Succulent Japanese white peaches star in Homework’s Peach Burger and Peach Shake
As you may already know, Japanese fruits are famous for their high quality. There are many refreshing fruits to enjoy in summer, especially the ones…
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Ethically sourced venison featured in ‘Izu-Shikal Dinner Stay’ at Izu Marriott Hotel Shūzenji
The Izu Marriott Hotel Shūzenji is offering a special plan from September 1st to November 30th, 2021, pairing accommodations with a dinner including a variety…
“Roasted Asparagus Tea” hōjicha curbs food waste by using normally discarded lower stems
Japanese company REDD Co., Ltd., based in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward, is now selling “翠茎茶 Suikeicha – Roasted Asparagus Tea,” a hōjicha tea made from the…
Shape-shifting, world’s largest cube LED display “The Heart” unveiled in ‘Japan’s Wall Street’
As part of its Nihonbashi Kabutochō and Kayabachō Revitalization Project, Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. announced it has now installed the world’s largest cube-shaped LED…
Paralympic World’s ‘Two-way Player’ Momoka Muraoka Says She ‘Will Not Give Up’
From Winter to Summer Games: just two months after she started practicing the sport in 2019, Muraoka broke the then-Japanese record in the women’s 100m…
Sapporo enters the ready-to-drink hard seltzer market with “Water Sour”
Sapporo Beer Ltd., a group company of Sapporo Holdings, Inc., is launching WATER SOUR, its first ready-to-drink hard seltzer product tomorrow, August 24th, 2021. As…
Peanuts Cafe Sunny Side Kitchen serves up healthy dishes this summer
It seems everyone worldwide is a fan of the cartoon Peanuts. grape Japan has certainly covered the series’ popularity before and the Peanuts Cafe in…
Nestlé adds delicious Japan-exclusive Nescafé Gold Blend Rice Latte to its plant-based lineup
Nestlé plant-based latte lineup Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, offers a wide range of plant-based foods and beverages around the world to…
This CBD and mugwort bath salt blend is the perfect way to unwind
In marijuana-strict Japan, CBD products have surprisingly experienced traction in recent years. grape Japan previously covered such items, whose purported health benefits make them popular…
Customer in Japanese Cake Shop Embarrassed By His Own Order
Châteraisé (シャトレーゼ) is a food manufacturer headquartered in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The Japanese patisserie, which offers a variety of sweets at reasonable prices, has…
Cures and remedies and the Tokyo temples and shrines that dispense them
Prudence and caution are highly valued in Japan. Perhaps that’s why, despite making up just 1.7% of the world’s population, the Japanese pay 18% of…
The wadokei: the old way of measuring time in Japan
Though less used than the Western calendar, the old Japanese calendar is still used for special occasions like births, deaths, and marriages. A new cycle…
The lucky animals that protected health, wealth and happiness in Edo-era Japan
Lucky animals have always been popular in Japan. People pray for safe childbirth, family health and longevity, as well as for business prosperity and success…
Thrills and spills at Takadanobaba’s Yabusame archery festival in mid-October
If the equestrian events at the Olympics whetted your appetite for all things horsey, you might like to know about yabusame. Yabusame (流鏑馬) is traditional…
Japan’s frozen mini rainbow pancakes give you an easy way to add color to your sweets
Japan has a knack for knowing how to make food that’s not just edible, but cute too. On top of that, everything is convenient in…