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Step back in time with old-school vending machines that dispense unique products in retro packaging.
These iconic series, spanning sci-fi to sports, were instrumental in paving the way for anime of subsequent decades.
Staff thoughtfully provides everything you need to never leave the warm Showa-style kotatsu paradise.
Dilapidated outbuilding at the SoraHouse contains some surprise items that could tell a story or two.
McDonald’s Japan celebrates its 50th birthday by recreating the scene on opening day at its first restaurant in Tokyo.
This little device could almost always be found in cafés in Japan throughout the latter part of the Showa Period (1926-1989).
Styling tips from fifth-generation owner of a business that began before samurai were allowed to cut their top-knots.
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