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  Nintendo is back with an extremely kawaii Yoshi game! Yoshi's Woolly World! Here's the link to Nintendo's YT vid that shows the cuteness of Yarn Yoshi: youtu.be/FhR77B6UoQ0 In this grand adventure, you can travel a whole new world that's completely made out of colorful yarn and patchwork! It's ridiculously adorable! The story goes like this.  Everything is peaceful on Craft Island...until Kamek comes and turns all the Yoshis into yarn! In order to put his fr

Stapleless staplers?! What are those?! These AMAZING works of stationery are as just as their name implies; they're staplers that don't use staples! So wait, how are they staplers if they don't use staples? Let's find out. The acclaimed company of Japanese stationeries, Kokuyo, has produced a one of a kind item that will certainly rock your world. They look like staplers, have the same function of a stapler, and they are truly called "staplers," but their designs a

Today we offer you a very special and magical item. A truly beautiful playing cards with many of the hand-drawn designs of the Miyazaki factory, also known as Studio Ghibli. In this precious box you will find drawings, for example, of one of the most popular and beloved character of the wonderful Hayao Miyazaki, the amazing Totoro. This lovely character is best known for appearing in "My Neighbor Totoro".  You will also find colorful drawings of many other Studio Ghibli films suc

PILOT is one of the spearheads in the Japanese stationery industry and its DR. GRIP 4+1 one of the most complete writing utensil there is. Not only does it have a brilliant design combining tasteful colors and metal parts, the pen as much more to offer with many unique features. In Japan the pen made itself a name as being a writing instrument that even one writes a lot, the hand won't get tired easily. It is convenient to handle as the shaft lies comfortably in the writing hand. Furthermore, th

Pilot has a number of pens under the Custom Heritage name and their number naming convention can be a little confusing some times. The Pilot Custom Heritage 91, 92 & 912 are a member of the classic Pilot Custom range of fine writing instruments.  Pilot Custom Heritage 91   The Custom Heritage 91 pen was released by Pilot in different colorways that match the color of some of Pilot's Iroshizuku inks: Tsuki-Yo (blueish), Yama-Guri (brownish), and Yama-Budo (reddish pink). It does loo

A popular must-do for Japanese-styled make up is putting on false eyelashes. Japanese people tend to have eyelashes that are fine and short. Since most Japanese people want to go for the dolly-eyed, anime-styled look of bigger, fuller eyes, many use false eyelashes when putting on their makeup. Putting on false eyelashes volumize one's eyes, producing a more open-eyed, brighter look. False eyelashes are a staple to "kawaii" make up and fashion. Depending on the type and color of the ey

Kuretake, founded in 1902, focuses on sumi-e inks for traditional brush calligraphy, pens and brush pens. Nowadays this modern Japanese company continues producing traditional ink. Their brush pens brushes are made with high quality hair making them some of the best pen brushes of the Japanese stationery, and today we want to introduce you one of their most colorful and best products, Kuretake Zig Letter Pens!  This stylish pen brings you the chance to pick your favorite pen body colo

  ”すみっコぐらし” How about a comfortable life living in the corner? These adorable friends feel at ease when they're sitting in the end seats of a train, packed at a single table in a cafe, and simply lying together in the nook of the room. It's a lifestyle that keeps these friends cozy and snug. Let's take a look at these "things in the corner," shall we? すみっコぐらし (Sumikko Gurashi) are characters from San-x that are highly popular in

  Midori MD Notebooks are for lovers of the best notebooks the world has to offer, and these notebooks happen to be the best. The "MD" stands for "minimum design." These notebooks are simple, aesthetic, and are practically made to suit true writers out there. Why use anything lower than the high quality you deserve?  With its soft pages, you can open these notebooks with ease, keeping them in place so you can continue to write smoothly. The balance of white brings

緑茶 (ryokucha) or Japanese green tea, is the top kind of tea that is consumed in Japan. There are many known health benefits from drinking green tea. For a beautiful life, drinking green tea is highly recommended, compared to its other tea counterparts. What is green tea made of though? And how is drinking green tea good for you? Let us at J-Subculture elaborate.  Japanese green tea is made from the plant, チャノキ (chanoki), or Camellia sinensis. The image above is a picture of th