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Krista Rogers

Starting with a love of J-Pop and J-dramas when she was 13, Krista Rogers has left her quiet New England hometown in the States both to study abroad in Tokyo and to work on the JET Program in beautiful Yamagata prefecture. She misses chatting in the local dialect and staging Kamehameha battles in the hallway with her students. Although she's currently working on her master's degree in Boston, she will without a doubt be back in Japan before long and buying way too much at Book-Off and Tower Records again. When she needs a break from schoolwork, Krista enjoys eating yakiniku, figure skating, finding cute cafes, watching Big Bang MVs, and continuing on her quest to catch 'em all.

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Nine of the best spots for beating the heat with kakigori shaved ice in Japan this summer

Krista Rogers
Aug 2, 2023
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These shops also showcase the immense variety of flavors and ingredients that go into the making of individual shaved ice recipes.

Japan
(dessert • dining • flavors • food • kakigoori • kakigori • premium • refreshing • shaved ice • summer)

Dare to dream deeply with the support of these two new giant Pokémon Huggers

Krista Rogers
Aug 1, 2023

“Pokémon Yogibo used Rest! It was super effective.”

Japan
(bean bag • cushion • ditto • home goods • Kabigon • Metamon • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • product • Snorlax • yogibo)

Tokyo bread wholesaler Tobu Pan Chokubaisho’s yummy bread makes Mr. Sato want to live next door

Krista Rogers
Jul 26, 2023

In particular, an uncommon find from his childhood will never go stale in his mind.
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Japan
(baked goods • bread • cheap • COK • food • inexpensive • Itabashi Ward • Mr. Sato • SNJO • Tobu Pan Chokubaisho • Tokyo • wholesale)

42 thoughts that crossed our mind when visiting the forest that inspired Princess Mononoke

Krista Rogers
Jul 25, 2023

Our reporter Seiji hopes that first-time visitors to Yakushima’s Shiratani Unsuikyo will avoid some of the same pitfalls that he ran into.

Japan
(anime • beautiful • funny • Hayao Miyazaki • Kagoshima • nature • Princess Mononoke • Seiji Nakazawa • Shiratani Unsuikyo • Studio Ghibli • tourism • travel • Yakushima)

Looking to have the best night out on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa? Go to this enka pub right now

Krista Rogers
Jul 15, 2023

The owner is a stylishly eccentric enka singer who sings along with his guests and promises a great night will be had by all.

Japan
(bars • COK • cool • enka • Ishigaki • karaoke • music • Okinawa • pubs • restaurants • singing • SNJO • travel • Yaeyama)

What it’s like to attend an idol concert where they’re singing lyrics that you wrote【Pt. II】

Krista Rogers
Jul 14, 2023

Our musician reporter Seiji attends the one-year anniversary concert of idol group Gilty x Gilty, who sang a song that he penned.

Japan
(COK • composer • concert • Idols • lyrics • music • odaiba • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Tokyo • Zepp Diver City)

We have some welcome and not-so-welcome visitors at our cheap house in the countryside【SoraHouse】

Krista Rogers
Jul 13, 2023

In the span of just 20 days, our trail cameras captured a veritable parade of visitors coming and going on the SoraHouse property.

Japan
(animals • COK • footage • intruders • security camera • SNJO • SoraHouse • trail camera)

A beginner’s guide on how to keep your favorite trading cards in mint condition

Krista Rogers
Jul 12, 2023

Tips for protecting cards from a new Pokémon collector.

Japan
(collectible • display • Maro • Pokemon • pokemon cards • protective • trading cards)

Seaweed lovers can rejoice at this bento with almost nothing but ultra-premium nori

Krista Rogers
Jul 5, 2023

Mr. Sato tries the ultimate in luxurious noriben and equates it to a microcosm of the universe.

Japan
(bento • deluxe • Mr. Sato • Nihonbashi • nori • noriben • premium • seaweed • Tokyo • Yamamotoyama)

The top ten most appealing of Tokyo’s 23 special wards to live in after retirement

Krista Rogers
Jul 4, 2023

You may want to consider one of these wards chosen by Japanese survey takers if you’re planning on settling in Tokyo during your golden years.

Japan
(23 special wards • lifestyle • living • Nerima • Nexer • ranking • retirement • Setagaya • Suginami • Tochi Katsuyo • Tokyo)

We sample the Super Cup 1.5 times x Yoasobi collaboration cup ramen that’s now on sale

Krista Rogers
Jun 25, 2023

One of the hottest current J-pop/anisong acts takes their turn at composing cup ramen.

Japan
(1.5 times • Acecook • cup ramen • instant noodles • J-Pop • product • super cup • yoasobi)

We get (un)lucky at Hakodate fast food chain Lucky Pierrot with our giant omuraisu mistake

Krista Rogers
Jun 24, 2023

We thought we’d get something simple and light at Lucky Pierrot…turns out that was not the case at all.

Japan
(chain • dining • Elvis Presley • giant • Hakodate • Hokkaido • Lucky Pierrot • omelet rice • omuraisu • Restaurant)

Four things you should eat at Japanese chain Ringer Hut, according to staff who work there

Krista Rogers
Jun 21, 2023

We thought we knew everything that was on the menu, but there was one dish that surprised us.

Japan
(champon • chanpon • COK • dining • fast food • food • Nagasaki • pk sanjun • Ringer Hut • SNJO • udon)

The 2023 Sanrio character popularity ranking results revealed

Krista Rogers
Jun 20, 2023

Which beloved character takes the presumably cute crown this year?

Japan
(Cinnamoroll • global • Kuromi • poll • Pompompurin • popularity • ranking • Sanrio)

This triple jumbo shrimp rice bowl hides a shrimpressive surprise

Krista Rogers
Jun 20, 2023

Whatever you picture when you read “triple jumbo shrimp rice bowl,” it’s probably not this.

Japan
(dining • donburi • Nihonbashi • Nihonbashi Tonkotsu Hajime • pk sanjun • Restaurant • Shrimp • Tokyo)

Belly Couture, a sparkling new maternity photo studio, opens in Tokyo

Krista Rogers
Jun 20, 2023

This one-of-a-kind new studio is for soon-to-be mothers who also want to shine as women.

Japan
(baby • Belly Couture • Gotanda • jewelry • maternity • mother • photo studio • photoshoot • pregnancy • Tokyo)

Famous Ginza paper store offers ink-black lemonade to celebrate the release of art-themed film

Krista Rogers
Jun 6, 2023

The film, a live-action spinoff of the popular JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga series, inspired a special drink sold in what looks like an ink bottle.

Japan
(black • collaboration • drink • film • G. Itoya 1F • Ginza Itoya • Hirohito Araki • ink • Jojo's bizarre adventure • Kishibe Rohan • lemonade • Louvre • Tokyo)

Mr. Sato investigates just how rich the new Kotteri Max ramen at Tenkaippin really is

Krista Rogers
Jun 6, 2023

For a ramen chain that’s already known for its signature rich broth, how much richer can this new maximum-rich dish get?

Japan
(COK • dining • food • Kotteri Max • Mr. Sato • Noodles • ramen • rich • SNJO • soup • Tenkaippin • thick)

How to have yumcha like a boss at a new dim sum restaurant perfect for groups or solo diners

Krista Rogers
Jun 1, 2023

Our reporter shares how to navigate the different ways of ordering at the growing Yumcha Terrace Tohsai chain of eateries in Japan’s capital region.