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Elliot Hale
From being introduced to the works of Rumiko Takahashi as a teenager in the UK, Elliot found himself falling ever deeper into the clutches of Japanese popular culture. It was not until he first arrived in Japan that he struggled free from its grasp and branched out into the wider aspects of its culture. From classical literature to baring it all in hot springs, he has become enamored with Japan as a whole. After working as a teacher in various schools, he has now decided to do his part for society and has thus stepped forth onto the path of sharing Japanese culture with the masses. He spends his time traveling through mountains and valleys, attempting photography, or cosying up at home with his books and board games.
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Get the taste of the U.K. in Tokyo with 99 Flakes, meat pies, and Jaffa Cakes
- Elliot Hale
3 days ago - Tweet
This tiny Shibuya spot brings quintessential UK snacks straight to central Tokyo.
- Japan
- (british cuisine • British food • Cadbury • COK • flake • food • ice cream • imports • Jaffa Cakes • meat pie • Savoursmiths • Shibuya • SNJO • The British Shop • Tokyo • Yayoi Saginomiya)
Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
- Elliot Hale
5 days ago
Suntory’s newest Craft Boss release promises the taste of freshly dunked buttery pastry in a single bottle.
- Japan
- (BOSS • Boss coffee • coffee • COK • Craft Boss • crazy • croissants • drink • drinks • Suntory • weird)
Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
- Elliot Hale
Oct 29, 2026
Combining palanquins and muscle suits to make historic sites accessible for all.
- Japan
- (accessibility • COK • exosuits • Hikone • Hikone Castle • Japanese castles • Mediaid • Muscle Suit • palanquin • Shiga • tourism • travel • wearable assist suits • yamakago)
Japanese snack lovers may soon be spore-ting the latest crowdfunded confectionery tech
- Elliot Hale
Oct 28, 2026
Play that fung-ky music.
- Japan
- (COK • crowdfunding • crowdfunding campain • earphones • gadget • Kagomedia • kinoko no yama • Makuake • Meiji • quirky • tech • weird)
Zombies serve cocktails and Pochita turns into parfait at Universal Studios Japan this Halloween
- Elliot Hale
Oct 23, 2026
Are you ready for a taste of terror?
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • drinks • food • halloween • manga • Osaka • Resident Evil • scary • theme parks • Universal Horror Nights • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween • video games • zombies)
The cheapest bento at this Osaka shop is only 200 yen, but is it actually any good?
- Elliot Hale
Oct 19, 2026
Does the taste match its simple appearance?
- Japan
- (bento • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • food • japanese bento • Kyobashi • Osaka • Sandaime Kacchan • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO)
We hunt for treasure at an all-you-can-stuff Kanagawa secondhand shop for just 1,000 yen
- Elliot Hale
Oct 15, 2026
From kimono to kitchenware, character goods to cleaning sponges, can we fill a basket and get our money’s worth?
- Japan
- (COK • cool • crazy • Fujisawa • Japanese thrift store • secondhand stores • shopping • SNJO • Takuya Inaba • thrift store • thrift stores • tsumehodai • weird)
Free-flowing cocktails, natural onsen water, and custom pillows make this Osaka hotel a steal
- Elliot Hale
Oct 11, 2026
Room-only stays usually mean no perks, but this hotel throws them at you, all in the name of having a good sleep.
- Japan
- (accommodation • COK • Gussuri Kenkyujo • hotel • hotel plan • hotels • Jibun Makura • Marie Morimoto • Osaka • ReFa • SNJO • Super Hotel Premier • TEARTH • tourism • travel)
Experimenting with making hot sandwiches in the microwave with a device from Japan’s 3COINS
- Elliot Hale
Oct 8, 2026
Can you really get crispy grill-marked sandwiches without the grill?
- Japan
- (3COINS • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • food • gadgets • Go Hatori • hot sandwich • hot sandwich maker • kitchen gadgets • microwave • microwave cooking • sandwich maker • sandwiches • SNJO)
Casio collaborates with a Kyoto foil master for a luxurious one million yen G-SHOCK
- Elliot Hale
Oct 3, 2026
Featuring inspirations from kigumi wood joinery design and hand-dusted platinum, each of these limited edition watches are a unique work of art.
