We've written about Japanese tea as well as Japan's infamous tea ceremonies before, and it's plain to see that tea is a very important part of Japanese culture. But who made this happen? Who were the tea wizards that … [Read more...]
If you look up the food "konnyaku" in a common Japanese to English dictionary or translator, chances are you'll get something along the lines of "jelly made from the starch of devil's tongue". Well what the heck is that? … [Read more...]
Last week our good friend Hashi wrote about What To Drink When You're in Japan. His post focused exclusively on alcohol though, so what other delicious beverages can you drink in Japan if you're too young to drink or just … [Read more...]
So far I've written about my Top 10 Strange Japanese Movies, Horror Films, and Dramas. I've been writing quarterly anime roundups for a while now, but no top 10 anime list. Until now. And I realize that many of these … [Read more...]
The toys of the future are here and boy are they creepy. A Japanese start-up company known as Clone Factory has stirred up a storm on the internet with their 3D printed human faces on doll bodies. Whether the creepiness … [Read more...]
Every once in a while, an anime movie comes along that really impresses me. King of Thorn was one of those movies. Probably the last anime film to really impress me before King of Thorn was Paprika which I wrote about in … [Read more...]