Fukubukuro Roundup 2024 (Page 2)
One of Japan’s most-anticipated lucky bags managed to exceed out expectations with a pair of awesome surprises!
So what if you’re not lucky this year? You don’t need luck to buy 12 cups of coffee for US$21!
Japan’s premier tonkotsu ramen chain gives us some wonderful goodies to celebrate the New Year.
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New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Japan’s wedding gift etiquette rule is too expensive, young people in survey say
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area reveals the beauty of Rapunzel’s Forest
The best kebab in Tokyo? We find out if Moses in Shibuya lives up to the hype
Sushi Ramen restaurant serves up the best of both worlds in one epic Japanese meal
A guide to riding the Shinkansen bullet train with a terrible-twos kid
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
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- “Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
How to make a secret rice bowl at Ichiran ramen
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?
Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
This is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society- “Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
- McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area reveals the beauty of Rapunzel’s Forest
The best kebab in Tokyo? We find out if Moses in Shibuya lives up to the hype
Sushi Ramen restaurant serves up the best of both worlds in one epic Japanese meal
A guide to riding the Shinkansen bullet train with a terrible-twos kid
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
Abe Monjuin: An ancient temple with a connection to stars and astrology…and National Treasures
Kumamoto Governor embroiled in flower scandal
Häagen-Dazs Japan creates “Heart Hunting Campaign” with 11 different hearts hiding in ice creams
Japan’s favorite popsicle is changing the way it tastes and feels for first time in over 20 years
All Japanese customers banned from restaurant…in Japan?!?
Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time
“Miraculous” cloud over Mt Fuji stuns the Internet
Reflecting on an old red-light district in Tokyo as another landmark closes its doors forever
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