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vacation resorts
There’s no shortage of unique hotels in Japan. Aside from the well-known capsule hotels and love hotels, there’s Gundam and Hello Kitty hotels, a toilet hotel, a so-cheap-it’s-scary hotel, and much more.
But the latest hotel that just opened up in Hokkaido is definitely the coolest of them all. It’s a hotel made entirely of snow and ice where you can spend the night in below-freezing temperatures!
Rumor has it that the world-famous Bill Gates has started building a vacation home in Japan’s premier mountain resort town Karuizawa, Nagano!
After it was substantiated in an article in Shinken Shinbun, a local construction periodical, the Bill Gates Mansion became the talk of the town. The land for it includes an area of 19,979 square meters. It will be one-storied and go down two stories into a basement. There will be a heliport and a private underground road accessing the grounds where a 2000 square metered garden is planned.
Store where you pay to shoplift returns to Tokyo
Deaths way up, births way down yet again in Japan as population shrinks faster than expected
Starbucks Japan’s Sakura Ball Cookies and other cherry blossom sweets look beautifully delicious
New Shinkansen design unveiled, bullet train exterior includes cherry blossom Easter egg
One Piece Day to be held outside Japan for the first time this March, admission is FREE!
Burger King Japan creates Kyoto Whopper, its most Japanese burger ever, with Kyoto rice merchant
Tokyo Chikara Meshi Takes Beef Bowl to New Level
A visit to the best UFO catcher arcade in the universe!
Why Japanese doesn’t need swear words
Tokyo’s indoor Tenbou-Park Sakura Festival is perfect for those with pollen allergies
Updated cherry blossom forecast shows extra-long sakura season for Japan this year
It’s time to say goodbye to one of Tokyo’s most famous landmark meeting spots
Ghibli Park will let fans cook in the real-world Totoro house kitchen for special event
Mt. Fuji festival to combine fireworks and cherry blossoms for unforgettably beautiful night
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Best all-you-can-eat sushi in Tokyo? High-end restaurant wows with great value-for-money deal
Relax at Haneda Airport’s sky-high hot spring and enjoy a Hololive collaboration
Japan’s plum blossom season is here, and after-dark garden is one of the best spots to see them
Family Mart releases new rice balls with Bongo, Japan’s most famous onigiri restaurantOne Piece Day to be held outside Japan for the first time this March, admission is FREE!Updated cherry blossom forecast shows extra-long sakura season for Japan this year
Japan’s new Hello Kitty and Sanrio smartwatches are cutewatches too【Photos】Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Japan’s ultra-convenient unregistered prepaid train cards return after nearly two-year absence
Updated Japan cherry blossom forecast maps move up predicted start of sakura seasonIt’s time to say goodbye to one of Tokyo’s most famous landmark meeting spots
Newest Japan full-bloom cherry blossom forecast shows mankai sakura coming earlier, especially in Tokyo
Sanrio Pompompurin purin custard pudding sweets sound doubly delicious, look like pooch bottoms
Everyday Japanese cafe chain’s seasonal sakura sweets look amazing from every angle…except one
Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at the end of Tokyo’s Chuo Rapid Line
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】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Burger King Japan creates Kyoto Whopper, its most Japanese burger ever, with Kyoto rice merchant
Tokyo Chikara Meshi Takes Beef Bowl to New Level
A visit to the best UFO catcher arcade in the universe!
Why Japanese doesn’t need swear words
Tokyo’s indoor Tenbou-Park Sakura Festival is perfect for those with pollen allergies
Krispy Kreme Japan makes the dessert of our dreams: Doughnut ice cream sundaes
The 5 best Iwate foods and drinks to buy at the prefecture’s antenna shop in Tokyo
Cosplay like an angelic student in a winged Japanese schoolgirl uniform
We visit the full-scale Evangelion statue in Kyoto and particularly delight in the food tie-ins
Geisha house-style vacation rental in Tokyo wins Best of Minpaku award【Photos】
Baskin-Robbins Japan gets extra-Japanese with new kanmidokoro-inspired flavors and sundaes
Anime’s 10 biggest male perverts, as chosen by Japanese fans