We try the edibile flowers that everyone’s talking about right now, and let you know where you can get them.
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A new product on the market contains concentrate to make two of Japan’s most popular popsicles at home.
Traditional Japanese hospitality, with a dash of mystical matcha, appears at the Pokémon Cafe.
After decades and dozens of great fruit flavors, the latest version of the candy is Hi-Chew Just As It Is Flavor.
Convenience store chain dials up the green tea content with a super rich matcha collection.
Mister Donut meets Tsujirii once again to create mouthwatering treats made with Kyoto-grown roasted green tea.
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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
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
Godzilla leather wallet will make you feel like the King of the Monsters and lord of fashion
Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area reveals the beauty of Rapunzel’s Forest
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Foreign shoppers in Akihabara tip us off to an awesome souvenir idea: DIY Paper Theater kit【Pics】
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Ginza hotel serves up one of the best breakfasts in Tokyo
A guide to riding the Shinkansen bullet train with a terrible-twos kid
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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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Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Foreign shoppers in Akihabara tip us off to an awesome souvenir idea: DIY Paper Theater kit【Pics】
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Ginza hotel serves up one of the best breakfasts in Tokyo
A guide to riding the Shinkansen bullet train with a terrible-twos kid
Kumamoto Governor embroiled in flower scandal
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
New line of paired boy/girl Pikachu plushies kicks off with couple in Japanese school uniforms
Hyotan Onsen – Japan’s only hot spring with three Michelin stars
We try the Jack & Coke canned cocktail to see if it’s any better than mixing one yourself
Even among Japanese convenience stores, the Daily Hot makes this chain especially awesome
Japanese jam jar lids close on their own, as if by magic
Not your average game of hide-and-seek: Japanese kids go high-tech!
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