Japanese Feline-Themed Goods Retailer Releases Kitty Milk Scented Bath Powder
Japanese retailer Felissimo has a subdivision of goods called Nekobu, or Cat Club, which features a variety of feline-themed items for cat lovers. However, they…
Animals
Epic Giant Straw Animals Emerge From Japanese Rice Harvest In Style
Niigata prefecture’s Wara Art Festival has a very creative and imposing way of making use of the leftover rice straw (wara) from the harvests that…
Starbucks Mt. Fuji You Are Here Mugs Give A Picturesque Tour Of Japan
While it’s quite understandable to stray away from places you can always visit at home when traveling abroad (or simply try and step outside from…
The Sight of Her Hamster Peacefully Asleep Makes Her Owner Forget All Her Troubles
There’s a good reason hamsters are such popular pets. For one thing, they’re just so darned cute! We’ve seen them go go flat as a…
Curious Cats Adopt Lifelike NieR: Automata Model As Their Adorable Guardian
Part of the intrigue of the world of Square Enix’s NieR: Automata is discovering mechanical creatures that show behavior that isn’t quite as mindless and…
Put Up Your Paw For These Maneki-neko Day Poster Kitties
If you have visited Japan and even if you haven’t, you’ve probably seen images of a Maneki-neko (literally, “beckoning cat”) statuette, a cat with one…
Sleep Like A Bunny With These Fluffy Rabbit-Eared Pajamas
Japanese oddity and bookstore Village Vanguard has always been a hub for adventurous and themed roomwear and pajamas. In the past, their online shop has…
It’s a Fukui Sharknado! Or is it?
Sometimes, certain less populated prefectures of Japan which are less commonly frequented by tourists and less commonly known by average city-dwellers are characterized in popular…
Japan’s First Cat Cafe On A Train Purrs To An Adorable Success
Japan’s love for cat cafes has yet to burn out. The feline trend has evolved beyond a simple opportunity to sip coffee and play with…
Fast Food Chain Combines Two Of Japan’s Favorite Foods For On-The-Go Fish-Shaped Omelettes
Japanese fast food chain Lotteria is certainly no stranger to spicing up their menu with some creative items. In the past they’ve released such adventurous…
Fascinating Look At How Japanese “Eel Masters” Work 24/7 To Make The Perfect Unagi
It’s often thought that sushi (although which contrary to popular belief, doesn’t actually require any seafood) is thought of to be Japan’s representative fish dish,…
Kitty Staff Strut Their Stuff At New Super Luxurious Cat Lounge Cafe
Of Japan’s wide selection of animal cafes–cafes where you can enjoy a beverage while playing with, petting, and feeding animals–there has been a recent trend…
Collared Feline Puts the “Cat” Back in Catwalk
See this cute American shorthair gazing up intently? Apart from the cushion around her neck, she seems like a normal cat. But when she’s on…
Gorgeous Cat Modeling Cute Japanese Schoolgirl Uniform Collar Is Too Cool For School
It’s not uncommon to see dogs in Japan wearing pet-sweaters to brave the colder seasons (and sometimes chilly indoors), but lately we’ve seen some cats…
Sleepy Little Otter Can’t Go To Bed Without Cuddling Her Stuffed Piggy
Sakura (@kawauso_sakura) is a one-year old otter, and it’s pretty fair to say that she is the lead star of an otter popularity boom on…