Some photos up on Flickr from a recent trip to Rome.
Archive for the ‘Photography’ category
Idle Idol on Amazon
February 3rd, 2010 by Ed
Idle Idol now on amazon to pre-order. Exciting and due out only two days after our birthday on May 10th.
Kigurimi 2009 Summit
November 6th, 2009 by Ed
Despite being ill I attended the extremely fun Yurukyara festival in Hikone a couple of weeks ago. Hikonyan pictured above was the undeniable star of the event almost causing a riot when he was driven along the street. There were around 150 other characters representing other castles, prefectures, bridges and even roads. To find out what Kigurumi and Yurukyara mean check out this Japan times article and to see the event watch this video.
Kero-chan and Koro-chan
September 23rd, 2009 by Ed
This cute couple were given to me by the wonderful people at Kowa Pharmaceuticals. These are Yubi ningyou or finger dolls. Apparently there are more of these and other Kowa frogs than there are people in Japan. If you want to find out more about them you can visit this website (in Japanese) or wait until my book comes out.
Megane
September 23rd, 2009 by Ed
Not quite Idle Idol enough but I like these signs a lot. The eyes madly rotate round and round outside these opticians. Megane means glasses in Japanese.
Kanji car
September 20th, 2009 by Ed
A new flickr set showing some of the wonderful rusted kanji and kana I’ve seen on the streets in Japan. This is the kanji for car or kuruma.
Idle Idol
September 15th, 2009 by Ed
Our new book ‘Idle Idol’ published by Mark Batty Publisher is due out next year in April. Its packed full of info on Japans wonderful 3D characters, learn their names, origins and stories. For a sneak peak visit our Flickr set and check our new site www.idleidol.net in the coming months.
Coral face
May 11th, 2009 by Ed
Some coral faces made on a small beautiful island near the equally beautiful Zamami in Okinawa.
