Spoon & Tamago https://www.spoon-tamago.com japanese art, design and culture Thu, 25 May 2023 14:55:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 Gaku Yamazaki has Documented Thousands of Unusual Road Signs Across Japan https://www.spoon-tamago.com/gaku-yamazaki-unusual-arrows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gaku-yamazaki-unusual-arrows https://www.spoon-tamago.com/gaku-yamazaki-unusual-arrows/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 14:55:47 +0000 https://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=55341 No related posts. ]]> https://www.spoon-tamago.com/gaku-yamazaki-unusual-arrows/feed/ 0 Intricate and Organic Sculptures by Ceramicist Eriko Inazaki https://www.spoon-tamago.com/eriko-inazaki-ceramic-sculptures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eriko-inazaki-ceramic-sculptures https://www.spoon-tamago.com/eriko-inazaki-ceramic-sculptures/#comments Thu, 18 May 2023 15:04:31 +0000 https://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=55329 These white and intricate forms appear to be the work of mother nature, sculpted over hundreds and thousands of years. Instead, they’re the work of Japanese ceramicist Eriko Inazaki, who painstakingly shapes and assembles each prick and piece by hand. And in doing so, she’s pushed the art of ceramics beyond its traditional boundaries. “Arcadia” […]

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]]> https://www.spoon-tamago.com/eriko-inazaki-ceramic-sculptures/feed/ 1 Cafe Fang: An Oasis of Books and Coffee in Kyoto https://www.spoon-tamago.com/donkou-kissa-fang-kyoto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=donkou-kissa-fang-kyoto https://www.spoon-tamago.com/donkou-kissa-fang-kyoto/#respond Tue, 16 May 2023 13:01:31 +0000 https://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=55318 If you want to escape the hustle and bustle of touristy Kyoto, head to this newly opened oasis of books and coffee. Located slightly north of central Kyoto is the Donkou Kissa Fang, a serene cafe and private book collection built inside immaculately crafted townhouse and garden. Donkou means ‘slow thinking’ in Japanese, and is […]

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]]> https://www.spoon-tamago.com/donkou-kissa-fang-kyoto/feed/ 0 Not a Hotel: A Unique Timeshare Concept Redefining Luxury Travel https://www.spoon-tamago.com/not-a-hotel-a-unique-timeshare-concept-redefining-luxury-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-a-hotel-a-unique-timeshare-concept-redefining-luxury-travel https://www.spoon-tamago.com/not-a-hotel-a-unique-timeshare-concept-redefining-luxury-travel/#respond Sun, 14 May 2023 20:13:53 +0000 https://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=55279 All images © Kenta Hasegawa courtesy Suppose Design Office “Buy a vacation home that doubles as a hotel.” That’s the tagline for ‘Not A Hotel,’ a real estate start-up founded by Shinji Hamazu. The company challenges the traditional hotel model by treating it as a timeshare and selling it to 12 people, each receiving 30 […]

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]]> https://www.spoon-tamago.com/not-a-hotel-a-unique-timeshare-concept-redefining-luxury-travel/feed/ 0 Japanese Aqarium’s Flowchart Illustrates the Complex Relationships of Their Penguins https://www.spoon-tamago.com/japanese-aqarium-penguin-relationship-flowchart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japanese-aqarium-penguin-relationship-flowchart https://www.spoon-tamago.com/japanese-aqarium-penguin-relationship-flowchart/#respond Sat, 13 May 2023 19:43:58 +0000 http://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=48577 the Kyoto Aqarium’s 2020 Penguin Relationship Flowchart Penguins, the way they waddle around and protect their eggs, are often thought of as cute, cuddly and romantic. But those who observe them for extended periods know they have a dark side. Two aquariums in Japan, Kyoto Aquarium and Sumida Aquarium, keep obsessive tabs on their penguins […]

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]]> https://www.spoon-tamago.com/japanese-aqarium-penguin-relationship-flowchart/feed/ 0 A Temporary Rooftop Forest Replaces Fukuoka’s Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine During Renovations https://www.spoon-tamago.com/dazaifu-renovation-floating-forest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dazaifu-renovation-floating-forest https://www.spoon-tamago.com/dazaifu-renovation-floating-forest/#comments Sat, 13 May 2023 00:21:55 +0000 https://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=54002 Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, one of Japan’s most-historically and culturally significant shrines, will undergo a massive renovation beginning in May of 2023. And for three years the honden main hall will be completely closed off to the roughly 10 million visitors who come to the shrine each year. So plans were made to create a temporary […]

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]]> https://www.spoon-tamago.com/dazaifu-renovation-floating-forest/feed/ 1 Art & Coffee: Our Favorite Museum Cafes Across Japan https://www.spoon-tamago.com/japan-museum-cafes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-museum-cafes https://www.spoon-tamago.com/japan-museum-cafes/#respond Sun, 07 May 2023 16:54:05 +0000 https://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=55225 Come for the art, stay for the coffee. Japan’s numerous museums offer a little bit of everything. Whether it’s cutting edge, contemporary art in Tokyo or a tiny museum in the countryside dedicated to a single sculptor, seeking them out is always rewarding. What’s also rewarding is the calm break at the museum cafe. Although […]

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]]> https://www.spoon-tamago.com/japan-museum-cafes/feed/ 0 Icoma Foldable Electric Bike Inspired by Japanese Transformable Toys https://www.spoon-tamago.com/icoma-foldable-electric-bike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=icoma-foldable-electric-bike https://www.spoon-tamago.com/icoma-foldable-electric-bike/#comments Sat, 06 May 2023 19:04:54 +0000 https://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=55255 The moment we saw this foldable electric bike, something awakened our inner child. We couldn’t quite put our finger on it bit it was a feeling akin to seeing a brand new toy in a toy shop. It turns out that the origin story of the Icoma Electric Bike is very much a part of […]

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]]> https://www.spoon-tamago.com/icoma-foldable-electric-bike/feed/ 3 120 Koinobori Flutter in Sabogawa River https://www.spoon-tamago.com/sabagawa-river-koinobori/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sabagawa-river-koinobori https://www.spoon-tamago.com/sabagawa-river-koinobori/#respond Thu, 04 May 2023 12:38:26 +0000 http://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=46000 photo courtesy Sabogawa Koinobori Kawanagashi Association Around this time of year, Japan becomes decorated with scenes of fish fluttering in the sky. Known as koinobori, the carp streamers are an important celebration of Children’s Day, which is on May 5th, and is one of the consecutive holidays that makes up Golden Week in Japan. But […]

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]]> https://www.spoon-tamago.com/sabagawa-river-koinobori/feed/ 0 The New Simose Art Garden Villa: Where Art & Hospitality Meet at the Sea https://www.spoon-tamago.com/simose-art-garden-villa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simose-art-garden-villa https://www.spoon-tamago.com/simose-art-garden-villa/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:29:27 +0000 https://www.spoon-tamago.com/?p=55182 All images © Simose Art Museum Stretching over an area of 4.6 hectares and situated alongside the picturesque Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima is the Simose Art Garden Villa. Designed by architect Shigeru Ban (previously), the newly opened destination comprises ten villas, a restaurant, and is built around the Simose Art Museum. The museum is […]

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