This remote island might have the best night sky view in all of Japan–and we caught something incredible with our cameras!
A visit to Green Lawson, the futuristic Japanese convenience store where you get served by an avatar
Can we please make performing experiments with potatoes an Olympic sport? I’d watch that all day.
Sweet edamame Slimes draw near to our stomachs as Dragon Quest teams up with maker of northeastern Japan’s most famous traditional dessert,
Japan’s beloved donut chain teams up once again with Kyoto matcha sweets specialists Tsujiri, but how do they taste this year?
This ramen shop is so popular it’s impossible to get into. Don’t worry though–there are other ways to try its delicious ramen!
A lot of the rice balls on convenience store shelves include oil, but it’s not to make them taste better.
If you’ve been skipping Amami Oshima on your trips to Japan, you’ve been skipping a beautiful, uncrowded gem.
My Matcha Pie is what it’s called in English, but the sweet’s Japanese name gets an extra dash of class.
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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