Must-See Exhibit For J-Drama Fans Goes Behind The Scenes of Popular Fuji TV Dramas
For fans of Japanese TV Dramas, Fuji Television’s Monday 9 pm time slot, affectionately known as Getsuku, is the most important time of the week. Since…
Japanese Jet Pack Samurai Engage in Airborne Sword Fight in Viral Video
If you’ve ever thought the mid-air sword fights in video games and anime were pushing the boundaries of plausability, you’ve obviously never seen this ‘future…
Delicate Eeveelution Necklaces for the Style Conscious Pokemon Trainer
Jewellers U-Treasure are the purveyors of fine jewellery for the more sophisticated otaku. Despite being Pokemon or Star Wars themed, their items don’t look childish…
Learn How Honey Is Made On The Rooftops Of The Glitzy Ginza Shopping District
Most tourists who come to the glitzy shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo, and many of those who work there don’t realize that honey is…
More Weird Things We Found At The Convenience Store
Japanese convenience stores will never cease to amaze us with their ever-changing selections of all manner of snacks, drinks and candies. Last month, we began…
Japanese Photographers Capture Magical Cherry Blossom Scenes in Unexpected Spring Snow
After the particularly frosty winter, peaking at the January snowstorm, Tokyo’s inhabitants finally thought it was safe to say springtime has arrived. We enjoyed agreeable…
Thousands of Latin American Anime Fans Unite for Dragon Ball Super Public Screenings
Not since the great Pokemon Go summer of 2016 have people been so united in their childhood love of a Japanese import. in mexico a…
Japanese Buddhist Monk DJ Combines Sick Beats with Religious Chants for Rave-like Services in the Temple
This video from Great Big Story on YouTube introduces Gyosen Asakura, a monk and chief priest of a Buddhist temple. Initially he rejected the expectation…
Move Over Sakura as Mie Photographer Captures Japan’s Stunning Plum Blossom Scenes
Unfairly sidelined and considered the ‘other’ blossom of Japan, this year the plum blossoms bloomed early and with a vengeance. We are now moving into…
Japanese Sushi Chain Issues Apology, Bans Photography After Viral YouTube Video
Earlier this month, Tokyo-based American YouTuber TkyoSam placed a GoPro on the conveyor belt at Sushiro, a popular revolving sushi restaurant chain in Japan. After…
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…
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…
Japan’s Most Intense Matcha Ice Cream Parlour Teams Up with Brewery for Green Tea Beer on St Patrick’s Day
Nanaya boasts the world’s most intense matcha green tea flavour gelato. They have a selection of ice creams ranging from the most mild to the…
A Tokyo Strawberry Fair in a Surprisingly Bloodcurdling Setting
Spring is finally here! Chirping birds, sakura blossoming, strawberry fairs and the bloodcurdling screams of your victims. Just spring things, you know? Source: PR Times…
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…