We Tried Ear-Shaped Manju Cakes Inspired By Ghost Story “Hoichi the Earless”
Traditional Japanese ways of staying cool in summer Japan has developed an arsenal of techniques to stay cool in the hot summer months. Some of…
Food
Japanese Fanta Series Will Teach Us About Tastes of the World Starting with Traditional Romanian Drink
One of the things that people envy about Japan is the sheer amount of special edition and seasonal flavours. Bold Japan will venture into tastes…
Starbucks Japan Expand Teavana Range with Frozen Green Tea and Apple
Japan’s boiling hot and humid summers require the most refreshing frozen drinks to help cool us all down. Starbucks Japan hope to come to our…
Tokyo’s Kirby Cafe Jumps into Summer with Brand New Seasonal Menu
The Kirby Cafe in Tokyo has been seen before, but its current iteration is so popular that it keeps opening again and again. This time…
Japan’s Spicy Chicken McNuggets With Mega-Kara Sauce Will Suckerpunch Your Tastebuds
When we tried McDonald’s Spicy Chicken McNuggets last year, with their Karasa Mashimashi Spicy Sauce (which translates as spicy sauce with extra spice added), we…
Denny’s in Japan Serves Kyoto Uji Matcha Desserts for Green Tea Lovers
Denny’s American diner chain has a bit of a different image in Japan, compared to how it is perceived in the States. Though it’s most…
Mount Fuji Jelly From Yamanashi Offers a Taste of Japan’s Most Famous Mountain
Mount Fuji, unequivocally one of the most recognisable symbols of Japan, has had its image recreated again and again, in paintings, in print, in sculptures…
Tokyo’s Secret Location Gourmet Tokyo Ghoul Restaurant Will Be Truly Immersive Experience
Themed cafes and restaurants are ubiquitous in Japan, and you’ll often see one pop up for a new movie or anime release. But the quality…
Domino’s Japan Unleashes 1 Kilo Of Cheese Pizza
Foreign travelers are often perplexed by some of the more unusual toppings available for pizza in Japan–such as corn and mayo–but every once in a…
Bubble Tea Shop’s Kawaii Mood Ruined By Older Male “Staff,” Customer Gripes
It’s not easy to run a kawaii business and make all customers happy in Japan, especially when you’re trying to compete in the highly competitive…
Attack on Titan Collaboration Cafe Coming to Tokyo Complete with VR Titan Bashing Experience
As the super popular anime Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) enters its final story arc, a couple of events for wannabe titan-slayers are on…
Kyoto’s First Hard Rock Cafe Will Be Modelled on a Machiya Townhouse
The influx of tourism into Kyoto has exploded. Despite creating a fair few problems, it doesn’t seem like it’s slowing down any time soon, and…
Japanese Bakery Cooks Up Adorable Corgi Butt Bread
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen strangely adorable dog butts turned into snacks, as shiba inu butts recreated as traditional Japanese sweets will show,…
Intense Terrine And Gelato Made With Izumo Matcha Is Manna For The Matcha Maniac
Japanese tea purveyor Tousuien, who specialize in Izumo matcha, have two Father’s Day gift suggestions which will make any matcha lover drool. One of the…
Owl Cafe and MMA Gym Merge In Hybrid Concept Gym, Cafe and Bar “Kakutokyo”
It seems that Tokyo is teeming with pet cafes these days. As we’ve reported before, you can find cat cafes, dog cafes, even mini shiba…