The brand Botanist actually makes hair and body care products, but they’ve crossed over into cafe territory with their set-up in the trendy haven of…

An important cultural landscape The historic Shibamata area in Katsushika Ward, with its old downtown Tokyo atmosphere, was the first neighborhood in Tokyo to be…

As an island nation, Japan prides itself on its fresh and delicious seafood with an astonishing variety of regional specialties just waiting for you to…

Japan’s favourite season is coming. The sakura will be Bellossom-ing and all you will hear from hay fever sufferers is Pik-achoo! The cherry blossom craze…

Head massage specialist salon Goku no Kimochi may be the most sought-after massage establishment in Japan. Since they opened their first shop in Kyoto in…

Ultra-realistic animal masks seem to strike the surreal sweet spot between “terrifying” and “adorable”, as seen with Japan’s viral gigantic wearable felt cat heads, but…

Whether they are set in the past or in an imagined future, ruins are a favorite subject of illustrators working in the fantasy and science-fiction…

Adorable Shiba Inu buddy beverage glasses give you a doggo drinking buddy Whether it’s scratch and sniff stationery that smells like Shiba Inu tummies or…

If you’ve ever looked at your plain, boring latte and thought, ‘this is not anime enough for me’, then this is the cafe for you….

Combining the themes of “a sense of wonder” and the natural world, last year’s Bokura no Mori ボクらのもり (literally “Our Forest”) brought together talented Japanese…

As Japan’s unusually early cherry blossom season approaches, sakura themed campaigns such as a bar that lets you dive into a pool of cherry blossoms…

Japanese Voices 日本語のままクールジャパン is a regular series designed for learners of Japanese to enjoy real Japanese language programming from Nippon Broadcasting System, one of the…

While known for a variety of services ranging from niche to super convenient, Japan definitely isn’t exactly lacking in quirky services provided by “humans for…

Men’s beauty media site BiDAN, operated by beauty business company Clafill Japan, is currently holding Japan’s first ever contest to decide who is “the country’s…

The aloof inhabitants of a cat cafe are nice to look at. But if they don’t offer enough affection for you, there’s a place along…