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A makeup studio augmented all her feline facial features until she could pass for Bombalurina!
Starbucks gives us a delicious reminder that sakura sweets are different from cherry ones.
A private room all to yourself for hours on end, free Wi-Fi, unlimited drinks, and enough space to take a nap, all for less than five bucks.
One of Japan’s favorite revolving sushi chains goes way outside the box, but has it gone too far?
Shinjuku Gyoen garden is right in the middle of the city, and has two different types of cold-weather sakura.
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!
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