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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 th

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 undifferentiated by marking or color. The bo

Elegant, Calm but resolutely  In Japanese, "Rin" include all these words. "Lady White" is suitable for expressing this word. "Rin" - tell noble beauty. So, "Lady White" is fountain pen especially for women. There are various charming elements.   COLOR  Off-White, white mixed a little yellow and grey. The place one step back from pure white make calm atomosphere. Like mother watching over her child calmly. Warm.   DESIGN  【Sakura�

【J-SUB PROXY SHOPPING Introductions – Anime Popculture related Items】 Voice Actors×Rap×Anime Characters (声優×ラップ×キャラ) An unprecedented and ambitious multimedia project that started out on September 2nd, 2017! Although it was a completely unknown project at the time of launching, the first music video release「Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-」stormed right up to 3rd place in the YouTube ranking and elsewhere, creating quite a stir!

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

Splatoon is a video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game centers around characters known as Inklings—beings that can transform between humanoid and squid forms, and hide or swim through colored ink sprayed on surfaces using gun or brush-based weaponry. Splatoon features several game modes, including 4-on-4 online multiplayer and a single player campaign. Splatoon players control characters called Inklings, who have the ability to shape-shift between human and s

Have you always dream of having a group of forest friends in your cupboard? Now with KINTO's Mugtail mug series you can. KINTO's minimalist designs are life-long and frequently useable in everyday life, original and well designed housewares. KINTO CO.,LT was established in 1972 as a wholesaler of porcelain/ceramic tableware in Shiga prefecture, Japan. From the mid 1980's, KINTO imported and distributed selected European tableware/glassware brands to Japan until 2000. In the mid. of 19

suruga-yasuruga-ya;【J-SUB PROXY SHOPPING Introductions – Anime Popculture related Items】  The products we introduce you this time are all about the upcoming anime series of『ENSEMBLE STARS!・あんさんぶるスターズ！』!(^^)! Initially the ENSEMBLE STARS! Anime was set to air in 2017, but then the release dragged on and on…and now finally on JULY 7TH, 2019, it premiers, hurray ＼(^o^)／ That’s something to look forward to, isn’t it♪�

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

As you already know, Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio based in Koganei, Tokyo (Japan), and founded on June 15, 1985. "Spirited Away" (2001) was their highest success, grossing over US$290 million worldwide and also winning a Golden Bear in 2002 and an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2003. Many of their works have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award, and four have won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Five of Studio Ghibli's films rec