Fushimi Inari-taisha did all sorts of things to keep visitors safe this New Year’s, and one may be steeped in the local culture’s velvety harshness.
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Eating the ironically risky symbol of long life is the latest thing that requires extra caution during the pandemic.
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Two of the few osechi dishes almost everyone likes team up for a very special, very Japanese flavor that promises good luck in the new year.
Shrine enthusiasts come up with a clever solution to help preserve an important tradition.
Yoshiwara was once where men with money to burn came to entertain themselves, while this woman was eating rotten pickles, or sometimes nothing at all.
After years of using her own style, our Japanese-born reporter finally does what her parents were trying to get her to do all along.
Nakanojo welcomes you to Gunma with a beautiful local tradition you won’t find at any other station in Japan.
If you need a project with an anime Taisho-period twist, try crafting your own puzzle box!
Hokusai and other ukiyo-e masters of the Edo period are here to help your crotch look its best.
Elaborate sting operation lasts over four hours, ends with an officer tripping over and another one appearing from the bushes in a full-on Ghillie suit.
Unfortunately, kids in northern Japan don’t get a pass this year from the UNESCO-recognized, fearsome namahage.
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