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One of Japan’s rarest sweets is a sell-out hit that looks and tastes like frost

You have to be very lucky to try this can of ice needles.

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Drink hot sake at Tokyo train station’s “phantom platform”

A special winter drinking event you won’t want to miss.

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Lucky accommodation plan in Japan includes shrine visit and onsen hot spring inn stay

A once-in-a-lifetime experience at the birthplace of Japanese mythology.
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Japanese mochi tasting flight has roots in samurai dining culture

A new take on honzen ryori in the holy land of mochi.

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Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge

A touching memory that’ll last a lifetime. 

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Japanese samurai randoseru backpack lets you carry the bushido spirit with you wherever you go

Award-winning warrior knapsack now available for sale.

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The 5 best entry-level roadside stations in Japan’s Kanto Region, according to experts

Welcome to the world of michi no eki.

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Vending machine in Yokohama begins selling bakery bread set to be thrown away, reduces food waste

Machine could help save one or two tons of waste annually.

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This Japanese sweets shop specializes in beautiful flower-shaped ohagi rice cakes

Store offers a contemporary twist on a traditional snack.

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Tokyo/Saitama train line to hold cherry blossom viewing tour with meal included

This will be Seibu Railway’s first hanami train tour.

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Instant Japanese dessert soup with an Akita twist instantly changes our image of great shiruko

It turns out plain old mochi isn’t the only pairing for shiruko.

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Local Japanese coffee business teams up with local sake brewers to make Sake Coffee drip packs

It’s a caffeine boost and a microdose of Japanese culture all in one.

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Who does a yakiniku beef bowl better: a Japanese vending machine or Yoshinoya?【Taste Test】

Our reporter tests a popular Japanese chain store against a machine.

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To celebrate Almond Day, we eat an unusual ramen dish made with almond milk

Milk ramen is rare enough…but almond milk ramen?

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Japanese conveyor belt restaurant delivers food by boat in Tokyo

Floating meals are just the start of what makes this restaurant so memorable.

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Japan’s only blue old-school post box: Where is it and why is it there?

A humble mailbox with a roundabout connection to ’90s J-Pop idol group Mi-Ke.

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This tatami mat platform with built-in vibration speakers promises the ultimate sound experience

Don’t just listen to music; feel it with your body!

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Figma creates realistic action figure of the inner human anatomy that’s fully posable

There are action figures, and then there are educational and anatomically correct action figures.

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Japanese shrine creates special water fountain for thirsty bees

Sweet act of kindness melts everyone’s hearts.

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This mysterious tunnel in Japan is like none you’ve ever seen before

A road that isn’t wide enough for cars and a dark, secret chamber are just some of the surprises at this off-the-beaten path destination.

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