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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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Ministop brings bulked up Okinawan-style rice balls to mainland Japan for one week only

Elliot Hale
Aug 26, 2026
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If you’re craving massive meals on a budget, portion-boosted convenience store foods are the way to go.

Japan
(COK • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • Japanese convenience stores • mapo tofu • Ministop • P.K. Sanjun • peperoncino • SNJO • spam musubi • upsize)

Kyoto’s Meiji-era mansion opens a private tearoom with stained glass for just one day

Elliot Hale
Aug 21, 2026

A rare East-meets-West tea ceremony in a seldom seen tearoom.

Japan
(art • beautiful • Chorakuan • COK • culture • history • hotels • Japan travel • Kyoto • tea • tea ceremony • tearoom • teicha • tourism • travel)

Burger King Japan brings back its insane all-you-can-eat One Pounder Challenge

Elliot Hale
Aug 21, 2026

Can you eat more than 12 mega burgers in just 45 minutes for a chance at winning the national final?

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • One Pounder Challenge • one-pounder • restaurants)

Japanese workers reveal their top five mysterious rules they wish would disappear【Survey】

Elliot Hale
Aug 17, 2026

A single vacation can lead to near-forced souvenirs and apologies to the entire office.

Japan
(business • COK • japanese work culture • manners • office culture • social norms • society • survey • work culture)

The Japanese city where ordering grilled chicken doesn’t guarantee you’ll actually get chicken

Elliot Hale
Aug 13, 2026

Just a short train ride from Tokyo and you’ll be left addicted to delicious skewers slathered in a fiery miso sauce.

Japan
(chicken skewers • COK • cuisine • food • gourmet • Higashimatsuyama • Japanese food • Kashira • Mr. Sato • pork skewers • Saitama • Saitamaya • skewers • SNJO • Three Great Yakitori • yakitori)

Japanese convenience store food gets turned into hyper-realistic stationery you can peel open

Elliot Hale
Aug 10, 2026

The rice ball and hot snack sets let you feel the fun of some of Japan’s best treats anywhere in the world.

Japan
(clips • COK • convenience store food • envelopes • erasers • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese stationery • Jim Mart • King Jim • konbini • Letters • office goods • rice balls • stationery)

Tired of city life? Try out Japanese rural life for a few days on an active volcano in Kagoshima

Elliot Hale
Aug 8, 2026

Escape Tokyo to harvest mandarins, dig footbaths, or learn how to run an inn.

Japan
(agriculture • All Nippon Airways • ANA • COK • countryside • countryside life • culture • Japan travel • Japanese countryside • Kagoshima • rural • rural life • Sakurajima • tourism • travel • volcano)

Toyota Museum’s international retro vehicle parade returns to Aichi this autumn

Elliot Hale
Aug 4, 2026

Cruise over to Moricoro Park for 120 vintage cars or apply and show off your own pre-1997 classic.

Japan
(Aichi • cars • classic cars • COK • cool • Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park • Moricoro Park • Nagakute • retro • TOYOTA • Vintage)

Tokyo security guard’s famous station tape font becomes official custom Nike streetwear

Elliot Hale
Aug 1, 2026

Upgrade your wardrobe with custom clothes featuring the iconic font of a Shinjuku Station legend.

Japan
(art • calligraphy • clothes • COK • fashion • font • graphic design • Mr. Sato • Nike • Nike Shinjuku • packing tape • shinjuku • Shuetsu Sato • SNJO • streetwear • tape • Tokyo • typography)

Pachinko industry rebounds on convenience and innovation, but smaller parlors struggle to keep up

Elliot Hale
Jul 29, 2026

No more heavy ball baskets or stacks of cash, but the same ol’ sensory rush with a modern flair.

Japan
(business • COK • culture • entertainment • gambling • pachinko • pachinko machines • pachinko parlors • society • technology)

Dance with demons in Kyoto at this Edo-period Japanese Halloween festival

Elliot Hale
Jul 25, 2026

Turning a samurai film set into a monster dance party with J-pop choreography.

