This easy recipe for melonpan toast will tide you over until you can visit Japan again
For those who have visited or lived in Japan, it’s often mentioned as a favorite sweet and one of the foods that they miss once…
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Train conductor photobombs shot of Japan’s early blooming sakura in most delightful way
For most of Japan, sakura season is just around the corner. Those lucky enough to live in or travel to Kawazu, however, benefit from some…
Japan’s secret base privacy tent gives you an infinite loop of laziness
While many of Akihabara-based retailer Thanko’s products can be seen as gags and oddities, many of them carry a unifying theme of practicality, such as…
University student crafts gorgeous naturally colored stone sushi down to delicious detail
Of all traditional Japanese dishes, sushi is often thought of as being the country’s most emblematic cuisine. Aside from being perhaps Japan’s most popular foodie…
Make a romantic rice ball proposal with these onigiri filling ring and case sets
Maker Kitan Club may be one of Japan’s leading reasons the country’s capsule toy machines are stocked with toys that cover just about every niche…
Cafe Paulista in Ginza: Japan’s oldest existing kissaten is model for coffee shops across the country
Café Paulista opened in Ginza in 1911, making it the oldest cafe still in business in Tokyo today. The name is synonymous with the Taisho…
Shinjuku institution Takano Fruit Parlour quashes rumours of its imminent demise
Takano Fruit Parlour, the long-established Shinjuku specialty fruit store, recently announced that it planned to close its much-loved fruit bar at the end of March…
Art Fair Tokyo 2021 promises unprecedented fusion of real and VR exhibits
The coronavirus pandemic dealt the world economy a massive blow in 2020. Its impact was also felt by the art market, with around 90 percent…
Cat finds perfectly cute house in box from cat-themed bakery
A cat owner (who lives with her beloved kitten, Herb (@herbs_the_cat), recently shared photos showing how Herb took a very fitting liking to the packaging…
Gorgeous shots of Mt. Fuji has Twitter stunned that they aren’t water paintings
p>Mt.Fuji is well known as the highest peak of Japan. It is often used as Japan’s symbolic image, as well. It looks even more majestic…
Convenient store worker commemorates her first time getting yelled at with death glare self-portrait
“A self-portrait I drew the day after the first time I was yelled at by a customer at my convenience store part time job.” CateShimizu…
Japanese media group’s Chinese cabbage swaddle turns babies into actual cabbage patch kids
Creative Japanese web media group Supermarket Kakamu is known for the charming brainstorming of products we didn’t know we wanted, including peanut earphones and cases,…
Japanese artist’s Super Mario sushi platter is the ultimate Nintendo fan treat
Many of talented Japanese clay artist and YouTuber Nendozaiker SNAIL (@nendo_snail)’s amazing works take inspiration from popular video game characters, as seen with this Pokémon…
Doraemon sweets return with cute expressions perfect for cherry blossom viewing season
Many of our grape Japan readers have seen the cute wagashi Japanese sweets series shaped like popular anime figures or mascot characters known as “Tabemasu.”…
1,000 Anime Figurines Transform Tottori Town Into a ‘Cool’ City
The Sankei Shimbun, JAPAN Forward Tottori town turns around its economy and grows by diving into pop culture figurines and becoming a sacred place among…