Cute Plus Size Yukatas from Kimonomachi Available At Hankyu Summer Fes & Online Store
Wearing a yukata 浴衣, a casual unlined kimono made of cotton or synthetic fabric, is one of the joys of summer for many Japanese people….
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Slimy Stranger Things-esque Creature from the Deep Spotted in Kyoto After Rainy Evening
Japan has been going through a relentless rainy season for the past month, and these unusual circumstances have resulted in an unsettling discovery. This slimy…
Social Media Weighs In On Tokyo Tapioca Land Announcement, Impending Tapiocapocalypse
If you’ve been reading grape Japan recently, you’re probably aware that Japan has been flooded with bubble tea shops and sucked into bubble tea mania….
Kyoto’s Traditional Town House Hard Rock Cafe Reveals Innovative Japan-Inspired Menu
With the massive surge in tourism, there must be companies lining up to open branches in Kyoto’s famous sightseeing districts. But the town remains strict…
Pokemon Trainers Can Now Choose From 26 Variations of Unown for Personalised Name Seals
Rather than finishing off official forms and documents by signing their name with a pen, Japanese people use a stamp, known as a hanko or…
Light Up Your Lair With These Cute Eevee, Pikachu, Gengar and Mimikyu LED Wall Lights
If you’re shopping for a night light or a wall light, and happen to be a Pokémon fan, you may have already seen Toyo Case’s…
Watch Walrus in Japanese Aquarium Perform Flawless Kamehameha and Amaze Dragon Ball Fans
This walrus has won the heart of many an anime fan with her special skills. Ku-chan lives in Toba Aquarium in Mie prefecture and her…
Tokyo’s Record Streak of Overcast Weather May End As “Weathering with You” Releases
As many of our readers already may know, Makoto Shinkai’s “Weathering with You” will open in Japanese theaters on July 19th, 2019. The release of…
Japanese Voices: YuNi no All Night Nippon i – Episode 6
Japanese Voices 日本語のままクールジャパン is a regular series designed for learners of Japanese to enjoy real Japanese language programming from Nippon Broadcasting System, one of the…
We Tried Tokyo’s ‘God’ Cheese Tea at Harajuku Bubble Tea Stand Machi Machi
The latest trend in bubble tea to hit Tokyo is known as ‘cheese tea’. Sounds like an unappetising concept, but don’t worry, there’s no blocks…
In Japan, Bottle Cap Challenge Has Anime Characters and VTubers Joining Humans
The currently trending Bottle Cap Challenge, which involves unscrewing a bottle cap off of the top of a bottle with a roundhouse kick (or by…
Japanese Illustrator Enchants Twitter with Magical ‘Full Moon Coffee Shop’ That Only Appears to Exhausted People
In the famously overworked country of Japan, many people are on the look out for the ultimate way to chill out after a hard days…
eBook Reader Containing All 72 Volumes of Naruto in English Smashes Crowdfunding Goal
If you’re a fan of “Naruto” and have been putting off buying a complete anthology, now is your chance. Tokyo-based Progress Technologies Inc. makes the…
Traditional Japanese Sandal Makers Invent Virtually Painless ‘Spongey’ Geta
You’ll probably hear them before you see them. The sound of geta sandals clopping along the street is synonymous with the summer festival atmosphere in…
Child-scaring Demons Among the Celebrated Japanese Culture in Coca-Cola’s New Regional Bottles
Coca-Cola Japan have wowed us before with their beautiful seasonal bottle designs, but a couple of years ago they started a new series which pays…