A magic lamp and bubbles can control your dreams?! (Onsite Report)
Dream what you want to dream! Have you ever thought that “I want to have a great dream!” or “it would be nice if I…
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Luxury Japanese inn: Rent out an entire kominka house built 400 years ago in the Sengoku Period
Operated by Tanaka Co., Ltd., Shōya no Sato Kominka Tanaka 庄屋の里 古民家たなか, is a luxury ryokan inn built on a 1,000 tsubo (nearly 4,000 sq….
Neo-Nihonga Exhibition displays a vibrant, modernized style of traditional Japanese paintings
An exhibition taking place in Osaka’s Artglorieux Gallery is featuring the works of Tenmyouya Hisashi, a Japanese contemporary artist known for his ‘Neo-Nihonga’ style of…
Japanese artist & illustrator Sakyu creates yōkai monsters from modern objects and phenomena
Yōkai old and new Yōkai 妖怪 are supernatural entities and spirits from Japanese folklore. Deeply tied to the Japanese animistic belief that spirits inhabit all…
Machiya Hotel Yanagi: Renovated Kyoto machiya hotel with wheelchair access and pets allowed
In August 2018, Machiya Hotel Yanagi 町屋ホテルYANAGI, a hotel with a machiya 町屋 (traditional Japanese townhouse) exterior, opened in the Saiin 西院 neighborhood in central…
Help out struggling Japanese sake breweries with a stylish European glass!
Sake: Japanese rice wine “Loved this presentation of traditional Japanese Sake” by shankar s. is licensed under CC BY 2.0, © Flickr.com If you are…
Cosplay de Umigomi Zero Liberated Zone: Cosplayers united to reduce marine litter
The World Cosplay Summit 2021 successfully took place last weekend, August 7th and 8th in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, as well as online. Although most of…
Tokyo’s Sunshine City provides umbrella rental service for those seeking shade in summer & fall
i-kasa umbrella rental service Some grape Japan readers may recall the Weathering with You clear umbrellas with Hina floating in the sky which we introduced…
Cup Noodle pouches look like the real thing, come with purchase of commemorative book
Cup Noodle 50th Anniversary Book Cup Noddle, the internationally famous instant noodle brand from Nissin Foods Co., is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To…
Gunma patisserie’s stunning fruit tarts are layers upon layers of summery sweetness
Located inside one of the Hobbit hole cubbies that form the exterior of the Shiroiya Hotel, Shiroiya the Pâtisserie may be small but their fruit…
Osamu Tezuka print exhibition lets you own prints based on works by the Father of Manga
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Ambassador Atom 「アトム大使」, the short manga series known for launching Astro Boy to a worldwide stage. To celebrate…
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Inuyasha and Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Real Escape Game at Tokyo Dome [report]
Fans of the manga and anime series Inuyasha (「犬夜叉」) and Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (「半妖の夜叉姫-戦国御伽草子」 Han’yō no yashahime: sengoku otogizōshi), the 2020 sequel of the original series, will be thrilled to know…
Here are some of the Japanese businesses offering discounts to fully vaccinated customers
In Japan, vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection has been gradually ramping up since February 2021. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, as of August…
Strong-willed shiba inu has hilarious way of showing his human he’s hungry
Maru まる is a handsome shiba inu living in the city of Uozu in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. His human caretaker has created an account for…
This mochi slicer lets you enjoy dried mochi cakes in ways you didn’t know were possible
Kirimochi 切り餅 is a type of dried mochi (rice cake made of mochigome glutinous rice) cut into rectangles. They’re one of the most common forms…