Animated Pictograms

Fun and easy-to-understand presentation of historical culture and traditional customs that are uniquely Japanese.

  • VISIT TO TEMPLE / SHIRINE
  • BOWING
  • POUNDING RICE CAKE
  • HAILING A CAB / TAXI
  • TAKING A BATH
  • WATER ABLUTION
  • TEA CEREMONY
  • RHYTHMIC CLAPPING AT CELEBRATIONS
  • RIDING THE TRAIN
  • WINNING MOVES IN SUMŌ
  • AWA DANCE FESTIVAL
  • Coming Soon

About The Project

EXPERIENCE JAPAN PICTOGRAMS were developed to provide visual support for tourists in Japan.
For more information about the objectives and design concept of the project, please click here.

Request

If you would like us to create new PICTOGRAMS for you or have other requests, please contact us here.

CAPSULE HOTEL

カプセルホテル[KAPUSERU-HOTERU]

Capsule hotels originated in Japan and provide each guest with a private, enclosed bed with no extra space to waste. They offer safe and inexpensive lodging for less money than regular hotels. The minimalist design is the epitome of Japanese space management and has attracted a lot of foreign travelers in recent years. Sleeping in a capsule may remind you of the time when you hid in a closet when you were a kid or evoke what it would be like to be a larva in a beehive or on board a spaceship. How one experiences a capsule hotel varies from person to person.