Tag Archives: Japan

Today’s watercolor: Kusatsu Onsen Mascot Yumomi-chan

Posted on January 21, 2014 by superhappyawesome

We went to Kusatsu Onsen last weekend, so I decided to do a little painting of the local mascot Yumomi-chan. The water in Kusatsu is super hot, so it’s traditionally cooled by women with large wooden planks. You can read … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas, Merry…Christ!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by superhappyawesome

  Merry Christmas! In Japan, it’s often shortened to “メリクリ” or “Merry Ku-ri”, so I guess these clever supermarket signmakers decided to reverse engineer it linguistically. Kind of works, since they do say He is the reason for the season … Continue reading →

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Attack on Christmas!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by superhappyawesome

If you pay much attention to anime, then you’ve probably at least heard of the big hit this past year, Attack on Titan. It’s an intense, action packed series with creepy monsters, daring heroes and grotesque battles. How better to … Continue reading →

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NO MORE Eiga Dorobou! Video and watercolor!

Posted on September 4, 2013 by superhappyawesome

If you’ve ever been to the movies in Japan, you’ve probably seen the anti-piracy commercial NO MORE 映画泥棒, or NO MORE Movie Thief. It’s pretty amusing, and always one of my favorite parts of the movie going experience. Ironically it’s … Continue reading →

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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s Summer Fireworks Hair

Posted on August 29, 2013 by superhappyawesome

Summer is winding down, so I thought I’d share this lovely photo of pop darling Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s fabulous summer fashion, which she posted on twitter recently. Is it better than her Christmas Hair? Afterall, nothing says summer like fireworks. … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Madness: Gunnarolla’s Japan Expo Video Review

Posted on August 21, 2013 by superhappyawesome

So Sean is off in California working on his big show, Japan Expo USA, which is happening this weekend. A little while back I was asked to reach out to some bloggers to do reviews of some Japanese items in conjunction … Continue reading →

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The magical elixer of the Strawberry Cheesecake Frappuccino. A creamy base with strawberry fruit swirl and marscapone whipped cream is topped off with shortcake crumbles, evoking all the joy of a perfect strawberry cheesecake in a surprisingly light and flavorful … Continue reading →

Posted on July 18, 2013 by superhappyawesome | 6 Comments

Saitama’s Anime Tourism Campaign

Posted on May 22, 2012 by superhappyawesome

There seems to be an interesting trend in tourism campaigns recently. First there was Disney’s gorgeous anime-style commercial for Tokyo Disney Resort which covered the life of a woman in 30 seconds and managed to pack in so much emotion … Continue reading →

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Happy Gorlden Week!

Posted on May 4, 2012 by superhappyawesome

It’s Golden Week here in Japan, so lots of shops have specials running. Soup Stock Tokyo is one of my favorite places for a quick meal, but somehow I thought they were better than this… Ah, well. It always seemed … Continue reading →

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Are you a wizard?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by superhappyawesome

Every time we pass this building it is mandatory that we turn to each other and ask “Are you a WEZARD?”

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