Indie Squid Kid » Japan http://www.indiesquidkid.com The continuing adventures of a hopelessly obsessed collector of squid paraphernalia, cephalopod ephemera and other tentacled miscellanea. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:50:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Eagle Vs Octopus! http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2010/08/31/eagle-vs-octopus/ http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2010/08/31/eagle-vs-octopus/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:32:19 +0000 Indie Squid Kid http://www.indiesquidkid.com/?p=2776

Victory Through Air Power is a WWII propaganda film made by Disney in 1943. This clip of the film’s final sequence shows American forces, represented by an eagle, fighting (and defeating) Imperial Japan, which is depicted as a giant evil octopus.

(via Vulgar Army)

]]> http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2010/08/31/eagle-vs-octopus/feed/ 0 Flickr Friday: Welcome to Kabejima http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2010/06/18/flickr-friday-welcome-to-kabejima/ http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2010/06/18/flickr-friday-welcome-to-kabejima/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:46:40 +0000 Indie Squid Kid http://www.indiesquidkid.com/?p=2425 In 2007, my friend Stuart (aka, Flickr user TheKingInYellow) toured the Japanese island of Kyūshū. While there, he visited the town of Kabejima  (pronounced “Kabeshima”) in Saga prefecture, which is apparently renowned for its squid.

Here are a few squiddy pictures from the trip:

"Welcome to Kabejima"

squid tank

Ika sashimi!

I don’t know what species of squid this is, but it’s pretty big…a good 1-1.5 feet long. At this particular restaurant, live squid are kept in tanks (shown above) and served, erm…just about as fresh as possible. Kind of gruesome, but I’m told it was quite delicious.

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Mr. Sardonicus sent me this sighting of a super-detailed line of Japanese gashapon (aka capsule toys).

He says,

Produced by Takara/Tomy, the complete set includes 10 figures (3 octopi, 2 cuttlefish, 4 squid, and 1 “secret” argonaut) and runs upwards of $75, but it’s not too difficult to find individuals being sold on eBay for $10 or less.

I’ll definitely have to keep an eye out for these. Thanks Brian!

]]> http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2010/03/01/sightings-cephalopod-capsule-toys-by-takaratomy/feed/ 1 paintings of antique Japanese octopus toys http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2009/08/12/paintings-of-antique-japanese-octopus-toys/ http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2009/08/12/paintings-of-antique-japanese-octopus-toys/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:44:57 +0000 Indie Squid Kid http://www.indiesquidkid.com/?p=460 Via Pink Tentacle

The Ningyo-do Bunko Database is a huge online collection of watercolor paintings by Kawasaki Kyosen (1877-1942). The collection consists of over 5,000 still-life images of antique toys and folk crafts from across Japan, including a few lovely octopus-themed items.

paper octopus balloon (1930)

Paper octopus balloon (1930)

Roly-poly toy and bell/whistle, Aichi prefecture (1932)

Roly-poly toy and bell/whistle, Aichi prefecture (1932)

See more at Pink Tentacle!

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