My wife and son went to NYC this weekend and I got left behind with some sort of bug. Poor me. But my wife, because she is freakin’ awesome, bought me this ULTRAMAN as a get well/we-missed-you gift. For the record, I am not some sort of crazed anime/Japanese B-Movie fan. However, I have the [...]
My family went to New York and all I got was this awesome ULTRAMAN!
August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
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Fun at the Cherry Blossom Festival
June 4th, 2009 · No Comments
At Japanistic, we’re nothing if not troopers, and we had to be for our latest adventure.
At the gorgeous Brooklyn Botanic Garden, May 2nd and 3rd was the Sakuri Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival.
Two days of activities and attractions, in addition to their fabulous cherry blossom
We went on Sunday, and we pleased to see that the pouring—POURING—rain [...]
Japanese manhole covers as art
June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Check out these amazing manhole covers from Japan. The blog, Pink Tentacle, has the most amazing collection I have ever seen. Perfect combination of art, craft, and public policy.
The Joys of Ear Picking
February 27th, 2009 · No Comments
What’s that you say?! Ear picking???
Most of our white friends give us one of those what-the-freak-are-you-talking-about-you-are-not-who-I-thought-you-were looks when we talk about it. But if you’re Asian, you get it.
So instead of giving our friends another weird look back, we decided to spend some time and educate those who have not experienced the joys of the [...]
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