This October, Matsuzakaya Ueno’s ‘Ginza Seigetsudo’, is holding a special event dedicated to pandas. With a menu featuring cute panda inspired gourmet, displays of panda…

Explaining to those who are new to Japanese cuisine, that grilled eel is one of the country’s best dishes often ends with shock, confusion and…

Japanese illustrator and manga artist Ponkichi (@https://twitter.com/ponkichim) never fails when it comes to creative and cute artwork. The talented artist provided us with such adorable…

It’s finally here! If you’ve been following our English translations or Matsumoto’s Twitter account (@hidekiccan), then you probably know what I’m talking about. Manga artist…

Who says beer is just for drinking? One Japanese nail artist wants to prove that there are artful ways of showing appreciation for alcohol. On…

Mie Prefecture is most well-known for the 7th Century Ise Grand Shrine. But less than an hour way is another place well worth your time….

Every family has their own idiosyncrasies. Whether its dancing with video game mascots of yesteryear or leveraging art gallery techniques to convey a lesson, there…

For committed couples in Japan, it may be time to tie the knot. Or at least government officials appear to think so. The Cabinet Office…

On September 1st, nursing home provider Care 21 opened Plaisant Grand Nakano Saginomiya, a private nursing home for the elderly in Nakano ward, Tokyo. Osaka-based…

Based in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Yagumo Dango has been making dango dumplings for nearly half a century. A staple of the neighborhood sweets shop,…

Many Hatsune Miku fans will be happy to learn that the twice-postponed Hatsune Miku x BUNRAKU-beyond Ningyō Jōruri performance taking place on October 25th, 2020,…

As their company name implies, Ichimasa Kamaboko Co., Ltd. is famous for making kamaboko 蒲鉾, a kind of cake made with deboned and pureed fish…

As the red light district of the world’s largest metropolis city, it comes as no surprise that Kabukicho is lively throughout the day and into…

By now, we are all fed up of hearing about the upset and global catastrophe that COVID-19 has brought upon the world. The virus has…

It’s not such an uncommon occurrence on our planet. Discovering a place that looks so different that you’d think you stepped through a portal into…