Photo Posted Online Encompasses One Reason Everyone Loves Japanese Politeness
Travelling in Japan for the first time is always sure to make a big impression on a visitor. Usually people are surprised and even shocked…
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In Japan Even People Who Send Death Threats Have a Heart of Gold
Japanese Twitter user @Ayairo_Mariage was pretty shocked to receive this scary message out of the blue. The worrying text message reads, ‘are you still living?’…
Japanese Steamed Goldfish Gyoza Look Like They Could Swim Right Off Your Plate
Japanese Twitter user and animal food art enthusiast, Nao (@england618) dazzled us before with dango formed into little shiba inu dog faces and butts. They…
Rent a Cat Companion When You Stay at This Traditonal Japanese Ryokan Inn
Cat cafes have been a staple of Japanese cities for many years now. A feline presence has been scientifically proven to reduce stress and in…
The 5 Most Instagrammable Desserts in Harajuku, Tokyo
Harajuku is the land of cute things, the favourite haunt of fashionable teenage girls and home to many aesthetically pleasing desserts. Whatever theme you’re going…
Starbucks Launch Japan Wonder Project Starting with Roasted Green Tea Frappucino
Next week Starbucks Japan are launching a new project called Japan Wonder Project which will explore traditional Japanese flavours and tell the stories behind them….
Mesmerising Night Photography Shows Tokyo Disneyland Reflected in the Rain
Theme park season is coming, giving us all images of sunny days spent queuing for hours. The one thing that could put a damper on…
This Touching Moment Between a Japanese Grandma and Her Shiba Inu Dog is Too Wholesome
Photographer YASUTO (@yasuto8888) must have realized after the buzz surrounding previous photos that grandmother plus dog plus flowers is the perfect recipe for a movingly…
Japanese Shiba Inu Dog Makes it Clear He’s Not Here to Play in Adorable Video
We’ve talked about the adorable stubbornness of Japanese breeds before but this is probably the most surprisingly human of all the examples. We don’t know…
Japanese Photographer Shows the Otherworldly Beauty of Nara in Serendipitous Scene
A Japanese hashtag did the rounds on Twitter encouraging photographers to share the photo that they will never be able to take again due to…
Okiku: The Haunted Japanese Doll That Grows Human Hair
Forget Halloween, summer is the time for ghost stories in Japan. With the season fast approaching, lets take a look at an enduring Japanese ghost…
AnyWhere Door Cafe’s ‘Harajuku Apple’ is Tokyo’s Most Beautiful Fairytale Dessert
If you stray away from Takeshita Street and Omotesando you may find a dessert so perfectly formed you’ll think you’ve strolled into a fairytale. One…
Japanese Kakigori vs Korean Bingsu: Tokyo Summer Shaved Ice Dessert Showdown
Both Korea and Japan have their own take on the shaved ice dessert and both use similar ingredients to create their respective treats. Ice is…
The Salary of a Japanese Mascot Revealed
Japan’s yuruchara have become indispensable to promoting tourism in remote areas. Yuruchara are mascots which represent certain regions of Japan and will be present at…
Fallen Cherry Blossoms Create Mysteriously Beautiful Nighttime Flower Raft in Aomori, Japan
You may have thought cherry blossom season was over but while Tokyo is caught in the post-sakura blues, Tohoku region is still in the pink….