While the Tofugu team was in Japan, we were hanging out with some graduates of Kyoto University, one of Japan's finest schools. We asked them about their alma mater, and they showed us a YouTube video of Kyodai's … [Read more...]
OK, so we already had our grown-up, philosophical talk about authenticity and ethnic food earlier this week. Blah blah blah, boring. Now that it's the weekend, we can take a more fun approach to things. That's why … [Read more...]
It’s not easy to write about art. Art is highly subjective after all, and I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a complete plebeian when it comes to art. But someone much wiser than I once said that art is supposed to … [Read more...]
For whatever reason, Japan seems to produce some of the most compelling artists in the world today. Case in point, I was blown away a couple of months ago when I came across pictures of some art by a Japanese artist, Ichi … [Read more...]
Japan has a well-earned reputation as the land of cute. Everything from its mascots to its pop stars have been carefully engineered from the ground up to make you push in your cheeks and say "Awww!" But that cuteness … [Read more...]
One of my favorite parts about watching Japanese television programs is getting to see what their commercials look like. For whatever reason, I'm always fascinated by how other countrys' commercials differ from those seen … [Read more...]