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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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Stop and smell the flowers during the Spring Rose Festival at Tokyo’s best rose garden

Krista Rogers
May 23, 2023
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The Former Furukawa Gardens make for an extremely economical escape from the big city with special seasonal events happening right now.

Japan
(bara • beautiful • flowers • Former Furukawa Gardens • gifts • rose • rose garden • Spring Rose Festival • Tokyo • travel)

Traditional silverwork pairs with the power of the moon in this stunning Silver Crystal pendant

Krista Rogers
May 23, 2023

We can neither confirm nor deny whether wearing this necklace will transform you into Eternal Sailor Moon.

Japan
(collaboration • craft • Eternal Moon Article • Eternal Sailor Moon • film • Hirado Zaiku • jewelry • movie • necklace • pendant • Premico • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon Cosmos • Silver Crystal)

Tokyo Koenji Awaodori festival will fully take place for the first time in four years this August

Krista Rogers
May 18, 2023

The energetic, dance-filled festival will make its grand outdoor return to the streets of Tokyo for the first time since before the pandemic.

Japan, Taiwan
(awaodori • COK • culture • dance • festival • Koenji • summer • Taiwan • Tokyo • Tokyo Koenji Awaodori • traditional)

This popular limited-time mango yogurt shaved ice in Taiwan is everything you need this summer

Krista Rogers
May 16, 2023

Don’t miss stopping at this delicious shaved ice specialty shop if you’ll be in Taipei during the hotter months.

Taiwan
(COK • food • kakigori • restaurants • shaved ice • SNJO • summer • sweets • Taipei • Taiwan • Yui Imai)

Our resident natto lover tries Mythical Natto from Hokkaido and gets spirited away【Taste test】

Krista Rogers
May 12, 2023

We tickle our taste buds with a grotesque-looking but premier version of the infamous “foreigner-repelling food.”

Japan
(Ebetsu • fermented soybeans • Hokkaido • maboroshi no natto • mythical • natto • Takashi Harada • taste test)

Gifu town’s population doubles as families descend to search for the mythical tsuchinoko

Krista Rogers
May 10, 2023

I, too, would absolutely spend my vacation looking for a mythical snakelike creature which comes with a 1.31 million-yen reward for its discovery.

Japan
(annual event • cryptids • Gifu Prefecture • Higashishirakawa • mythical creatures • prize money • search • snake • tsuchinoko)

Missed it live? Enjoy highlights of the Zekkei Hanabi Mt. Fuji 2023 show here instead【Video】

Krista Rogers
May 3, 2023

Japan’s Big Four fireworks craftsmen bring a one-of-a-kind performance from vision to reality against the breathtaking backdrop of Mt. Fuji.

Japan
(beautiful • COK • cool • fireworks • Fujiten Snow Resort • Mt. Fuji • travel • video • Yamanashi Prefecture)

We try the four new offerings in the Mister Donut x Gion Tsujiri collaboration series【Taste test】

Krista Rogers
May 3, 2023

With two donuts featuring matcha and two featuring hojicha flavor, tea lovers can take their pick of a more traditional take on the humble donut.