Cheering Stifled At “Cheering Format” Showings of Avengers: End Game in Japan
Japanese Moviegoing Culture Unlike movie theaters in many parts of the world where audiences often cheer and react quite vocally to the images on screen,…
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Free Downloadable Environment Lets You Explore Kyoto’s Famouse Fushimi Inari Shrine With Unreal Engine 4
Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto is one of the most popular tourist spots in the area. The sprawling shrine is most famous for its path…
PERSONA5 the Animation EXHIBITION In Tokyo and Fukuoka, Artworks Book To Go On Sale
Fans of Persona 5, the most critically acclaimed game in the long-lived Persona franchise, and its currently airing anime adaptation, Persona 5 the Animation, may…
74-Year-Old Japanese Farmer Stocks Vending Machine Daily With Homemade Curry Rice For Hungry Travelers
Japan has a vending machine for just about everything these days. While plenty of typical beverage vending machines can be found nearly anywhere, Japan also…
To Slurp Or Not To Slurp: Tourists’ Reactions Spark Online Debate on Noodle Manners
As Japan approaches the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the number of foreign visitors continues to increase year by year. A record 31 million foreign tourists visited…
The Sage’s Grandson, One Punch Man, Kimetsu no Yaiba Lead Top Anime of Spring 2019 in dAnime Store’s Survey of 100,000+
Considering that many anime fans took advantage of the extended Golden Week holiday to catch up on the Spring season’s lineup, it makes perfect sense…
Japanese Hot Spring Resort Now Offers Protein Shake Baths And Meat-Heavy Menu
Onsen, or traditional hot springs, are some of Japan’s most sought after travel spots, with some truly magical destinations that are bound to make you…
Japanese Cosplayer Yu-Ya Nails Pesci From Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
Updated with additional photos This year’s Niconico Chokaigi festival offered exciting attractions not only inside the exhibition halls but also outside, thanks to the caliber…
Japanese Calligrapher Monyaizumi Proposes New Kanji For “Gundam”
Although there are already thousands of kanji characters available in the Japanese language (tens of thousands if you count the most comprehensive dictionaries), kanji enthusiasts…
Cans Containing “Air Of Departing Heisei Era” On Sale In Japan As Emperor’s Reign Comes To End
With the current current Japanese emperor Akihito’s 30-year reign (known as the Heisei Era) comes to a close, the country will enter what has been…
Welcome The Reiwa Era With DJ Hello Kitty At LGBT Pride Week’s Rainbow Rooftop Party
Coinciding with the end of the Heisei Era and the beginning of the Reiwa Era, this year’s Tokyo Gay Pride Week from April 28th to…
Cosplayers to Watch: Hijab Cosplayer Miisa (Photos and Interview)
If you enjoy cosplay or have been following anime-related or even fashion-related news, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Miisa before. As one of the…
Comfy Vibram Leather Japanese Geta Sandals Turn Traditional Footwear Casual
Geta, or traditional elevated Japanese sandals, make for an awesome souvenir from Japan, but many find them to be difficult to walk in and perhaps…
Birthplace Of Ninja In Japan Hopes For “e-Ninja” To Be Recognized As Olympic Battle Sport
Thee Iga region of Japan has never shied away from its rich history of ninja tradition, boasting a national ninja certification test and even a…
Revisit Sweet Trends Of Heisei Era With Kawara CAFE&DINING’s “Heisei A La Mode” Parfaits
In the thirty year span of the Heisei Era, Japan has seen quite a few dessert trends come and go. In 1990, tiramisu was the…