Stylish Japanese cream sodas, cafe fare and more await on the second floor at Kissa Nikai
Japanese Cream Sodas As part of the retro-revival trend in Japan which brings back or takes inspiration from food, fashion, design, and music of the…
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Celebrity couple delights fans with awesome Kiki’s Delivery Service maternity photo cosplay
Here at grape Japan, we’ve had a few opportunities to introduce cosplay and cosplay outfits inspired by Studio Ghibli’s films. For example, there was this…
New Japanese website lets you build or recreate the perfect cat–with over 200 million combinations
For cat lovers, the idea of recreating what already is the perfect cat–the one or ones they live with–doesn’t quite seem possible, but that doesn’t…
Why Japanese instant noodles are now dedicated to Nine-Tailed Fox Demoness freed from Killing Stone
On March 5th, 2022, you have felt an ominous chill. If you were left wondering why, that’s because on that day Japan’s famous “Killing Stone”,…
Giant 3D Akita dog leaps across 8 digital billboards above Tokyo’s Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station gets a new giant “pet” A giant Akita dog that recently appeared in Tokyo has been attracting attention online. We’re not talking about…
Cute pouches celebrate a popular ice cream sandwich’s 50th anniversary!
Do you know what super-popular Japanese ice cream sells 200 million units a year? This is it! Photo by Mochijapa (Ayano Irizuki) This ice cream…
Japan’s cutest bird as a rice ball, styled like anime school punks are the country’s coolest capsule toy
You won’t find a bird in Japan a feathered friend with a better PR department than the long-tailed tit. Called the shima enaga in Japanese,…
Japan’s fat stomach instant noodle lid weights help cook ramen and scare you off from drinking soup
With cup ramen and other varieties of instant noodles being enjoyed so commonly in Japan, we’ve seen a lot of Japanese makers play around with…
Cosplaying mom’s amazing closet armory could be a real-life SPY×FAMILY situation
The life of an avid cosplayer often has some funny complications, with costumes and accessories from various anime, manga, and video games lying around the…
Noh mask sweets are a hauntingly good way of appreciating a 500-year-old tradition
Kurokawa Noh The classical Japanese dance-drama Noh 能 is the world’s longest-lived extant theater art. Highly symbolic in nature, with a sparse stage devoid of…
Drinkable whipped cream is coming to Japanese vending machines and we got an advance taste
One of the things that surprise many visitors to Japan is the number and variety of vending machines you’ll encounter. Not only are vending machines…
Feel the tropical sea breeze with these charming sea turtle and hibiscus glasses from Japan
A large sea turtle is swimming happily in the sea. Photo by grape Shop The sea turtle is surrounded by a beautiful pattern of hibiscus…
Real ninja’s technique for staying cool in summer makes waves in Japan
Ninja were known just as much for their fast, acrobatic moves and deadly skills when fighting as they were for their espionage skills and covert…
For the first time in three years, one of Japan’s greatest fireworks shows arrives better than ever
There’s plenty of fantastic fireworks shows in Japan, but the spectacular display at Mie prefecture’s Kihoku Lantern Festival stands out among even the best. While…
Japanese cat equips with “samurai pig” armor, levels up defense and kawaii stats
“Cat now equipped with kayari buta armor!!” This is how Japanese Twitter user and cat-lover ネコランド Nekoland (@NEKOLAND13) prefaced a post that went viral recently….