There are so many Japanese foods out there with strange and bizarre names that it makes one a little intimidated to try them out. For that reason we’ve decided to dispel some of the mystery by occasionally highlighting one of Japan’s more famous, but sometimes unknown, cuisines.
Today we look at one of my favorites – Soba.
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The latest in Tokyo chic is heading in for a personal vitamin injection. I guess pills are too tough to swallow these days?
These intravenous vitamin “drips” are part of the latest quick-fix, health fad catching on in Japan: the IV cafe.
Each drip pack contains saline solution and specific vitamins and minerals to target a particular health ailment or beauty concern.
Uhh…placenta pack??
Leave it to Japan to create a supermodel robot.
Scientists from Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology reportedly designed the 5-foot (ish), dark-haired creation to look like an average Japanese woman between the ages of 19 and 29. Unlike the average Japanese woman, however, HRP-4C has 30 motors in her body that allow her to walk and move its arms (somewhat loudly and awkwardly, if the video below is any indication) and 8 facial motors for blinking, smiling, and expressing emotions akin to anger and surprise.
Maybe she could date Robocop? Dead or alive…you’re coming out to dinner with me.
A story. One day a young girl was watching TV and the cutest commercial ever came on. It was cute little miniature animals, all dressed in people clothes but still fuzzy and furry and they had a whole little miniature world. She loved, loved, loved that commercial. And so when it came on again, she dared to ask her Mom if she could get them.
Her Mom said yes! They didn’t have a lot of spending money, and even asking for a toy was a bit out of bounds, but then to ask and actually receive a yes…well, that is the pinnacle of life…
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This post by Design*Sponge caught certainly caught our eye.
ever since i visited japan several years ago i’ve had a fascination with japanese design and its relative simplicity. there is still so much i have to learn, but today is a step in the right direction. this “moss house” sneak peek comes from oki sato who is behind nendo, a tokyo-based firm specializing in architecture, interiors, product, graphic, furniture and event design.
Some really outstanding work.
I stumbled across this post by Lonelee Planet detailing some of the strange sleeping locations of Japanese salarymen.
It’s some pretty hilarious stuff. Well worth checking out.
Recently, the I Heart Japan staff has started its long journey towards learning to read Japanese. We’ve already pretty much mastered the hiragana and katakana of Japanese writing, but we’ve been holding back starting on the dreaded kanji.
Kanji is the Chinese character written form of Japanese and it is said to contain over 100,000 characters. Sounds like an easy task, eh?
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That’s right, I Heart Japan has put together some fun and wacky Japanese T-Shirts.
Choose from “I have no idea what this says”, “I only pretend to like sushi”, and “Danger Gaijin”.
It’s that time again at I Heart Japan. More wild and wacky Japanese commercials.
Here’s a few old and new ones that are sure to leave you laughing, or at very least scratching your head.
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I find Japanese food to be so interesting. It so different from anything I’ve ever eaten, even Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese seem quite different. So it is always interesting to see what is a common Japanese dish or what to order in restaurants. And as is so often the case, their food can be adorable!
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