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Geogashi: Sweets of the Earth 26 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
Shimoshiraiwa Fossil Foraminifera Nougat. Ishiki Pillow Lava Cookies. These might sound just like geological terms but they are in fact the names of sweets. Geogashi features sweets that recreate geol...
Enjoying Fujiko F. Fujio’s manga world through technology 23 Aug 2013 | 02:28 pm
Manga is a 2D world, one that is depicted on flat surfaces like paper. We, the readers, enjoy it through our eyes. However, the more we become endeared to a manga, the less satisfied we become with ju...
Ping Cars Vol.3: The Summer’s Quietest Race! 21 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
When we left Tokyo, it was four in the morning and still dark. We were heading for the Suzuka Circuit, where Honda F1 Grand Prix will be resurrected in 2015. But saying that, our destination wasn’t to...
Meguru Yamaguchi: Cutting and Pasting the Landscapes of Today 19 Aug 2013 | 02:26 pm
In New York there’s a young Japanese artist who paints with an almost digital-like collage technique he calls “cut and paste”. And not satisfied just with a canvas or a studio, Meguru Yamaguchi can no...
Cardboard Planetarium — DIY star-gazing for kids! 16 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
The Perseid meteor shower was recently visible in the sky. Did you see it? Finding the right time and place to spot the spectacle was a bit of a pain. In the summer holidays, many people want to see t...
Obon in Tokyo: Paying respects to some famous graves 14 Aug 2013 | 12:46 pm
At the risk of sounding morbid I’ve always had a fondness for graveyards. When I lived in London I found Margravine Cemetery as delightful as Hyde Park, and have strong memories of dragging my then gi...
Obon: The day the dead meet up with the living 12 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
Say middle of August in Japan and it means just one thing: Obon. The Japanese may well be workaholics who rarely take long holidays but it’s still customary to take a week off work at both New York a...
Urban Calligraphy: Turning the Streets into Big, Loud Canvases 9 Aug 2013 | 02:33 pm
PingMag has been thinking a lot about calligraphy. Tokyo seems to be bursting with calligraphy exhibitions these days and we recently interviewed Takahiko Watanabe, one of the emerging talents in the ...
The Stores Without Staff 7 Aug 2013 | 02:32 pm
Overseas visitors to Japan are often surprised by the sheer number and variety of vending machines in the country. But there’s something which might just surprise them even more: Unmanned stores (muji...
Take a Digital Sightseeing Tour of Japan 5 Aug 2013 | 02:32 pm
It’s summer vacation time! Where’s everyone going for their holidays? An exotic island? Up to the mountains? Well, my summer vacation this year looks set to be spent… in front of a computer penning Pi...
