Selena Takigawa Hoy

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Articles by Selena Takigawa Hoy

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Bone Woman is one of the yokai in the "Haunted Coffee" collection.

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Meet the Ghosts Behind a Japanese City's 'Haunted' Coffee

These yokai make a scary good brew.

A scene from Gone With the Wind, in rice.

food

The Epic Landscape Art of Tiny Inakadate, Japan

Each year, entire rice fields grow into masterpieces.

In Kobayashi's drawings, his chopsticks often appear, lifting food off the page.

outsider art

Meet the Former Cook Who Draws His Every Meal

Itsuo Kobayashi's art showcases the beauty of everyday Japanese food.

Mitsuaki Tanabe hoped to draw attention to the glories of wild rice with this massive work.

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A Japanese Sculptor's Tribute to Wild Rice Covers an Australian Floodplain

Mitsuaki Tanabe's untimely death spurred his son to finish his last work.

A baker makes fortune cookies at Hougyokudo in Kyoto, Japan.

food

The Free Cookie in Your Chinese Takeout Is Actually Japanese

Fortune cookies emerged from one of America’s darkest moments.

Finishing before the coffee cools calls for composure.

art

This Latte Artist Forms Foam Into Flocks of Birds

Put a bird on it!