LoveLive! Sunshine!! and Numazu: Voices from a Japanese city with a sunny anime success story
Most famous for its anime, LoveLive! Sunshine!! is a multimedia project and a spin-off of the original Love Live! series, featuring a group of high…
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Donguri: A Showa Retro Restaurant Where Orders Come Floating Downstream
You’ve probably heard of kaiten-zushi, restaurants where sushi plates are delivered to customers on a rotating conveyor belt. One Japanese restaurant takes a radically different…
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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Little Demons Can Relish Fish Burgers, Worship Yohane At Numazu Burger [Onsite Report]
Yohane? Little Demons? Numazu? The juxtaposition of words in our title may have raised a few eyebrows. Unless, of course, you’re a fan of the…
We Went On A Quest To Find Every Love Live! Sunshine!! Manhole Cover in Numazu
Love Live! Sunshine!! and Numazu For fans of the wildly popular anime Love Live! Sunshine!!, Numazu in Shizuoka Prefecture, which serves as the backdrop for…
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…
Renting an Official Anime Car Made Our Love Live! Sunshine!! Pilgrimage Sensational!!!
Most anime fans have seen pictures of cars decorated in full or partial wrap-around stickers or paintwork featuring anime characters. A common sight in otaku-friendly…
Japan’s First “Hotel in a Park” Lets You Slumber in the Heart of a Forest
While the myriad sights and sounds of Tokyo and other big cities surely offer excitement and entertainment to those who visit Japan, there is a…