I Tried Out Tokyo’s Conveyor Belt Dessert All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Valentine’s Day Specials
Last summer Tokyo’s first dessert-go-round restaurant opened in the spiritual home of all things sweet and cute, Harajuku. MAISON ABLE Cafe Ron Ron offers 40…
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6000 Calorie, 50 cm Long Ehomaki Sushi Roll Will Invite More Setsubun Good Luck Than You Can Handle
Setsubun is the day which marks the beginning of spring in Japan, and for good fortune it is traditional to eat ehomaki. Ehomaki, literally meaning…
Japanese Artist Turns Old Abandoned House into Fully Rotating Art Installation
Atsuko Mochida is a Japanese artist who works with everyday physical spaces to create her art installations, often turning them into something ‘dream-like’, according to…
World’s Most Intense Matcha Ice Cream Makers Turn Their Rich Expertise to Green Tea Chocolate
Nanaya, a favourite ice cream shop of Tokyoites, claims to have the richest green tea gelato in the world. Source: (C) Grape Japan Originally based…
Japan’s Raindrop Jellies Are Back with Real Cherry Blossoms Inside
Cherry Blossom season is coming, and it’s coming even earlier than usual according to forecasts. The pink floodgates have opened, and all manner of sakura-themed…
Japanese Artists Spoof University Entrance English Exam’s Ridiculous Winged Carrot Illustration
University entrance exams are stressful enough, even without the looming fear that you might burst out laughing at any moment because of some surprise surreal…
Sanrio Cafe in Tokyo Celebrates 45 Years of Hello Kitty with the Cutest New Desserts
Hello Kitty is turning 45 this year but she hasn’t aged a bit since she first turned up on the scene. Her merchandise can be…
Where to Find the Spiciest Ramen in Tokyo: Moko Tanmen Nakamoto
Japanese cuisine isn’t exactly known for it’s spiciness. In fact, the flavours are famously subtle, and many Japanese people just never developed a taste for…
Coca-Cola Japan Reveal Cherry Blossom 2019 Spring Bottle Design Anticipating Sakura Season
Coca-Cola continue to capitalise on Japan’s cherry blossom obsession by releasing their yearly limited edition sakura themed coke bottles. The design is predictably floral and…
Kingdom Hearts Tower of Radiance and Shadow Event Taking Place 451m Above Tokyo
To Kingdom Hearts fans it seems to have been an eternity, but finally the next installation in the main game series is here. Thirteen years…
Japan’s Tiny Instagram Models, These Hedgehogs’s High Concept Photoshoots Give Us Life
This month sees the opening of an exhibition and gift shop in Tokyo dedicated to tiny animals and tiny animals only, the Marutto Beastie Exhibition….
Pokemon Affiliated Studio Outrages Fans After Praying at Controversial Tokyo Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine, a shinto shrine located in Tokyo, was created to honour Japan’s war dead throughout history. But controversially, the spirits of convicted war criminals…
Mystical Looking Spirited Away Limited Edition Watch Puts a Glowing No-face on Your Wrist
Studio Ghibli characters have been utilized for designs before by Japanese watch company Alba, resulting is these adorable but still very wearable Totoro and Kiki…
Dress Up Your Hanko as a Beloved Ghibli Character with Totoro, No Face, Jiji and Cat Bus Stands
In Japan, rather than signing documents and forms, people use a ‘hanko’, a stamp of their name. Also known as an inkan, it is specially…
Videos Show Japanese Monks Protest Driving Law by Performing Awesome Feats in ‘Restrictive’ Robes
The traditional soi robes worn by Japanese Buddhist monks may be traditional, but that doesn’t mean they cramp the wearer’s style. A monk in Fukui…