Omamo: This Buddhist Monk Personalizes Good Luck Charms For Whatever Your Struggles Are
A new service for granting people’s wishes is starting in Japan, and is being introduced by a Buddhist monk, of all people. Source: YouTube When…
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Hemp Chocolate Buddha Heads From Kyoto Are The Delicious Treat Too Holy To Eat
While there’s certainly nothing new about Japan putting out traditional treats that are just too adorable to take a bite out of, it appears that…
Lovely Taste! ITO’s Matcha Strawberry
Have you tasted matcha before? Different from loose tea leaf, it looks like powder. People sometimes even call it the Powder Tea. Traditional Japanese tea…
“Gluttonous Beauty” Yuka Kinoshita Devours Over 7 Pounds Of Natto And Rice
Yuka Kinoshita is a big eater. She eats competitively and is featured often on Japanese television, where she devours extraordinary amounts of food and is…
Unknown Shrine South Of Japan Is Too Beautiful To Miss
Motonosumiinari Shrine is located in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was recently selected as one of “Japan’s 31 most beautiful places” by CNN. It’s actually…
The Art Of Japanese Food Samples (Now Wearable As Jewelry!)
The craftsmanship of Japanese food samples has risen to an actual art form, each sample identically resembling their delicious, real-life counterparts. Usually made out of…
Pink Kimono And Trash Bags: Youngsters Lauded By Police
Every January, an event called Seijinshiki is held across various parts of Japan to celebrate 20-year-olds for becoming adults. It’s a massive celebratory event for…
Scared Japanese Twitter User Implores Country To Stop Using Terrifying Scarecrows
Anybody that has passed through the remote areas of the Japanese countryside can attest to just how silent and tranquil an area it can be….
Tokyo Man Gives Crazy Epic Taiko Master Performance At Arcade
If you walk down the right alleyway in Tokyo, you can find anything, and that goes for video game arcades as well. If you’re familiar…
Traditional Japanese Snacks Shaped Like Scottish Fold Cats–Too Cute To Eat!
Scottish Fold cats are impossibly adorable. They’re the most popular cat in Japan, and for good reason. With their cutely tucked and folded ears, they…
You Can Now Download 300-Year-Old Ancient Japanese Literary Texts For Free!
Unless you’re at a museum, getting ahold of ancient literary texts is virtually impossible — especially if they’re 300 years old. But thanks to the…
Celebrate Spring Early With The World’s Only Sakura-Flavored Red Bull!
As much as a lot of us rely on energy drinks for those afternoon boosts, downing a can of the same drink everyday can get…
Trade Traditional Crafts With This Beautiful Japanese Edition Of Monopoly!
Despite (hilarious) horror stories of people flipping tables in anger or playing for an entire week to finish one game, Monopoly is one of the…
Japanese Rock Star Gackt’s Perfect Response To First Ever Loss On Game Show
All good things come to the end, but it’s what we take from the end that really matters. Popular Japanese singer and musician Gackt demonstrated…
Century-Old Building Used By The Imperial Japanese Army Is Now A Starbucks
We often hear of Starbucks opening new locations, but not many stand with the same poise this Starbucks in Hirosaki, Aomori does. Open since April…