Category Archives: Japan

Japanese university student wows Twitter with unique shoji paper sliding door calendar

Posted on January 22, 2018 by agogo22

There’s nothing quite as satisfying as punching out the days on these traditional paper doors. Source: Japanese university student wows Twitter with unique shoji paper sliding door calendar

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

Posted on December 21, 2017 by agogo22

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

Posted on October 7, 2017 by agogo22

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

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Snow Covered Vending Machines Illuminate a Frozen Hokkaido | Colossal

Posted on October 7, 2017 by agogo22

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

Posted on August 5, 2017 by agogo22

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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