Category — Culture

The ChinaJoy Cosplay Carnival illustrates the growth of Cosplay in China. 99.9% of people born after 1990 like comics and animation, which fuel Cosplay, whereas only 21% born in the 1970s like the media.

Read more about the China Cosplay scene on China Daily

Technorati Tags: anime, China, cosplay, culture, entertainment, fashion, manga, ChinaJoy Cosplay Carnival

OneInchPunch visited Tokyo whilst the three day Sanja Matsuri Festival was taking place in Asakusa. The highlight was the first day which included a parade down the Nakamise-dori shopping arcade. It’s a small parade but is made up of lots of Japanese in traditional costume.

Read and see more on MangoVine.net

Technorati Tags: Asakusa, culture, Japan, Nakamise-dori, Sanja Matsuri, traditional Japanese costume

Tokyo city’s newest addition is the life size Gundam which stands 59 feet tall and resides in Odaiba. We’re gutted we didn’t get a chance to see it when visiting Tokyo in May.

See more Nocturnal Gundam on The Pink Tentacle

Check out Gizmodo for videos of Gundam moving

Via The Awesomer

Technorati Tags: culture, Gundam, Japan, life size Gundam, Odaiba

We’ve been covering Tokyo in our other blog MangoVine.net and recently wrote up our trip to Sanrio Puroland - the theme park home for all of Sanrio’s characters. Hello Kitty, Dear Daniel, Melody, Cinnamon etc.

There are 8 posts in total. If you’re a fan of Hello Kitty, you’ll want to check out these original posts - lots of photos and videos! They might inspire your next trip to Japan!

Sanrio Puroland - Hello Kitty & Co for a heavy dose of kawaii

Linh does Sanrio Puroland

Video Snapshot of Sanrio Puroland

Sanrio Puroland Show - Oz - including Video

Sanrio Puroland Attraction - Boat Ride - including Video

Sanrio Puroland Attraction - Hello Kitty Black Wonder - including Video

Sanrio Puroland Show - Cinnamon’s Secret Door - including Video

Sanrio Puroland Show - Believe - including Video

Technorati Tags: entertainment, Hello Kitty, Japan, Japanese, Sanrio, Sanrio Puroland, theme park, Tokyo

Ever been to a maid cafe in Japan? We checked one out in the geek town Akihabara - find out how it went via the link below.

Experiencing An Akihabara Maid Cafe

Technorati Tags: Akihabara, Japan, maid cafe, Tokyo

For all Hello Kitty fans, which must number millions around the world, Sanrio has just announced a new seven inch digital photo frame featuring the feline.

This one comes with 6MB of onboard memory, SD/SDHC, MMC support via USB, and a 1W speaker. Perfect to display photos of all your other Hello Kitty merchandise, the frame comes in both red and white.

Since its only available in Japan, getting one will make it extra exclusive for you…

Via Engadget

Technorati Tags: culture, digital photo frame, Hello Kitty, Japan, Sanrio

Bit early for Chinese New Year, but if you prepare well in advance you could order these Puma Chinese New Year First Round sneakers.

From the Puma archive in 1987, the First Round was a high cut version of the basket. The padded collar made this shoe an instant hit with the skateboard community.

The First Round Chinese New Year celebrates the annual event with details including embroidered dragon scales, customised Chinese calendar rubber tongue badge, ‘Chinese New Year‘ holiday script in gold foil and a premium leather collar.

Check them at CoolestShop.com

Via Lost At E Minor

Technorati Tags: Chinese New Year, fashion, PUMA, Puma Chinese New Year First Round, sneakers, sport, trainers

Takuo Toda, head of the Japan Origami Airplane Association set a new world record with a 27.9 second flight.

Toda’s record-breaking paper plane was made from one uncut sheet of paper and The Telegraph reports that the plane was about 10cm long.

Read more on Gizmodo

Technorati Tags: culture, Japan, Japan Origami Airplane Association, origami, paper airplane, Takuo Toda