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…
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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…
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…
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…
Kyoto’s “Good Enough To Shag” Otokomae Tofu Celebrates 20th Year With Retro Promo Video
If your idea of variety when it comes to tofu is limited to “soft” and “hard,” you may not have heard of Kyoto’s Otokomae Tofu…
Famous Kyoto Green Tea House Releases Their Prettiest Matcha and Sakura Sweets Lineup Yet
If you’re a green tea sweets fan visiting or living in Japan and can’t quite make the trek to Kyoto, you can always settle for…
Harajuku Kawaii Monster Cafe’s Super Freaky Spring Dishes Include Easter and Sakura Monsters
The Kawaii Monster Café is the epitome of Harajuku fashion culture. Although on the surface it seems unbearably cute, everything has a slightly twisted underbelly,…
Enjoy Your Japanese Vacation In Style With Luxury Bus Yui Prima
Travel by bus seems to be experiencing somewhat of a renaissance in Japan recently, with both new and well-established travel companies and bus companies offering…
Commute In Style To Cherry Blossom Viewing Parties With Tokyo’s New Sakura Train
Whenever Japan gears up for hanami, or cherry blossom viewing, during the spring, you can be sure that an inexorable wave of sakura-themed goods are…
Famous Sake Brand To Have “Open Brewery Day” For Children
In the Japanese culinary tradition, fermentation plays a very important, if not indispensable role. For example, soy sauce and miso, made from soy beans, are…
Which One of These Women Is a Photograph?
We’ve created a montage of three images to make a point. Can you tell the difference between a painting and a photograph? Source: @yasutomooka Japanese…
Max Out On Matcha Sweets At Westin Hotel’s Magnificent Matcha Dessert Buffet
Matcha, Matcha, Matcha… It seems we just can’t get enough of that rich, green ambrosia. The global popularity of matcha has encouraged Japanese service-providers to…
Gigantic Lapras Plushie Even Adult Pokemon Fans Can Ride Now Being Sold Online
As children, our imaginations were captured when Ash rode his Lapras across bodies of water to continue his journey in the Pokemon animated series. Ever…
Experience Samurai Sword and Archery Demonstration at Sakura Castle Park
If you’re a fan of samurai, traditional Japanese martial arts and Japanese castles, and you happen to be visiting or living in Japan right now,…
Hinatsuba: New Manga About A Swordswoman Who Challenged Late Edo Period Gender Expectations
In honor of International Women’s Day, March 8th, we would like to introduce Hinatsuba, by Koichi Masahara, an exciting new manga recently announced by publisher…