History buffs and cosplay fans won’t just look like samurai, but eat like them too on their visit to Kamakura.
Casey Baseel
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Casey Baseel spent his formative years staring in frustration at un-subtitled Japanese TV programming shown on Southern California’s international channel. Taking matters into his own hands, he moved to Tokyo to study the language, then found work in Yokohama a decade ago teaching, translating, and marketing hotels he can’t afford to stay in. When not participating in the eternal cycle of exercising to burn the calories form his love of Japanese food, Casey scours used comic and game shops for forgotten classics, drags his wife around the country in a quest to visit all its castles, sings karaoke not nearly as well as he thinks he does, and counts the days until the summertime bars open on Enoshima Beach.
Posted by Casey Baseel (Page 454)
RocketNews24’s Meg pits the two cookies against each other, and also tosses made-in-China-for-China Oreos into the fray.
Is this the makings of a great meal in the great outdoors, or another one of Mr. Sato’s too-crazy-for-his-own-good schemes?
Especially when he blatantly disregards the law by putting it out on the wrong day for recyclables.
If green tea, Japan’s favorite traditional drink, can make desserts better, why not its most important seasoning, too…right? Right?!?
No need to choose who’s the best girl when you can let brain activity sensors make the selection for you.
Tormented grade schooler didn’t have to look far for proof that someday things could be better.
All the things anime fans have come to expect from the acclaimed director are present and accounted for, but is that enough?
Satoshi is set to go to school for the first time ever starting this fall, but what does that mean for the Pokémon animated timeline?
Anime has plenty of rousing anthems, but some are calling this data downright depressing.
Amazingly generous arcade makes the diabolically difficult game super easy in celebration of something that had the entire town feeling good.
New generation shows new tastes in subtly personalizing school uniforms, according to survey.
Yes, Japan’s Shinkansen is an amazingly stress-free way to get around the country, but that doesn’t mean the driver should be this relaxed.
MOST POPULAR
Now
Japan’s new “Cunte” contact lenses aren’t pronounced like you’re probably thinking they are
Japan has only one airport named after a samurai, so let’s check out Kochi Ryoma【Photos】
Skyscraper sized Pokémon cards to appear in Tokyo all year long in Tocho projection mapping event
Mr. Sato eats banana flower, still isn’t sure what it tastes like, loves it anyway【SoraKitchen】
Seiko adds limited edition starter Pokémon to their luxury watch collection
Kyoto tea store collaborates with local winemaker to create deliciously green matcha white wine
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
It’s naked time: An American’s first onsen experience 【Video】
Is a weekend trip to Korea possible with just 50,000 yen (US$350)? – Part 1【Extreme budget travel】
Yakuzen ramen restaurant in Tokyo is very different to a yakuza ramen restaurant
Weekly
The 10 most annoying things foreign tourists do on Japanese trains, according to locals
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Is Sapporio’s Snow Festival awesome enough to be worth visiting even if you hate the snow? [Pics]
Japan has trams that say “sorry” while they ride around town…but why?
Tokyo Skytree turns pink for the cherry blossom season
Highest Starbucks in Japan set to open this spring in the Tokyo sky- Japan’s new “Cunte” contact lenses aren’t pronounced like you’re probably thinking they are
Shibuya Station’s Hachiko Gate and Yamanote Line stairway locations change next month- Yakuzen ramen restaurant in Tokyo is very different to a yakuza ramen restaurant
Starbucks Japan adds new sakura Frappuccino and cherry blossom drinks to the menu
Monthly
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]- Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Foreigners accounting for over 80 percent of off-course skiers needing rescue in Japan’s Hokkaido
Super-salty pizza sends six kids to the hospital in Japan, linguistics blamed
Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2026
Foreign tourists in Japan will get free Shinkansen tickets to promote regional tourism- The 10 most annoying things foreign tourists do on Japanese trains, according to locals
Take a trip to Japan’s Dododo Land, the most irritating place on Earth
Naruto and Converse team up for new line of shinobi sneakers[Photos]
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting the lines at a popular Tokyo gyukatsu restaurant?
Yearly
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home- Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
- Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
RECOMMENDED STORIES
Kyoto tea store collaborates with local winemaker to create deliciously green matcha white wine
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
It’s naked time: An American’s first onsen experience 【Video】
Is a weekend trip to Korea possible with just 50,000 yen (US$350)? – Part 1【Extreme budget travel】
Yakuzen ramen restaurant in Tokyo is very different to a yakuza ramen restaurant
Can you eat lunch in Tokyo for less than 500 yen?
Room 404: What happened when we stayed in an unlucky hotel room in Japan
Japan’s Kirby Choco Eggs hide figures that are too cute to resist
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Highest Starbucks in Japan set to open this spring in the Tokyo sky
The Maasai people teach us how to kill a lion, demonstrate on our writer
Family Mart’s Shibuya Cat Street shop hosts first-ever rescue cat photo exhibition for Cat Day
-
