Kenji Kawakami

Inventor

1946 –

18

Who is Kenji Kawakami?

Kenji Kawakami is the inventor of the Japanese craze Chindōgu.

Kenji Kawakami has founded the international Chindōgu society. The current president is Dan Papia. Chindōgu is the art of creating a product whose usefulness is precluded by its absurdity. Chindōgu is related to Rube Goldbergism. Chindōgu items must follow the ten tenets of Chindōgu. Masks with receptacles for 20 cigarettes, Fish Face Cover, and Training High Heels are all examples of Chindōgu.

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Born
1946
Japan
Lived in
  • Nara Prefecture

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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