Weird Things We Found at the Convenience Store in Japan This Week
For visitors to Japan, the convenience store is a veritable treasure trove of deliciousness and strangeness. At any godless hour, the welcoming glow of the…
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Get Back on Track at Tokyo’s Model Train Bar Ginza Panorama
The healing properties of model railway sets are well documented. Especially if they run around a tiny model village full of tiny model people. In…
Sip Cocktails and Achieve Enlightenment at Tokyo’s Buddhist Monk Bar
If you want to know more about Buddhism in Japan, your first instinct may be to visit a temple. But a group of monks in…
Starbucks Sakura Drinks Revealed for Cherry Blossom Season 2018
Out of all the cherry blossom themed goods and consumables, possibly the most anticipated each year is the Starbucks offering. Rather than using the same…
Tokyo Confectioners Offer Chance to Win Macaron With Your Dog’s Face On It
The trend for putting photos on things that previously you could not put photos on will always appeal to the narcissists in us, who deep…
These Retro Japanese Patterned Icing Cookies Are Almost Too Pretty To Eat
Japanese cookie creators are fond of putting their own unique spin on things with designs and patterns inspired by their own culture. For example, we’ve…
Japan’s Most Beloved Bear Makes This Tokyo Bar Easy To Enter, Hard To Leave
Japan has several different types of drinking establishments that include traditional bars and izakaya (Japanese-style pubs), but one of the most uniquely Japanese types is…
Oi, You Put WHAT On My Oysters? Valentine’s Day Dish Aims To Surprise
When your business is serving one of the world’s most famous natural aphrodisiacs, Valentine’s Day is obviously going to be a special occasion. General Oyster…
Order a Cup Noodle Bouquet to Surprise Your Instant Ramen Loving Valentine
Nissin, the company behind cup noodles are innovators. Despite being a well-loved, household name already, they never fail to come up with marketing stunts to…
Robot-staffed Hen na Hotel Branches Out to Robot-staffed Cafe in Tokyo
You’ve probably heard of the Hen na Hotel (Strange Hotel), the first hotel to be staffed entirely by robots including velociraptors on the front desk…
Ehomaki: Unraveling The Giant Sushi Roll Phenomenon
Ehomaki Origins: Naughty Games and Nori Sales Setsubun, the day before the beginning of spring in Japan, is mostly known for two traditional practices, one…
Go Glamping Japanese Style With This Traditional Japanese Hotel Room On Wheels
Most tourists who visit Japan want to spend at least one night in a traditional Japanese hotel and eat at a traditional Japanese restaurant to…
All You Can Drink Sake with No Time Limit for $27 at Tokyo Izakaya
Himono-ya is a Tokyo izakaya chain with a charming drawing of an old man as their logo. It may seem unassuming enough but down those…
Jesus Cafe Takes Japan’s Themed Restaurant Trend to New Blasphemous Levels
Have you ever wished churches offered more treats than just wafery communion bread? I mean it could do with a chocolate fountain for starters. Maybe…
Show Your Valentine You Love Them a Godzillion with a $70 Chocolate Godzilla Model
Do you love your partner a million? A billion? A Godzillion? Then Japan has the best way for you to show it this Valentine’s Day,…