These designs that combine Nike sneakers with Dragon Ball look so cool, it’s hard to believe they’re not actual products!
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Each bottle can only be purchased in the specific tourist spot it was designed for, so tracking down all nine requires a Japanese road trip of epic proportions.
Go fishing, do some handicrafts, or just enjoy a nice cuppa with hedgehogs at these delightfully odd cafés.
Sometimes you find crazy things on the streets of Japan, but this is just insane.
Each of the locally-themed designs will be limited for sale in different regions of the country.
Bright, fresh, breezy, and nowhere safe to pick your nose or scratch your arse?
The long-awaited release of the Muji Hut has finally arrived, and the first lots for sale come complete with a garden.
Featuring all-natural materials and even a built-in fireplace, this tiny home is filled with clever design details.
From falling cherry blossom leaves to a rabbit pounding mochi rice, these incredible slit animations are absolutely mesmerising.
The DIY project, complete with an embedded graphics tablet, is inspiring digital illustrators everywhere.
Using the amenities at this bookshop cafe means pulling back a shelf of books like a character from a spy movie.
German-born Tokyo designer Anji Salz wows with this home-made Space Invaders kimono, and she’ll show you how to make your very own, too!
A boat-inspired vehicle and a three-wheeler with built-in protection from the elements have been created in conjunction with a respected Japanese architect.
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