Manhattan Roll opens first Kyoto store with limited edition matcha rolled ice cream
Rolled ice cream has become quite the sensation throughout asia over the past few years. First appearing back in 2009 as a popular street food…
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Cruise in style with these Ghibli Inspired Skateboards
The grasp that Ghibli has on the world is so vast that you can now own your own Ghibli inspired skateboard. GBL is a Japanese…
80,000 sunflowers take center stage at Osaka’s Himawari Festa
Japan has a number of festivals spread across the year which pay honour to the country’s numerous plants and flowers. In spring we have the…
Enjoy the taste of summer at this pancake cafe’s peach fair
Osaka Prefecture’s Cafe Blow specializes in making pancakes. Committed to using fresh and simple ingredients, the cafe aims to create desserts which can be loved…
Take a ride on this retro bus and travel back in time to the Edo era in Shiojiri
Shiojiri City in Nagano Prefecture, is a small mountainside getaway proud of both it’s award winning wineries and Edo-era aesthetics that have been preserved throughout…
Test your courage at the Kimodameshi Exhibition in Sendai
If you’re not a creepy crawly fan, then watch out as there are some seriously freaky critters about!(also be warned, this article has some images…
Illegal motorbike crossing leaves Iwakuni’s Kintaikyo bridge beaten and battered
On Friday 17 July 2020 local residents of Iwakuni were horrified as they watched a motorcycle cross Kintaikyo Bridge in an evident joyride. The historical…
Okinawa’s newest theme park focuses on kawaii culture
In Japan, Kawaii Culture is everywhere. From the frilly lace sleeves of Lolita fashionistas and colourful accessory hoarding skills of Decora Kei enthusiasts, to the…
Come see Nijo Castle in a different light this summer at this light-up festival
Nijō Castle is holding a light-up festival during the cooler evenings of summer 2020. The world heritage site will hold the “Nijō Castle x Naked…
Komeda Coffee’s 100% plant-based subsidiary: KOMEDA is □
If you are a coffee connoisseur as well as on a plant-based diet, finding a decent coffee shop that serves both tasty dishes, and is…
Chomp down on some strawberry dishes at this “Midsummer Strawberry Festival”
If you are a lover of all things strawberry, then XEX Nihonbashi has the perfect summer event for you: The Midsummer Strawberry Festival. The festival…
Caring Ice – an all new plant-based ice cream perfect for those with a sweet tooth
Being on a plant-based diet in Japan is not one of the easiest of feats. Outside of Tokyo the concept of veganism is a relatively…
Can you wake up your sleeping classmate in this new smartphone game?
We all had, or perhaps still have, that one classmate that can’t help but fall asleep during school lectures.Whether the lesson was boring or full…
New smartphone game proves you can catch anything with a stroller
Strollers are just for babys right? Wrong. This new Japanese smartphone game can prove it. Onegai! Babycar! is a new smartphone game available on the…
Okinawan city begins ocean cleaning program to jumpstart tourism and heal the reefs
Okinawa – a tropical paradise, complete with year round sunshine, pristine beaches, perfect pineapples and the cheerfulness of Ryukyun locals just to the southwest of…