This Breathtaking Video Shows The Simple Beauty Of Japan’s Countryside
The Akita prefecture of Japan is not exactly at the top of a lot of to-do lists for travelers of Japan, foreign and domestic alike….
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Customers Flock To Tully’s Coffee’s For Limited Edition Kabuki Rilakkuma Tumblers
Starbucks isn’t the only cafe where you can get awesome tumblers. Other Japanese cafes and fast food chains often release products in collaboration with popular…
Spend The Night Like An Elite Samurai Inside Uematsuya’s Sengoku Room
If you’ve ever wondered how elite shoguns kicked backed after an intense day of fighting battles and ruling Japan, spending a night at Japanese-style inn…
11-Hour Slow Journey On Classic Showa Locomotive Will Take You Back In Time!!
Oikawa Tetsudo makes various kinds of initiatives to attract more passengers to the line. This time, they Oikawa Tetsudo is going to run a classic…
Force Is Not Everything: Watch How A 9-Year-Old Effortlessly Handles A Japanese Sword
Shizan is one form of Japanese sword testing where a pile of straws are cut using a Japanese sword. The sword master that appeared in…
Esteemed Japanese Teacher-Celebrity Blasts Unmotivated Youth: “Studying Is A Luxury!”
“If you don’t like it, just quit. Studying is a luxury.” Those were the words that celebrity educator and television personality Osamu Hayashi chose to…
Don’t Want To Judge A Book By Its Cover? Take’em Off! A Simple Idea Taking Off In Japan Is Pretty Neat!
Even if you are a real book worm, it’s so easy to get in the bad habit of reading books that you know you are…
New Colored Hakama Chino Pants For Samurai Style Below The Belt
We’ve recently seen a lot of examples of spinning traditional Japanese clothing into modernized “cool” versions. Whether it’s a casual Kimono T-shirt, or the impossibly…
Artist Pays A Sweet Tribute With Ghibli-Inspired Playing Cards
People have paid tribute to Hayao Miyazaki in many ways, and French illustrator Pauline Renard recently came up with a brilliant way to combine Miyazaki’s…
Starbucks Taiwan’s Beautiful Sakura Tumblers Have Japanese Coffee Fans Jealous
Sakura season is in full-swing in Japan, and that means that everyone is gearing up to go to their favorite spots for cherry blossom viewing,…
There’s A Hot Spring In Japan Where You Can Bathe With Capybaras
When Japanese people think of capybara, they usually think of one more thing — onsen. While bathing in onsen has long been a part of…
Celebrate The LGBTQ* Community At Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2016!
Though Japan’s Pride Parades may not be as large or widely broadcasted as those of other countries, they’re still a positive, explosive celebration of Tokyo’s…
Get The True Kabuki Experience And Enroll For Lessons At Kabuki Taro
Even if you’re an extremely talented actor, that’s still not enough to become a kabuki performer in Japan. First of all, you have to be…
Treasure Hunt Inside A Warehouse For A Basketful Of Arita Porcelain
In a colossal warehouse in Saga Prefecture, over 100,000 articles of unsold Arita porcelain are packed into boxes and shelves, waiting for somebody to come…
This Train Platform Fence Is Pretty Nifty: Watch How You Hop On The Train!
There are over 600 train platform fences in Japan currently. They prevent intoxicated people and young children from falling off onto the rails; they also…