Demon Slayer Snacks from Japan!
BONUS TIME!!!!
Mythical Kappa, the Adorable Version!
When I posted those postcards of Macross the other week, I completely forgot to share this one from the same sender! This adorable little card comes from Japan! This is a very, very adorable version of the kappa, a figure of Japanese mythology. I have a post from 2019 about […]
Beautiful Homage to the Departed
This is an Official Postcrossing card from Japan! This is a GORGEOUS ukiyo-e print of Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto shrine located in Tokyo. This shrine was built in the mid-1800s as a memorial to those who had died in war, which number at approximately 2.5 million. Near the shrine there […]
The Best “Oba-san”!
Today we’ve got our third and final Macross card! This is of Misa Hayase, a bridge lieutenant of the SDF-1 Macross. Oh, I don’t think I actually mentioned this, but the SDF-1 Macross is this ENORMOUS space vessel that holds thousands and thousands of crew members and civilians, that latter […]
“Watashi no Kare wa Pilot!”
Ah, this here Official Postcrossing card from Japan… you can’t imagine the utter hysteria I underwent when I received it. No I’m serious – I had a classic nerd fanboy moment. This postcard shows a Lynn Minmay, a character from one of my ABSOLUTE favorite anime franchises, Macross! I can’t […]
50 (Minus 14) Shades of Fuji!
Take a look at this postcard from Japan! Ah, one of my favorite forms of art – ukiyo-e! I’m sure many of you have seen this type of art before. About a half a year ago, I talked about woodblock printing in China (https://apostcardforyou.com/2019/12/a-prince-of-prints/), and that same concept is applied […]
Offerings on the Roof!
Got a cool Japan postcard from Canada! This is a really cool look at a Shinto shrine in Shinjuku, one of the wards of Tokyo. I visited Shinjuku during my 2015 Japan trip… my two greatest memories of it were the Robot Restaurant (tourist trap, but honestly well worth it) […]
“Deer” Me!
Got this Official Postcrossing card from Japan! We’re looking at gang of deer (which are illuminated in quite the heavenly manner) strolling around Nara Park. This park is in Nara prefecture, which is in the mid-southern part of the country. The sighting of deer is VERY common in this park […]
A Bigenerational Meal!
Here is an Official Postcrossing card from Japan! This card is a very cute and subtly sad depiction of oyakodon, a Japanese rice bowl dish which includes chicken and egg and is usually topped with scallions. It’s known as a “parent-and-child donburi” (donburi = bowl), and you’ve probably already figured […]
Star-Crossed Among the Stars!
My last postcard from the bangin’ Japan parcel! I recently shared a postcard featuring the original Mobile Suit Gundam series; this one features an OVA series titled “Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team”. “OVA” is short for “original video animation”, and it denotes an episode or series that is […]