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Shinjuku Gyoen garden is right in the middle of the city, and has two different types of cold-weather sakura.
Visitors to Kyoto have plummeted, prompting a new series of ads showing sites like the Arashiyama bamboo forest totally devoid of people.
With thousands less tourists in Nara due to the Coronavirus, this year’s winter celebrations seem strangely more magical.
We found a candy store/Showa-era time capsule in Fukuoka, and took lots of photos of its old-timey delights!
The number of female voice actors listed in the annual Voice Actor Directory has more than quadrupled since the guide was first released 19 years ago.
Fan-focused food fun is a 30th-birthday party for the fantasy franchise, and also the only restaurant in Japan where you can DRINK jellyfish.
Many are rushing to buy his stuff before the publishers decide to wipe him out of existence.
The shop clerk implores customers to stop treating them “like punching bags” over the lack of masks on sale.
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Underwater Knee High Girls appear in new exhibition celebrating soft thighs and kaiju monsters
We try all-you-can-eat sushi for less than $8.50 at a restaurant in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward
Awesome time lapse video shows Vietnamese artist carving amazingly detailed wooden Goku statue
We try a $10 Japanese grape from a bunch that retails for over $400 【Taste Test】
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
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Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
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Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area- Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
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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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We try a $10 Japanese grape from a bunch that retails for over $400 【Taste Test】
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】
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The best Japanese cosplayers from Day 1 of Winter Comiket 2019【Photos】
7 Japanese daily planners to suit every lifestyle, from hostess to otaku!
Can a dirty butthole make you filthy rich in Japan? We’re starting a New Year’s lottery experiment
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