Written on 12:29:00 AM by Oakie Chiraskamin
After reading this article, It left me in silent wonderment. The Japan tourism named Hello Kitty as its choice to represent the country in China and Hong Kong where Hello Kitty is widely popular among kids and women. Officials expect that Hello Kitty will attract a ton of tourists into Japan. This is the first time that the tourism ministry has endorsed a fictional character as a country ambassador.
I would like to applause them for being bold and taking risk. Although Hello Kitty has been in this world for a long time and found herself in everyone's heart, being cute is actually enough to lure people to come to Japan or not. Hello Kitty is such a wonderful character but I don't think she will be the key driven in people's mind to visit Japan. It's a cute execution but an ill-judged strategy.
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Written on 1:55:00 PM by Oakie Chiraskamin
I instantly love this quote when i read it - "A japanese garden is not only a place for the cultivation of trees and flowering shrubs, but one that provides secluded leisure, rest, repose, meditation, and sentimental pleasure...The garden speaks to all the senses, not just to the mind alone." by Professor Takuma Tono, Designer of Portland's Japanese Garden.
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japan,
japanese garden
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Written on 2:22:00 AM by Oakie Chiraskamin
This is the picture of Takuya Angel's clothes in Japan. It's a tiny brand but big impact. Earn 30 million JPYen a year. Takuya Sawada, the designer, said "Fashion is like a business card" and "Just by looking at someone’s clothes you can understand a lot. What kind of work they do, what kind of music they like, what kind of food they eat." (The clothes are influenced by Samurai's clothes)
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japan,
japanese,
street fashion,
takuya angel
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