Our reporters set out to escape Tokyo with a modest budget, a direction to go in, and no other plan.
![Two days to hunt down all of Tottori’s 20 Pokémon manhole covers [Part One]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/imgi_170_IMG_6363-2.jpg?w=640 "Two days to hunt down all of Tottori’s 20 Pokémon manhole covers [Part One]")
With a Pokéfuta in every municipality, Tottori lets you explore the entire prefecture on your quest to catch ’em all.
Kiryu seems like the kind of guy who should know that effort is never meaningless, and this time is no exception.
Totoro-themed bakery whips up new batch of treats inspired by the Studio Ghibli anime classic.
Designed to let foreign goods in while keeping foreign ideas out, this Nagasaki neighborhood is one of the most historically significant places in Japan.
New menu items and more make for the perfect place to grab a kawaii bite after shopping in a major Tokyo department store.
Cute carnage is back in vogue right now, but don’t worry–this new product series doesn’t come with any actual blood splattered on it.
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Brand-new Pokémon park opens in Japan with larger-than-life-size Lapras【Photos】
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
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Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
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
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】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
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Real-world Koraidon and Miraidon Pokémon are ready for their close-ups【Photos】
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What’s inside the McDonald’s Japan fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?
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Starbucks Japan releases the new Soupuccino, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?
Senkoji: The Japanese temple that’s more like a theme park to heaven and hell
Daiso has giant new branch in middle of Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood (and another beneath it)
Osaka teen arrested for hacking into Internet cafe’s app to steal data, was helped by Chat-GPT
Viral 3D ice creams land in Japan… but are they worth the hype?
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