What is Diamond Fuji and Where Can You See It?
Diamond Fuji is a phenomenon that occurs when the sun seems to sit directly above the summit of Mount Fuji, looking like a sparkling diamond…
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Employment Agency’s Hi-Tech “Photo Booth” Prints Resume Of Your Future Self
Photo booths in Japan can not only print out photos in various sizes (passport, ID, etc.) and formats (stickers, for example), some of them also…
Make Your Bed With Fluffy Corgi Faces And Butts With These Awesome Corgi Pillow Cases
Japanese retailer Felissimo has a reputation for putting out quirky animal themed goods, such as their popular fruits tart pet bed, but their YOU+MORE! series…
Traditional Japanese Inn Has Self-Parking Slippers and Self-Rearranging Furniture
Few countries in the world can rival Japan when it comes to the application of robotics and automation in daily life. Automated toilets and self-opening…
Coolest Sculptures from Sapporo Snow Festival and Some Designs to Expect This Year
The Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki Matsuri) is a spectacle of ice and snow which takes place every February in Hokkaido’s most major city. Snow…
Melon Bread Ice Cream Is A Dream Come True For Japanese Convenience Stores
You can find just about anything in Japanese convenience stores, including training gyms, although it’s their armory of limited edition sweets and treats that often…
Why This Picturesque Japanese Village Looks Just Like a Swiss Christmas Card
If you look at this photo and think it doesn’t look like anywhere else in Japan, you’d be right. Shirakawa-Go, a mountain settlement in Gifu…
Inside Tokyo’s Amazing Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Exhibition and Cafe
To celebrate Final Fantasy’s 30th anniversary, a special exhibition is running until 28th February 2018 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery, Tokyo. Source: (C) Grape…
Astonishing Memo Pads Reveal Intricate Embedded Models The More You Use Them
Updated: February 12th, 2018 You don’t need to be a stationery enthusiast to appreciate this marvel of fine craftsmanship, beauty and utility. With their OMOSHIROI…
Universal Studios Japan Gives Way To Final Fantasy Ride, Goods, and Food!
As part of Universal Cool Japan initiative, Universal Studios Japan’s collaborative effort to promote Japanese entertainment and pop culture around the world with big time…
Tokyo Hit By Heaviest Snow Storm In Four Years And Some Actually Enjoyed It
Tokyo suffered Monday night as a winter storm dropped anywhere from 10 to 20 centimeters of snow in the city, the largest snowfall in a…
Japan’s First ‘Sleep Attraction’ is a Futuristic Steampunk Time Machine Spa
Goku no Kimochi is a Japanese spa which has become renowned for their incredibly relaxing head massages. Since opening in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, they’ve opened branches…
Japanese Artist’s Incredibly Detailed Creations Made Using Only Cardboard
From pop culture icons to every day items, it seems there’s nothing that can’t be cardboard-ified by Monami Ohno. The Japanese artist creates mind-blowingly intricate…
Giant Japanese Mackerel Pillow Cases Are Here To Creep You Out And Cuddle With You
Japanese creative design brand Mocolle (whose official brand concept is “Wouldn’t it be nice if this existed?”) often makes clothes and home furnishings based on fantasies…
Complete Ninja Training For Some Fine Dining at Ninja Akasaka Restaurant Tokyo
Part haute cuisine and part fantasy adventure, Ninja Akasaka is more of an experience than a meal. Source: (C) Grape Japan Our journey back in…