Any keen fisher(wo)men among our readers? Nowadays just about every phone is also a camera and a camcorder, so keeping a record of your latest catch is a trivial matter – and of course you’d want to, if only … [Read more...]
Ikebana (生け花), literally “live flowers,” is the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. Its deceptively simple name hides years of history and cultural upheaval that began during the Meiji Restoration. … [Read more...]
For most people outside of the Japan-loving world, internet memes were the gateway into the world of Domo. From killing kittens to just about everything else, Domo is all over the place. From plushies to clothing to vinyl … [Read more...]
In this edition of Tofugu's weekly Saturday Timewaster, I'd like to regale to you a story about a man who's videotaped the creation of one-thousand four-hundred fifty-two bowls of instant ramen and instant yakisoba. How … [Read more...]
I would like to dedicate this short post to our good friend Hashi. Little Hashi has not heard the fantasicality that is Polysics (the poor, poor boy), and I figured if someone as cool and well internetted as he had not … [Read more...]
Or perhaps not. You be the judge. For today's Saturday Timewaster, I take you to the greatest non-watery slide I've ever seen. In a land where there are still teeter-totters, swings, and other supposedly "dangerous" … [Read more...]