Japan
(COK • cool • crazy • culture • dance • demons • Eigamura • Kaikai Yokai Festival • Kyoto • parade • scary • Terupop • Toei Kyoto Studio Park • tourist sites • travel • Uzumasa Kyoto Village • yokai)

Japan’s popular curry chain Cocoichi has an elusive delivery-only noodle menu

Elliot Hale
Jul 20, 2026

We investigated a suspicious noodle store on Uber Eats only to have our curry udon dreams come true.

Japan
(CoCo Ichiban • coco ichibanya • COK • curry • curry udon • delivery app • food • food delivery • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Menya CoCo Ichi • SNJO • Uber Eats • Yuuichiro Wasai)

Tokyo’s viral 90-yen cafe pop-up returns to Harajuku with yogurt coffee

Elliot Hale
Jul 19, 2026

Enjoy 45 unique drinks at budget prices.

Japan
(cafes • coffee • COK • cool • drinks • drip coffee • Drip Pod • event • Harajuku • Himitsu no Drip • iced coffee • limited time • Natsuno Futon • Omotesando • SNJO • UCC • UCC coffee • yogurt coffee)

Enoshima’s magical night lantern festival is back this summer with spectacular views

Elliot Hale
Jul 12, 2026

An island transforms into a wonderland of digital art, musical sea shells, and 1,000 glowing lanterns.

Japan
(art • beautiful • culture • day-trips • digital art • digital art exhibition • Enoshima • Enoshima Tourou • festival • Fujisawa • illumination • Japanese lanterns • Kanagawa • lantern festival • shrine • summer festival • tourism • travel)

Set sail on top of a giant pirate ship to watch Japan’s summer fireworks

Elliot Hale
Jul 10, 2026

Why fight the landlubbers on shore for a decent view when you can take to the waters of Lake Ashi for a crowd-free festival?

Japan
(boats • COK • fireworks • fireworks festivals • Hakone • Japan travel • Kanagawa • Lake Ashi • Lake Ashinoko • pirate boat • pirate ship • summer festivals • tourism • travel)

Tokyo’s giant Pokémon Stamp Rally is back for 2026 with exclusive prizes up for grabs

Elliot Hale
Jul 7, 2026

Including a chance to relive your starter Pokémon anxiety a whole nine times.

Japan
(anime • East Japan Railway Company • JR East • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • stamp rallies • stamp rally • stations • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel • video games)

Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir

Elliot Hale
Jul 2, 2026

Conquer Japan’s tallest mountain in style with a lineup born from the restoration of an ancient pilgrimage path.

Japan
(COK • Fujimichi • Fujiyoshida • hiking • hiking gear • hiking Mt. Fuji • Mt Fuji hiking • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji hiking trails • Mt. Fuji Re-Style Project • Salomon • Yamanashi • Yoshidaguchi Trail)

Testing Japan’s latest food hack trend: Adding instant corn soup powder to popcorn[Taste test]

Elliot Hale
Jun 27, 2026

A two-ingredient food hack promising a delicious upgrade.

Japan
(Ajinomoto • COK • corn potage • corn soup • crazy • cream of corn soup • food • food hack • food hacks • popcorn • snacks • SNO • soup • taste test • weird)

Married Japanese man must pay 4.6 million yen after faking being single and impregnating partner

Elliot Hale
Jun 26, 2026

Falsifying a relationship status can land you with a massive bill.

Japan
(COK • crime • dokushin giso • fake bachelorhood • fake singlehood • law • lawsuit • relationships • right to chastity • right to sexual self-determination • romance • society)

Enjoy the world’s oldest gyoza chain hidden just outside Shinjuku Station

Elliot Hale
Jun 23, 2026

Serving up dumplings with almost 200 years of Chinese history.

Japan
(China • Chinese cuisine • chinese food • COK • dumplings • food • gourmet • gyoza • Laobian • Laobian Dumpling • Restaurant • Rouben Gyozakan • Seiji Nakazawa • Shanghai Great World Guinness • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • Tokyo)

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