Japanese Cafe Serves Up Refreshing Deep Sea Blue Jelly Pudding
One thing Numazu in Shizuoka prefecture has gained a level of fame for is serving as the backdrop of popular anime Love Live! Sunshine!!, as…
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For The First Time, A Japanese Castle Is Offering Overnight Stays
If you’ve ever had fantasies of being a feudal lord in Japan and living the castle life, you may have your chance as Hirado Castle…
Japan’s Kawaii Poop Museum Gets Tokyo Expansion With “Poop Arcade” And “Poop Convenience Store”
When Japan’s Unko (“poop” in Japanese) Museum first opened up in Yokohama, many were surprised to find rather than a strictly informative exhibit on the…
Starbucks Japan Releases “Peach on the Beach Frappuccino” As Summer Refreshment
Starbucks Japan has built up quite the resume of delicious Frappuccino flavors, including a popular pudding a la mode one modeled after the menu of…
Lapras Named Official Tourism Ambassador In Japan, Waddles Through Doors
Anime characters taking up promotional duties in Japan isn’t exactly a new concept, as Luffy, Naruto, Goku, and others were officially named ambassadors for the…
Japanese Seto Inland Sea Salt And Lemon Kit Kats Help Areas With Heavy Rain And Flooding
You can always count on Japanese Kit Kats to brave new flavor frontiers, as seen in the past with peach mint rum Kit Kats, the…
Japan’s Mister Donut Releases “Ronuts”–Doughnuts Served With A Slice Of Creamy Roll Cake On Top
When Japanese doughnut fans aren’t enjoying their wave of exclusive Krispy Kreme flavors, you can find many of them enjoying what they often praise as…
Meet Chata, The Munchkin Cat With An Impossibly Adorable Sleeping Pose
Cats might be united in their quirky cute nature, but it seems like each and every feline has their own unique habit or trait that…
Squishy, Talkative, And Responsive Pikachu Light And Table Top Cleaner Are Your New Best Pokémon Friends
The best selling Godzilla Humidifier by Shine Co., Ltd was so popular it ended up winning a Japan Characters Award. While the King of the…
UNIQLO Announces Makoto Shinkai Collaboration “Your Name” And “Weathering With You” T-Shirts
You can always count on popular Japanese fashion retailer UNIQLO to put forth collaborative lineups that please anime and video game fans, as seen with…
Japanese Nighttime Factory Photography Will Have You Believing FF7’s Midgar is Real
We’ve seen that nighttime scenes and tours of factories in Japan can be surprisingly gorgeous, as well as photography that makes you feel as if…
Fans Vote Hello Kitty the Most ‘Kawaii’ Sanrio Character for 2019
Sanrio, the world-famous cuteness-producing company, announced on June 4 the result of 2019 Sanrio Character Prize, its annual popularity contest for the various characters now…
Japan Introduces Sweet Iced Coffee Jelly Noodles To Beat The Summer Heat
A coffee shop in Chiba is combining one of Japan’s most popular summer sweets with soba for coffee gelatin soba noodles. In Japan, one popular…
Interactive Digital Windows Let You Peer Outside Into An Edo Period Japanese Village
Atmoph Windows are digital windows that display beautifully filmed 4K videos and on-location recorded audio of scenic areas. The idea is for the gorgeously realistic…
Hop Aboard Tokyo’s New Pokemon Monorail This Summer
Travelers in Japan may have noticed that comfortable and high speed trains bullet trains known shinkansen sometimes break out special designs and themes in the…