Scenic Kyoto Restaurant Bus Tour Puts Traditional Kyoto Restaurant On Wheels
Food on the go is nothing new in Japan. Japanese train passengers, for example, have enjoyed delicious bento boxed lunches in trains from the earliest…
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Japan Now Has An Idol Unit For The Game of Go
In the last five years, the complex and challenging game of Go (also known as igo in Japanese) has made strides internationally, with the American…
Shibuya 109 Collaborate with BTS for Pop-up Store and Christmas Campaign
The legendary purveyors of Tokyo trends, Shibuya 109 have made so-hot-right-now South Korean boy band BTS the faces of their Christmas campaign, which is succinctly…
The Best Destinations in Japan For Each Season: Autumn
People may flock to Kyoto for the awesome view from Kiyomizudera, but for a less predictable autumn, how about heading to the untamed wilderness of…
At Tokyo Comic Con 2017 Japan Puts its Own Spin on an American Classic
Comic Con is still a recent import to Japan, this is only Tokyo’s second ever. But no stranger to conventions, they can’t resist a chance…
New Pokémon Cafe And Deluxe Pokémon Center Opening Up In Tokyo
It’s not uncommon for Japan to celebrate the anniversaries or reward the fandoms of popular anime and manga series with themed cafes and restaurants, as…
Live Action “Girls Und Panzer”? Girls Dance And Wash a Tank in Promotional Video For Upcoming Movie
Girls und Panzer, the anime series depicting a competition between girls’ high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport, continues to enjoy popularity since it…
2017 Nanoblock Award Winners Will Amaze You With Their Detailed And Clever Designs
Since 2010, fans of Kawada Co. Ltd.’s mini-sized Japanese building block toy nanoblocks have competed for the honor of winning a prize in the Nanoblock…
Marvel’s Editor-In-Chief Admits To Using Japanese Pseudonym But Many Japanese Fans Don’t Mind
Japanese amecomi (American comics) fans woke up yesterday to news that C.B. Cebulski, Marvel’s newly appointed Editor-In-Chief, admitted to having used the pseudonym Akira Yoshida…
Needle Felt Neko Atsume Buddies Are The Kitties You Don’t Need To Lure Into Your Backyard
Smart Phone app sensation Neko Atsume (or Cat Collector, if you prefer) purred its way into a worldwide hit, resulting in several merchandise lineups of…
Tokyo Disney To Open New Park, Possibly With Japanese Style Theme
Owned by the The Oriental Land Company, there are currently two different Tokyo Disney Resorts (although they’re both located in Chiba prefecture, just outside of…
Hero Lens Online Application Can Turn Your Every Day Life into a Japanese Video Game
The Hero Lens key chain that we covered recently had captured the imagination of scores of Twitter users. Simply hold the plastic key chain up…
Japan Recruits 1,000 Rocket Members To Make Giant Pikachu Formation, Sail Meowth Hot Air Balloon In Pokemon Celebration
Back in October, Japan’s Saga Prefecture announced that it would be recruiting “real life Team Rocket members” via its promotional Sagaprise! project website. The project’s…
These Disturbingly Realistic Kirby and Waddle Dee Cakes Will Give You Nightmares
Kirby and his friends, with their simple character designs, have lended their likeness to everything from gas tanks and lingerie to meat buns, pancakes and…
90s Icon Tamagotchi Gets Resurrected for AR Upgrade: Preview Video Released
The original Tamagotchi was a small, round handheld device on a keychain. 90s kids will fondly remember having one or more dangling off their book…