RIBBONESIA DOES WONDERFUL RIBBON ART
ribbonesia is the work of artist baku maeda. he started off by experimenting with shapes and materials. in 2010, he launched ribbonesia officially and started producing wonderful, colourful pieces. i wrote a short shout out in early 2011. recently, i have decided to ask the creative force behind ribbonesia to answer a few questions. he kindly accepted....
TOP 5 SAPPORO
top 5 sapporo will introduce you to this far away city with 2 million inhabitants. sapporo is the capital of hokkaido and is one of the few japanese places with an easily accessible grid street system. they have long difficult winters, so there are huge underground malls and all the cars have 4-wheel drive. don’t miss tasting...
INTERESTING OUTFIT IN SAPPORO
yukino saito, sapporo station hat by desertic bag by macro-manro coat by desertic boots by ugg pants by ne-net
RIBBON ORIGAMI
ribbonesia is the brain child of sapporo artist and illustrator baku maeda. also known for his way with the brush and pen, he lately took an interest in working with ribbons and scraps of fabric in order to make different kinds of animals. check his blog for wonderful insight into his colourful world. it will put a...
SNOW SCULPTURE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
i missed it last year and i’ll miss it again this year: the snow festival in sapporo. for a week in february, the 5th biggest largest city in japan becomes a fairytale place populated with snow and ice sculptures. last winter, the 1.4 million population increased with 2.5 million visitors lured by the amazing white show....
MY NEW JAPAN TRIP
finnair’s account was credited as soon as we settled the main details: there’s three of us, we’ll be there for give or take 3 weeks and it’s going to be awesome! two weeks around the country with the japan rail pass and the rest of the period in tokyo. i’m very excited and i’m struggling...
