super powers jp – Page 2

Gifu wagasa, part by part: bamboo, paper, oil and a long chain of hands

By Porter Lang Start with the parts, because that is where a wagasa differs from the umbrella in your hallway. […]

By Ines Keane Most Japanese castles sit on a hill. Matsumoto’s does not. Wikipedia calls it a flatland castle, built

By Rafe Calder Tabi are socks with the big toe in one pocket and the other four in another. The

By Porter Lang Start with the short version. A hanko is a name seal, pressed in red ink where a

By Ines Keane A card posted on 20 December and a card posted on the 24th can land on the

By Isla Quinn Snow on the bridges. Orange light on the water. Wooden balconies stacked three and four high above

By Rafe Calder Pick a year. Nippon.com says the modern kendama began in 1921. A tourism ministry database says a

By Porter Lang Check the short ends first. A tenugui is a thin cotton strip, and on its two short

By Ines Keane Open the lid and you see the lid of the next box. That is the first thing

By Isla Quinn Cold air. Stone walls. A row of lamps along the water. Otaru, a port on Ishikari Bay