to kabuki is the exaggerated make-up worn by the actors, especially those playing the most dramatic roles. It is particularly vivid when associated with a supernatural character. The name of this style of make-up, kumadori, is derived from kuma—lines, wrinkles, and toru—to take, to follow.