The largest producer of Daruma dolls in Japan is Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, where there are about 40 workshops. The nearby city of Kiryu has a different good-luck charm: decorated rakes that ...

Participate in an intensive manga production workshop at Japan's premiere technical training school for manga. During your two weeks in Japan, you’ll study at: Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata is ...

Afro’s Laid-Back Camp series has been one of the pillars of the iyashikei genre. Fans from around the world are enjoying this stress-free anime series and while the iyashikei market hasn’t become part ...