“It was my first time visiting Japan, a place I had always wanted to see … I soon realised how lively and energetic this city really is.”
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“Hello Tokyo” is one of the most stylish sightseeing videos we’ve ever seen【Video】
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Philip Kendall
May 17, 2016 - Tweet
Visit Japan without ever leaving home with these eight beautiful videos
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Michelle Lynn Dinh
Nov 26, 2014
It’s no secret that we love Japan. We haven’t quite figured out why, but it might have something to do with the juxtaposition of the sleepless lights and sounds of the big city and the harmony of human and nature in the countryside that we just can’t get enough of. If you’ve ever wanted to visit Japan, but haven’t yet, sit back and watch the following eight videos showcasing some of the most breathtaking and interesting sights this country has to offer.
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- The My Melody ♡ Kuromi Anniversary Party is in full kawaii swing at the Ikebukuro Parco store
- Super-detailed cherry blossom forecast maps for 2025 show warm winter doesn’t mean early sakura
- Tokyo governor wants to start study abroad grant system, includes monthly activity allowance
- These nine Kyoto restaurants are the newest to receive Michelin guide recommendations
- Japan’s wildest Seijinshiki Coming-of-Age ceremony celebrates new adults in Kitakyushu 【Photos】
- “I overdid it.” – Man in Japan fired after ditching work 633 times to go to the gym
- The train station that stayed open for a single school girl finally closes down
- Coming of Age Day costumer turns our 40-year-old reporter into a glammed up, garish Yankee【Pics】
- Kiki’s Deliver Service heroine gets new design from Spy x Family artist for 40th anniversary
- Japan’s most competitive neighboring prefectures are revealed in a recent survey
Weekly
- Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
- Anime Industry Report shows overseas anime market is bigger than Japanese one, but is this a cultural tipping point?
- “I overdid it.” – Man in Japan fired after ditching work 633 times to go to the gym
- Starbucks Japan reveals new Valentine’s Day goods for 2025
- Starbucks unveils new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino in Japan
- The etiquette rules for visiting Shinto shrines in Japan
- The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
- Overseas Uber driver and anime fan gets the Cowboy Bebop surprise of a lifetime【Video】
- Nintendo and Godiva team up for fancy fun chocolate line【Photos】
- Starbucks Japan saves the best for last in our fukubukuro lucky bag haul
Monthly
- Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
- The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
- Anime Industry Report shows overseas anime market is bigger than Japanese one, but is this a cultural tipping point?
- Bear breaks into house in Japan, quickly begins spending winter exactly like Japanese people do
- Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Snake
- This downtown Tokyo cafe is like a time machine that takes you back 50 years into the past
- McDonald’s Japan has a fukubukuro lucky bag that everyone wants to get their hands on
- What’s in Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bag for 2025?
- Japanese company develops classy heavy metal band frames for glasses
- Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at the end of Tokyo’s Chuo Rapid Line
Yearly
- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
- Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
- Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
- [Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
- Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
- 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
- Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
- Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
- Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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- “I overdid it.” – Man in Japan fired after ditching work 633 times to go to the gym
- The train station that stayed open for a single school girl finally closes down
- Coming of Age Day costumer turns our 40-year-old reporter into a glammed up, garish Yankee【Pics】
- Kiki’s Deliver Service heroine gets new design from Spy x Family artist for 40th anniversary
- Japan’s most competitive neighboring prefectures are revealed in a recent survey
- Craving ramen, but can’t find decent noodles? Transform your spaghetti with this pasta hack!
- Where are all the beautiful women in Japan? Survey investigates
- Starbucks unveils new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino in Japan
- Japanese monks want to create new temple…in space!
- Eternal Shojo Cafe opens in Tokyo, serves up ‘90s anime nostalgia by the plateful
- Is there a big difference between Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bags?
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