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Temple-heavy Kyoto presenting a unique challenge for travelers looking for Muslim prayer rooms

Kyoto City Tourism Association extends help to those looking for a place to pray the Islamic way.

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Braving a Japanese national fireworks competition with 10x more people than the city population

Small town turns into major city for one night.

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The potential pitfalls of ordering a Kids Frappuccino at Starbucks Japan

You can only buy this drink at four special stores, but there’s a word of warning for those who try it. 

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Is Kyoto really as crowded with foreign tourists as they say?

Assessing the state of overtourism firsthand reveals some surprising results. 

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Japanese convenience store showdown: Who’s got the best red rice sekihan rice balls?【Taste test】

It’s a red-letter day for sekihan fans.

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Mr. Sato takes on two of Muji’s most powerful Chocolate Mint ice creams*

*One of them actually sacrificed the “ice cream” designation to be more powerfully minty.

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Upcoming themed cafe answers the question “What if Hokusai had opened an eatery?”

The tie-in cafe to a Hokusai exhibition at the Creative Museum Tokyo will feature a menu that pays homage to the beloved artist’s famous works.

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Pizza Hut Japan unveils new matcha pizza, crafted with a Kyoto tea shop founded in Uji in 1860

The chain’s first-ever Japanese-style sweet pizza has some very surprising ingredients. 

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Rent-a-scary person company appears in Japan, seems an awful lot like a straight-up gang

If you’re paying people to intimidate others into doing what you want them to do, doesn’t that make you a mobster?

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Why does this sushi restaurant serve raw tuna in an ice cream cone?【Taste test】

Totomaru shatters our expectations, but can they win our hearts?

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Discovering Paapo, the secret flavor behind the happosai enjoyed by Osakan families

It tastes just like what mom used to make.

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McDonald’s Japan unveils moon-viewing sukiyaki burgers and sweets for tsukimi season

This year brings new twists on the autumn culinary tradition.

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Starbucks releases a Kyoto Matcha Latte in Japan for a limited time

Japan-exclusive Starbucks drink will transport you to Kyoto… then Seattle, if you’re lucky.

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Japan’s Kirby Choco Eggs hide figures that are too cute to resist

Mystery toy chocolate eggs leave us with a surprisingly delicious dessert.

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Japanese toilet maker Toto launches new service that guides you to empty restrooms via your phone

When you gotta go, you gotta go, and this smartphone service will tell you where to go.

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A Drop of Zen: New matcha drink stand opens in Kyoto

Green tea beverages topped with a Zen garden.

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Tokyo’s Vampire Cafe serving up blood-sauce burgers and sweets with fire and dark magic spells

Guilty Pleasure menu remorselessly targets meat lovers and dessert fans.

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What’s so “Japan mind” about Häagen-Dazs’ new “Japan Mind” ice cream?

Yuzu White Chocolate scratches the surface of what lies beneath Japanese society.

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Starbucks Japan releases a new hojicha mousse latte for autumn

Move aside, Frappuccinos, this autumn is all about the roasted green tea latte.

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Tokyo hotel has a special room just for Gundam Gunpla plastic model builders【Photos】

Anime-themed room has everything you need to build a Gundam model, including free kits.

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