An Auction 1st: ¥40,000 Yen for a Single Cherry!
Japanese fruit is famous for its quality, and this one is big, red, shiny and heart-shaped and delicious. Would you buy one of these cherries?…
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This amazing bean jam Ogura toast is made by a Michelin-listed Japanese sweets shop [Review]
A Naogya favorite: Ogura toast If you have spent some time in Nagoya or visited one of the branches of the Komeda Coffee chain, you’ve…
Level up your crunch game with Japanese chef’s simple karaage fried chicken lifehack
Breaded and fried chicken known as 唐揚げ karaage is a very popular dish in Japan, both in restaurants and gastropubs and at home in the…
Japanese sports drink’s returnable glass bottles have a cute retro design
With temperatures above 40 degrees Celcius recently breaking records in some parts of Japan, the dangers of 熱中症 nechūshō, or heat stroke, have never been…
Japanese convenience store switches from plastic spoons to edible spoons for ice cream
Like most Japanese convenience stores, MINISTOP has quite the selection of hot treats, like cream cheese-stuffed fried chicken, but it’s really built up its fanbase…
Osaka’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba cafe serves up Inosuke curry and Tanjiro soda float
An exhibition based on popular anime and manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba will be hitting Osaka next month, and the venue’s cafe is also…
Tanabata-inspired traditional sweets offer a taste of Japan’s Star Festival with night sky kohakuto
Traditional Japanese sweets, or ‘wagashi’, are known not just for their taste, but also their presentation. Ingredients, flavours, and their appearance are often selected based…
Sanrio’s Little Twin Stars Kiki and Lala appear as shooting star themed doughnuts for summer
If you’re a fan of both cute characters and sweet snacks, then Japan is the place to be. In particular, Japanese company Sanrio have been…
There’s a Tokyo souvenir that you can’t buy in Tokyo?
If you’ve been to Tokyo, you might know of the popular souvenir snack called 東京ばな奈 Tokyo Banana, a banana-shaped sponge cake filled with banana-flavored cream….
Say sayonara to oily eggplants in the frying pan with Japanese farmer’s healthy lifehack
An oily issue Eggplants (or aubergines, if that’s what you call them) are a versatile vegetable featured in the culinary traditions of many countries around…
Sumikko Gurashi celebrates 10 year anniversary with character themed cafes in Tokyo and Osaka
Sumikko Gurashi is a lineup of super cute characters from San-X, whose name translates to ‘life in the corner’. These characters are linked by their…
BT21 Cafe returns for summer 2022 to feed hungry BTS fans with cute character-inspired menu
Themed cafes are a big part of fan culture in Japan, so whatever you’re into, there’s probably an eatery where you can consume dishes made…
We tried one of Japan’s most famous pork katsu sandwiches
If you love pork katsu, known in Japanese as tonkatsu (豚カツ or とんかつ), then you probably know that you can enjoy these breaded and fried…
Japanese convenience store FamilyMart gives a shock with new Pikachu Pine Frappe!
As part of their campaign project “Anata no ureshi (For your happiness)”, Japanese convenience store FamilyMart has collaborated with Pokémon and its popular Nintendo/smartphone puzzle…
Japanese city to hold world’s first virtual tuna carving performance in the metaverse this summer
Virtual Market organized by HIKKY is the world’s largest VR event held on a metaverse platform. This year, for the first time, Yaizu city, Shizuoka…