You Yakiimo liqueur adds the flavor of roasted Japanese sweet potatoes to cocktails & desserts
There’s nothing like yakiimo 焼き芋, Japanese roasted sweet potatoes, bought from a street stall in Japan. Roasted on coals until piping hot and then cooled…
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New blue Mt. Fuji beer and traditional cut glass lets you pour a snow covered Mt. Fuji
As a UNESCO World Heritage site and a symbol of Japan’s natural beauty, Japan’s majestic Mt. Fuji has been the inspiration for a lot of…
Japan releases region-exclusive Kit Kat flavors nationwide to help areas struggling with tourism
Japanese Kit Kats are often coveted for their wide range of seasonal and limited edition flavors, including peach mint rum, spooky purple Halloween pie, and…
Japanese company will “buy your face” and turn it into a super realistic face mask to sell
Including a service that makes super realistic wearable replicas of your pet’s head and doll masks that look lifted straight out of an anime, it…
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[Video] Anime legend Hayao Miyazaki attending Studio Ghibli cafe as a customer delights fans
Studio Ghibli and Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki has made his name on beloved anime films, but the iconic director often makes headlines for when…
These Demon Slayer jack-o-lanterns show some next-level carving skills
Even if trick-or-treating may be somewhat restricted this year due to social distancing concerns, there will still be many who wish to celebrate the spirit…
Adorable rice ball erasers round out and reveal their filling with every mistake you make
Just when you thought erasers couldn’t get any cuter than a transforming Mt. Fuji eraser, Japanese creative designer Yu (@yuu99jp7) may have set a new…
Entire Japanese village is recreated in Minecraft with samurai houses and Bon dancing villagers
You can now add a sprawling traditional Japanese village to your adventures in Minecraft thanks to a downloadable world now up on the Minecraft store….
Cat paw electric pocket warmers let you fight the cold and squish toe beans at the same time
There’s definitely a market for cat paw-shaped items in Japan. Whether it be bubbly 3D cat paw drinking glasses, cat paw socks that make it…
Mario and Luigi themed pancake sandwiches highlight the new Mario Restaurant menu
While we’ve finally received an official opening season for the highly anticipated Super Nintendo World theme park area of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, the…
Haunting video of phantom “Queen of the Night” flower that blooms in one night, once a year
Japanese Twitter Mochizuki (@mochimochimoon3) has caught a beautiful and rare scene on video and shared it to the delight of flower fans. Mochizuki recently posted…
What happened when 20 volumes of “Demon Slayer” were stolen from a Japanese onsen
Onsen no Mori 温泉の森 is a popular onsen (Japanese hot spring) resort in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. In addition to its hot spring facilities, it…
Photographer captures stunningly gorgeous photoshoot of Tokyo Station during a typhoon
Japanese photographer 7 (@szna__) tends to focus their lens on some of the beautiful night photography locations available in the Kanagawa and Tokyo area. While…
120-meter-long “zip-line into Godzilla’s mouth” attraction and museum officially opens in Japan
Kaiju fans around the world were delighted when Nijigen no Mori, a theme park based on Japan’s Awaji Island, announced it was constructing a 120-meter-long…
These butter, cheese & mayo potato chips from Japan are the “final boss” in junk food indulgence
Sometimes you just want to dive headlong into junk food territory and just let loose, reveling in an indulgent moment where calories are the furthest…