“Fox wedding” procession enchants Japanese city residents on Halloween
For two evenings on the weekend before Halloween this year, the city of Kagoshima was privy to an unusual Halloween parade. Seeing children dressed as…
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Mother draws up blueprints and crafts brilliant costume when son asks to be a railroad crossing for Halloween
As fun a time as Halloween is, every year parents of young children probably get a little anxious when they ask their kid want they…
“Accessible toilets aren’t makeup rooms!”: Mother’s viral complaint on Halloween weekend
Accessible toilets are installed in train stations, commercial facilities, and other places where many people come and go. They are intended to provide access to…
Halloween ghost cakes that don’t really look like ghosts a sweets hit in Japan
Spooky season may have come and gone in Japan, but the month of October saw plenty of terrifying demon parades and Halloween celebrations, and especially…
Utada Hikaru’s son picks a Pokémon for mom’s Halloween costume and fans can’t get enough
Internationally famous J-pop star Utada Hikaru updated her Instagram account on Halloween day, October 31, 2022. She posted an image of herself standing in front…
Japanese airsoft gun maker has stern warning for Halloween revelers
In Japan, as in other countries where Halloween is celebrated, people are likely to dress up in a wide variety of costumes, from “standard” costumes…
Dog’s scary “Halloween costume” photo gives off Resident Evil vibes
Halloween continues to be a popular holiday in Japan. Not only do companies take advantage of the occasion to provide various services and sell all…
Tokyo department store praised for refusing entry to costumed Halloween partiers
The famous Shibuya Scramble Crossing in Tokyo is definitely home to Japan’s biggest Halloween party–too big, some might argue. Every year the iconic crossing essentially…
Starbucks Japan serves up Purple Halloween Frappucino for spooky season
Starbucks Japan has released a new “Purple Halloween Frappuccino” based on the theme “midnight’s ghost tricks” to celebrate the Halloween season. The drink is purple…
Japanese runway workers go the extra mile with Halloween art to cheer up passengers
Travel begins the moment you leave home, not when you get there. The same is true, of course, for the return trip. The time spent…
Broken wafers from Daiso turned into brilliant work of Halloween sweets art
Daiso is one of Japan’s biggest 100-yen shop chains, and carries more useful items than you probably know what to do with. During Halloween season,…
Duck in Japan adorably protests Halloween season
Halloween is almost here, and that means its time for everybody to try and get in the spirit of the spooky season–including pets, even if…
Japan’s Night Parade of One Hundred Demons returns in terrifying force after three year hiatus
On the third Saturday of every October, it’s a semi-Halloween tradition for Kyoto’s Ichijo-dori Street to host a giant procession that recreates the recreation of…
How to make an origami jack-o’-lantern
Halloween is just around the corner. Many kinds of Halloween goods are available at thrift shops, supermarkets, drugstores, stationery stores and department stores. But why…
Daughter’s transforming Jack-o’-Lantern is just too terrifying for Halloween night
When Halloween rolls around, we’re always impressed by artistic Jack-o’-Lantern designs, including these amazing glowing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yai ba designs that had us…