The rule was simple: draw a finger pointing to “yes” or “no.” The response was an endless stream of funny and clever ways to respond.
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Moms are the best, especially when you make an off-hand comment asking them for something and they turn around and give you pure awesomeness.
Where does such a vivid artist go to find inspiration and relax? Check out this neat video!
Currently ranked number one on Amazon Japan’s design bestsellers list.
Prized traditional woodblock prints age even more gracefully when they’re recreated in shades of wine.
The former member of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force waited until he was 80 to reveal his artistic pastime.
Samurai Moon and Ronin Jupiter are just two of the characters to appear in this impressive series.
Sailor Moon fans looking forward to the upcoming art exhibit at Roppongi Hills now have more to be excited about: limited edition tickets with extra goodies!
If you’ve got the talent and the passion you can use pretty much anything to illustrate your vision, like this piece of art that’s been making the rounds on Japanese Twitter, drawn using only two ballpoint pens.
These beautiful scaled dioramas let you walk the streets of Tokyo or Hiroshima again and again.
A special art exhibition dedicated to important people in the life of poet and painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) is currently underway in Tokyo.
JR East has finally announced the dates of operation and ticket prices for its contemporary art Shinkansen set to begin running in late April.
A Japanese hobbyist spent six months drawing a massive and complex maze on a wall-sized sheet of paper. Thankfully, he filmed the whole thing and set it to some catchy J-Pop for our viewing pleasure.
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