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Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player strategy board game. Its earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the 6th century was brought to Japan where it spawned a number of variants. Two players, Sente (Black; more literally, person with the first move) and Gote (White; person with the second move), play on a board composed of rectangles in a grid of 9 ranks (rows) by 9 files (columns). The rectangles are undifferenti

Japan is a country filled to the brim with avid chopstick users. People acquire the skill to use chopsticks from an early age. Since chopsticks are a big part of Japanese food culture, you can find them in all sorts of designs in Japan. We at J-Subculture like to keep tabs on the assorted designs of chopsticks and today we'd like to talk about combat chopsticks! It's about time you've ditched the drab, wooden ones, isn't it? Man, do I know the struggle...So combat chopsticks--what are they? Tha

Few weeks ago we introduce you the SYLVANIAN FAMILIES one of the best known dollhouse sets ever. Created by the Japanese company Epoc in 1985, Sylvanian Families is a collectible line of dollhouses and animal figures. Although first Sylvanian Families were made of porcelain, nowadays they are made of other materials like plastic, metal and fake fur. In our previous post we introduce you a carefully selected list of ou

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ POKEMON, or Pocket Monsters written out, is a franchise centered around fictional creatures that often root or are inspired by Japanese folklore, which is filled with specters, demons, ghosts and other mystical beings of old. Since its launch in the mid-90's, Pokemon rapidly spread out and has firmly established itself as a top media franchise, representing an unprec