51 Japanese Characters

What is an Otaku, a Jukensei, a Narikin or an Obatarian? Where does the name Yakuza come from, and what is special about Fugu? What exactly is Shintoism and what is Kabuki.

Japanese society is full of special expressions for certain strange, cute or funny characters. 51 Japanese Characters is an insightful collection of figurines showcasing several typical members and cultural phenomena of Japanese society.

Tags:

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pm11 and is filed under creativity, website. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

« Ducati Streetfighter
Generatus »
 

One Response to “51 Japanese Characters”

  1. captain Says:
    November 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pm11

    This is actually quite fun to explore.
    Japanese pop culture brought to life.

    captains last blog post..51 Japanese Characters

Leave a Reply