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Founded in 2007, Spoon & Tamago is an international blog that is based out of New York City and Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by artist and writer Johnny Waldman, who grew up in Japan. Using our unique background and international perspective, Spoon & Tamago attempts to comprehensively cover.
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Artist Hiro Sugiyama Recreates Hokusai's 'Great Wave' With 750,000 Dahlias
Once every two years, Brussels turns its Grand-Place into a living work of art. This year, artist Hiro Sugiyama transformed the cobblestones into a vibrant floral display as the Belgian capital celebrates the 24th edition of its Flower Carpet featuring on
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Sou Fujimoto's Meiji Park Brings a Three-Dimensional Landscape to Hakata Station
Is it a park? A building? A pathway? A Landscape? It's one of our most-anticipated architecture project of 2026, and it just opened yesterday (August 7) in Fukuoka, just steps away from Hakata Station. Meiji Park is a new 3,572-square-meter urban park des
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Kiyo Takeda: The Architect Making Tokyo Green Again
Japanese architect Kiyo Takeda belongs to a new generation of designers challenging the long-held notion that architecture should impose order on nature. Instead, his work embraces unpredictability, creating buildings that evolve over time as plants, weat
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Kokuyo's New 'Transparent Mechanism' Collection Puts its Engineering on Full Display
For more than a century, Kokuyo has been quietly refining the humble tools of the desk. Beyond a pursuit of quality and utilitarianism, the Osaka-based maker of stationery tools has always tried to "pique the curiosity of those who hold it." Their newest
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FamilyMart's New Hipster 'FAMIMA' Reimagines What a Conbini Can Be
For decades, Japan's convenience stores have been admired for, well, their convenience. By being sweetly attuned to utilitarian consumer needs, the ubiquitous 24/7 conbini has spread across Japan, achieving an unparalleled density that is perhaps second o
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MUJI is Restoring Antique Furniture Salvaged from Kominka Across Japan
Minimal lifestyle brand MUJI has been in the homebuilding business for over a decade. And in recent year they have expanded their focus to not just building new homes but renovating old kominka folk homes. The latest offshoot of that business is nihon no
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Saya Irie's Intricate Sculptures Recomposed from Eraser Shavings
Most of us erase mistakes without a second thought. The curled ribbons that gather beneath an eraser are little more than evidence of revisions before they're brushed into the trash. But Saya Irie sees them differently. For Irie , they're the beginning of
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Japan's First Shrine Dedicated to Plushies Opens for Stuffed Animal Devotees
In Japan, it's not unusual to see people treating cherished objects with a surprising degree of reverence. Dolls receive memorial services, broken sewing needles are honored in annual ceremonies, and even discarded electronics are occasionally given ritua
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Daisuke Tajima's 'Infinite Emptiness' Captures the Anxiety of a Hollow Future
Japanese artist Daisuke Tajima has built a career drawing cities that seem to exist somewhere between science fiction and reality. His sprawling black-and-white landscapes are packed with towering structures, tangled infrastructure and dizzying perspectiv
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5 Art Exhibitions Worth Traveling for in Japan This Summer
There's no better time to escape Tokyo than the summer. While beaches and mountain retreats offer temporary relief, there's another way to flee the capital: follow the art. From giant robotic insects in rural Aomori to a celebration of one of Japan's most
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