- Japan
- (Casio • COK • crafts • culture • G-Shock • kigumi • limited edition • Luxury • luxury watches • MR-G • sunago • watch • watches)
Japanese Shinto ceremonial sand-digging in London celebrates start of British Library expansion
- Elliot Hale
Oct 2, 2026
Swapping out scissors and ribbons for sand and farm tools.
- Japan, UK
- (British Library • chakkoshiki • construction ceremonies • culture • groundbreaking ceremony • jichinsai • kikoshiki • Mitsui Fudosan • shinto • traditions • UK)
Osaka’s amazing budget-luxury hotel has free takoyaki, craft beer, and comedy shows
- Elliot Hale
Sep 25, 2026
To truly experience the city, OMO7 Osaka is a dream stay for any traveler.
- Japan
- (accommodation • COK • culture • food • Hoshino Resorts • hotels • Janjan Yokocho • luxury hotel • Natsuno Futon • OMO • OMO7 Osaka • Osaka • regional food • Shinsekai • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Fukushima’s popular dialect T-shirt vending machine gets its first sibling in Iwaki
- Elliot Hale
Sep 24, 2026
Pick up a wearable Japanese lesson featuring dinosaurs, hot springs, and deep sea fish.
- Japan
- (COK • dialects • Fukushima • Fukushima dialect • Iwaki • Japanese linguistics • linguistics • regional dialects • t-shirts • tourism • travel • vending machine)
My night trapped in Nagoya’s flood: what do you do when Japan’s trains shut down?
- Elliot Hale
Sep 22, 2026
Here is essential advice for surviving sudden disaster in Japan.
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- Japan
- (Aichi • disaster • disaster preparedness • disaster response • evacuation • flood • flooding • heavy rain • Nagoya • natural disaster • SNO)
Naked illuminates Kyoto’s cultural traditions in Nijo Castle’s latest digital art spectacular
- Elliot Hale
Sep 19, 2026
Featuring night-lit gardens, imperial poetry, and custom digital garments.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful • castles • COK • digital art • gardens • illuminations • Japan travel • Kyoto • light up • Nijo Castle • projection mapping • tourism • travel)
Visiting Kagawa’s popular cooking class where you make noodles with your feet
- Elliot Hale
Sep 16, 2026
Rock out as you dance your way to handmade sanuki udon.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • cool • crazy • dancing • food • Japan travel • Kagawa • Kompirasan • Kotohira • Kouhey • lesson • Nakano Udon School • Noodles • sanuki udon • Shikoku • SNJO • tourism • travel • udon • weird)
Japan’s 20-year Ig Nobel winning streak continues thanks to people blowing their noses
- Elliot Hale
Sep 9, 2026
Learn the scientifically proven technique for blowing your nose efficiently.
- Japan
- (academics • Asahikawa Medical University • COK • Dr. Hiroshi Yajima • Dr. Tokuji Unno • funny • Ig Nobel Prize • nose blowing • physics • research • science)
Tokyo’s red-light district cafe lets you dine inside a real 1960s cabaret
- Elliot Hale
Sep 8, 2026
Used as a Netflix crime drama set, this safe, solo-female-friendly venue offers up black omurice and colorful retro sodas.
- Japan
- (cabaret • cabaret club • cafes • COK • cool • drinks • food • Hinomaru Cabaret • Kabukicho • Natsuki Gojo • Niinana Kissa • omurice • restaurants • retro • Showa retro • SNJO)
Join Naked in the Niwa garden: Kyoto Station’s newest spot to craft traditional art
- Elliot Hale
Sep 5, 2026
Workshops offer English instruction in making custom gold leaf bags, weaving bamboo baskets, and crafting samurai armor.
- Japan
- (art • COK • crafts • culture • digital art • ikebana • Japan travel • Japanese traditional crafts • Kyoto • Kyoto Station • naked • odoshi • shikai nami • stations • surihaku • tourism • traditional crafts • travel • workshop • yuzen)
Flock to Tomarigi, the viral app that lets you perch in over 1,000 spots throughout Japan
- Elliot Hale
Aug 31, 2026
Letting virtual travelers swoop in on live webcams and train views across the country.
- Japan
- (app • COK • Japanese trains • live webcams • livestream • Tomarigi • travel • virtual • web apps)
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Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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