Saitama

Koto is a local favorite in Iruma, Saitama, for its large food portions, so we check it out

You’ll have to work your way up to take on the final form of their service.

Read More

We visit a “harbor” in Saitama where we eat an enormous bowl of fresh sashimi over rice

Who says you can’t get good seafood in a landlocked prefecture?

Read More

Step back in time to the Edo period at this unusual highway rest stop in Japan

Both the setting and the unique meals here will whisk you away to traditional Japan.

Read More

Nitori furniture store guard arrested for shoplifting from Nitori furniture store

Hard to find good help these days.

Read More

Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

It’s the land of serial arresting.

Read More

Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 15: Trash to Treasure【SoraHouse】

How much money can we make from three truckfulls of trash?

Read More

Saitama man arrested for calling police 2,060 times in 9 days to yell at them

Quick, someone call the cops!

Read More

Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 14: Before and After 【SoraHouse】

Finally we’re seeing some real progress take place!

Read More

A visit to the best UFO catcher arcade in the universe!

A maze of around 450 weird and wonderful claw machines filled with amazing treasures. 

Read More

The roller slide of terror: Treetop fun ride for kids is a terrifying experience for adult butts

When the only thing to save your buttocks from catching fire is a piece of cardboard.

Read More

Big Cock Roll wows the taste buds at Japanese restaurant in Saitama

Fukurokuju sells “Man’s Romance” on the menu.

Read More

Saitama lieutenant calls subordinate’s lunch “garbage”, then loses job for eating garbage lunches

Glass houses…

Read More

Capcom Cafe releases menu for limited-time Monster Hunter: Sunbreak cafe

Ever wanted to eat a Fluffy Bunny Dango? Now’s your chance.

Read More

Saitama man’s 7M-yen Rolex stolen after leaving it alone with “potential buyer” for two minutes

Watch out!

Read More

Japanese soccer team fined 20 million yen because fans’ cheering violated COVID-19 guidelines

Fine was the highest in the football league’s history.

Read More

Travel off the beaten path in Japan, to the point where three prefectures meet

Visit this unusual site and you can say you’ve been to three prefectures in a day.

Read More

New cafe reimagines sushi burgers, serves food like plastic displays

A dream come true for anyone who’s ever wanted to eat those plastic food samples.

Read More

Need a place to stay in Japan? These share houses have discounts for newly arrived foreigners

Locations available in greater Tokyo area, Hokkaido, and historical Kanazawa.

Read More

We visit Moominvalley Park for a press event, find it super melancholy, exactly as it should be

Never has a theme park left us feeling so introspective before. 

Read More

Former sake brewery in Japan gets a new life as…whatever the heck this is

Looking for a weird place to visit in Japan? This spot ticks all the boxes.

Read More

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7