Category Archives: Japan

Japanese Tip: An Exhibition of 8,000 Chopstick Sleeve Sculptures Left Behind at Restaurants

Yuki Tatsumi was working as a waiter in a restaurant when one day, as he was cleaning up a table, he noticed that a customer had intricately folded up the paper chopstick sleeve and left it behind. Japan doesn’t have … Continue reading

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Dekotora: Photographer highlights ‘decorated truck’ culture in Japan | Creative Boom

Source: Dekotora: Photographer highlights ‘decorated truck’ culture in Japan | Creative Boom

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Snow Covered Vending Machines Illuminate a Frozen Hokkaido | Colossal

There are over five and a half million vending machines across Japan which sell a variety of merchandise from soda and cigarettes, to fresh eggs and flowers. These machines are not only scattered within the large city centers of the … Continue reading

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BBC – Earth – Watch ‘sacred’ deer bow for a treat

Hundreds of sika deer roam freely in the Japanese city of Nara where they are considered a national treasure Source: BBC – Earth – Watch ‘sacred’ deer bow for a treat

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