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We travel into the depths of suburbia in search of Moai and ancient Pakistani Priest Kings.
Even in the biggest otaku mecca in the world, there’s a limit to how big the anime salutes are.
It’s so massive that from certain angles it looks like Japan is under attack by a giant alien life-form.
Facility where Grape-kun spent his days with his anime crush says it has no plans for a statue, hasn’t given permission for an installation.
We spend a day straining our necks and filling our anime-loving hearts to bursting staring up at the brand-new, full-size Unicorn Gundam statue.
The significance of the event is being felt by everyone, even the workers who stopped to pose with photos of the mecha’s gigantic detached body parts.
The original Gundam statue is no more, but dry your tears, anime fans, because a new mecha is on the way.
This is either the beginning to a really good Miyazaki film or a really bad Japanese horror film.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is the latest anime series to get the 1:1-scale statue treatment.
There’s no better way to look after the roads than with built-in protection from one of Japan’s most revered deities.
Full-scale To Love-Ru figure being offered to the public for the first time, but the slender character has a hefty price.
The visual arts are, for a writer like me, akin to magic. I see the finished product and the raw material and I basically have no idea how the artist got from point A to point B — even if I actually watched them work through the entire process! And when it comes to sculptures, all bets are off. You could tell me a wizard conjured the work whole with a wave of a wand, and I’d be hard-pressed to prove you wrong.
Fortunately, the incredibly talented Mio Hashimoto, woodcarver and artist, has written a how-to book explaining some of her methods and showing the detail of some of her adorable animal sculptures. Now, at least, I’ll know exactly how she achieved her results, even if I’ll never have a chance of replicating them myself. And for all you artists out there, aspiring or otherwise, this book will teach you how to make all the pets you’ll ever want!
The Buddhist statues of Japan come in a wide variety of forms, representing the various manifestations and aspects of Buddhism and its many sects. Of all the iconic figures that can be found around the country, perhaps the grooviest are the statues of Amida with a giant afro!
Dubbed the “Afro Buddha,” this statue stored at Todaiji in Nara is also rarely available public viewing — it’s usually only on display for one day a year! But thanks to special circumstances, it is on display from now until October 18. If you’re looking for the funkiest Buddha in Japan, now’s your chance to see him!
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Japanese woman arrested for snipping hair off a woman’s head on bus
Vandalism on rise at Japanese shrines as pro-Hong Kong protest prayer boards are defaced
We visit the new all-you-can-eat KFC buffet restaurant in Tokyo
The hallucinatingly warm bedsheets of Japan’s favorite cheap home furnishings brand【Photos】
Can even heavy drinkers enjoy the “Stop Drinking Center” in Okayama?
Japan’s YouTube knife-maker is back at it again–this time with a knife made entirely of fungus
Clown-masked stalker spotted multiple times in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture, still at large
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Japan’s pre-sliced cat-shaped bread: The greatest thing since non-kitty sliced bread
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Japanese makeup tutorial shows how a middle-aged man can turn into a beautiful young woman
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Microsoft Japan’s experiment with 3-day weekend boosts worker productivity by 40 percent- Japan’s cheapest hotel charges just 130 yen (US$1.20) for a room, with a huge, no-privacy catch
Five reasons not to live in Japan (as chosen by Switzerland’s perviest otaku)
Post-meal waste at Japanese sushi restaurant sparks controversy online
Why do Japanese toilets have double hooks on their doors?
Uniqlo’s shockingly sexy new clothing item inspires selfies and anime-style fan art
Shinkansen announcer shares moment her mother hears her voice on bullet train for the first time
Kyoto’s popular tourist spot Gion to forbid photos on private roads, 10,000 yen fine to violators
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- Japan’s cheapest hotel charges just 130 yen (US$1.20) for a room, with a huge, no-privacy catch
- Five reasons not to live in Japan (as chosen by Switzerland’s perviest otaku)
PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
We asked a Niantic insider 30 questions about Pokémon Go, learned a lot of useful information
Why do Japanese recycle bins have two openings but dump everything into the same compartment?
Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog- Why do Japanese toilets have double hooks on their doors?
Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
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Clown-masked stalker spotted multiple times in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture, still at large
We try the Nutty White Chocolate Christmas Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan
Ultra-luxurious breakfast bus will give Tokyo commuters a break from the hell of rush-hour trains
We preview Japan’s first-ever Nintendo Tokyo, Capcom Store and Shibuya Pokémon Centre megastore
This huge, detailed Gundam sculpture was built out of cardboard by Japanese high school students
Matt Kuwata stuns the world with transformation from Japanese boy to living doll 【Photos】
New visual unveiled for Universal Studios Japan’s Nintendo World shows a pixel-perfect panorama
We attend one of Japan’s most important press conferences this year, dressed as Vegeta【Photos】
Harajuku Station will be demolished after the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
Graffiti artist Pikachu plushies coming to brand-new Shibuya Pokémon Center megastore【Photos】
There’s a permanent all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink KFC restaurant opening in Tokyo
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