More Weird Things We Found At The Convenience Store
Japanese convenience stores will never cease to amaze us with their ever-changing selections of all manner of snacks, drinks and candies. Last month, we began…
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Japanese Photographers Capture Magical Cherry Blossom Scenes in Unexpected Spring Snow
After the particularly frosty winter, peaking at the January snowstorm, Tokyo’s inhabitants finally thought it was safe to say springtime has arrived. We enjoyed agreeable…
Thousands of Latin American Anime Fans Unite for Dragon Ball Super Public Screenings
Not since the great Pokemon Go summer of 2016 have people been so united in their childhood love of a Japanese import. in mexico a…
Japanese Buddhist Monk DJ Combines Sick Beats with Religious Chants for Rave-like Services in the Temple
This video from Great Big Story on YouTube introduces Gyosen Asakura, a monk and chief priest of a Buddhist temple. Initially he rejected the expectation…
Move Over Sakura as Mie Photographer Captures Japan’s Stunning Plum Blossom Scenes
Unfairly sidelined and considered the ‘other’ blossom of Japan, this year the plum blossoms bloomed early and with a vengeance. We are now moving into…
Coelacanth Pancakes Are Making Waves In The World of Taiyaki Fish-Shaped Cakes
Updated: July 23, 2018 One of Japan’s favorite traditional snacks, and a popular item among foreign tourists, taiyaki are hot cakes made with pancake or…
Pizzeria Bosso Offers Beautiful Lakeside Views and Authentic Italian Wood-Fired Oven Pizza
Some of our readers may recall our special series earlier this year on the quaint vintage diesel-car Kominato Line which threads through the countryside of…
Japan’s Most Intense Matcha Ice Cream Parlour Teams Up with Brewery for Green Tea Beer on St Patrick’s Day
Nanaya boasts the world’s most intense matcha green tea flavour gelato. They have a selection of ice creams ranging from the most mild to the…
A Tokyo Strawberry Fair in a Surprisingly Bloodcurdling Setting
Spring is finally here! Chirping birds, sakura blossoming, strawberry fairs and the bloodcurdling screams of your victims. Just spring things, you know? Source: PR Times…
Natto Doesn’t Deserve Its Bad Rep Among Foreigners
Natto 納豆 — fermented soy beans. Nutritious, flavorful, and good for your health (for example, it contains the enzyme nattokinase which reduces blood clotting), natto…
The Strikingly Unique and Colorful Art of Hiroyuki-Mitsume Takahashi
Designer and artist Hiroyuki-Mitsume Takahashi is known internationally for his vividly colored illustrations which seem to resonate with multiple strands of Japanese and global youth…
Japanese Band Send Up Trump with New Robot Dance Video Called ‘Let’s Start WW3’
You may have seen WORLD ORDER’s signature salary-man suits and robotic dance before when the video for their song ‘Have a Nice Day’ became a…
Japanese Farmers Deploy New Terrifying ‘Super Monster Wolf’ Robot Scarecrow
In an agricultural area of Japan, economic losses due to animals damaging crops was rising at an alarming rate. So farmers did the sensible thing…
Visitors To West Japan Can Ride In A Hello Kitty Bullet Train This Summer
Japan’s bullet trains, also known as shinkansen, continue to delight foreign tourists with their convenience and comfort. Albeit less frequently than conventional trains, they also…
Home to 1000 Lucky Cats Gotokuji is Luckiest Temple in Tokyo for Feline Fans
This lucky cat is a familiar sight across the world, holding up his paw to invite customers and money into businesses. Source: © Grape Japan…