Funabashiya 船橋屋 is a venerable establishment with 214 years of history in Tokyo. They are most famous for a jelly-like dessert called kuzumochi 葛餅, a…

Bubble tea’s popularity has positively exploded in Japan. The mad rush has inspired many novel and creative ways to serve up the chewy beverage. And…

The Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi, Tokyo introduces “Sakura afternoon Tea” to celebrate the coming of spring and the cherry blossom season. From March 15…

While cherry blossom season in Japan brings with it a number of sakura-themed beverages and treats, for photographer and mother Chikushi (@chikushi_22, it brings a…

Mochi ice cream has become a favourite among frozen treat-loving Japanophiles everywhere, but the combination of the traditional Japanese sweet mochi and ice cream is…

Although you can’t beat the real thing, cherry blossom itself is fleeting, and sometimes, depending on the weather or other external factors, it’s better to…

When Japan’s cherry blossom season approaches, Starbucks Japan launches an inexorable stream of sakura-flavored beverages. Earlier this month they released a milk pudding sakura Frappuccino…

By Galileo Ferrari, JAPAN Forward Japan’s castles are very popular for both inbound and outbound travelers as a source of relics of the past for…

Japanese digital art collective teamLab’s interactive exhibitions have become a favourite of Instagrammers. Their work combines digital art technology and physical spaces to create beautiful…

Spring is Japan’s favourite time of the year, and the inescapable national symbol of springtime is of course, sakura (cherry blossom). The main way to…

Garrett’s ‘gourmet’ popcorn brand was first established in Chicago, but it found another home in Japan, where outrageously long queues became a fixture of their…

For most people who enjoy cherry blossoms, the time to look forward to is late March and April. With the mild temperatures this winter, the…

Starbucks Japan annually celebrates the oncoming bloom of cherry blossoms in Japan with a series of sakura-themed products, with this year having already seen the…

Spring and cherry blossoms are approaching in Japan, and along with it annual sakura-themed releases of coffee and beautiful traditional sweets. Now it appears that…

Many visitors come annually to Japan just to see the flowers, especially the famous sakura trees, blooming during the spring season. The sakura (cherry blossoms)…