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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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Art Aquarium Ginza offers a captivating new way to enjoy the cherry blossoms–with goldfish!
- Krista Rogers
Mar 8, 2023 - Tweet
The extremely Instagrammable museum ushers in sakura season with gorgeous displays of real fish, illuminations, and cherry blossom decorations galore.
- Japan
- (art • Art Aquarium Museum • beautiful • cherry blossom • COK • Ginza • goldfish • hanami • Instagram • limited • photo spot • sakura • Tokyo)
We caught up with three big names at Niantic at the latest Pokémon GO live event in Las Vegas
- Krista Rogers
Mar 7, 2023
We talk the future of Pokémon GO–including everything from opportunities for making friends to the GO Battle League.
- Japan, USA
- (COK • Hoenn Tour • interview • Las Vegas • Niantic • P.K. Sanjun • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire • SNJO • video games)
The top three ranking of hotel “poster cats” that Japanese travelers are most eager to meet
- Krista Rogers
Feb 28, 2023
Besides being cute, these felines also lend a paw in running their respective establishments.
Koka City’s municipal workers transform yet again into ninja for Ninja Day【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Feb 27, 2023
Move right along with your business–there’s nothing out of the ordinary going on at the city hall.
- Japan
- (City Hall • cosplay • fun • Koga • Koka City • Ninjutsu • Shiga Prefecture • video • workers)
Hagi no Tsuki, how we love thee: Why you should get your hands on this Tohoku treat ASAP
- Krista Rogers
Feb 23, 2023
Our reporter samples Sendai’s most popular food souvenir for the first time and is overcome by emotion.
- Japan
- (castella • COK • custard • food • Hagi no Tsuki • Kasho Sanzen • omiyage • Sendai • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tohoku)
Burger King Japan unleashes King Yeti the One Pounder and all of its cheesy goodness
- Krista Rogers
Feb 17, 2023
Seriously–its name sounds like it could be a villain from Trigun.
- Japan
- (Burger King • cheeseburger • fast food • food • hamburger • hungry • King Yeti • limited • new • one-pounder)
Stylish green tea “chablets” from Shizuoka are our new way favorite way to grab a cuppa
- Krista Rogers
Feb 14, 2023
The tablets are made of 100-percent tea leaves and feature seven varieties of tea grown near the base of Mt. Fuji.
- Japan
- (beverage • chablet • convenient • green tea • Kyo no Go-Yo Tea • Maro • rokucha • Shizuoka Prefecture • tablet)
Rub-a-dub-dub and relax in a tub: Survey reveals wintertime bathing habits across Japan
- Krista Rogers
Feb 13, 2023
Regional bath habits lead to clear preferences for baths vs. showers and longer times soaking in the tub in certain areas of the country.
Draft bill proposal seeks to curtail unconventional “kirakira” kanji name readings in Japan
- Krista Rogers
Feb 7, 2023
Darn–and here I was really hoping to name my firstborn “Gojira.”
- Japan
- (bill • family register • Family Registration Law • Kirakira names • koseki • legislation • Legislative Council • Ministry of Justice • revision)
Tokyo cafe serves up the artsiest version of a drinkable roasted sweet potato that we’ve seen yet
- Krista Rogers
Feb 7, 2023
The perfectly Instagram-worthy drink can be found in one of Tokyo’s most bohemian hipster neighborhoods.
- Japan
- (beverage • COK • drink • gourmet • imo • Imowokashi • Kitazawa • shimokitazawa • SNJO • sweet potato • Takamichi Furusawa • trendy • yakiimo)
What exactly is the treat known as a “kougnané” that’s sold outside Tokyo’s Yurakucho Station?
- Krista Rogers
Feb 1, 2023
We learn the origin of this unique pastry sold in one of Tokyo’s bustling commercial districts.
- Japan
- (bakeries • COK • food • Kougnané • Kyoto • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sweet • sweets • Tokyo • Uji • Yurakucho)
Urusei Yatsura hanafuda playing cards will soon invade your game night
- Krista Rogers
Jan 31, 2023
We would like to humbly request more anime x traditional Japanese craft pairings after this.
- Japan
- (anime • Charaditional • cool • hanafuda • Lum • manga • Oishi Tengudo • playing cards • Rumiko Takahashi • Urusei Yatsura)
Does this Dormy Inn near Mt. Fuji offer the best business hotel breakfast in all of Japan?
- Krista Rogers
Jan 25, 2023
In true Dormy Inn style, the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet features regional specialties including pork dishes and mikuriya soba.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • breakfast • COK • Dormy Inn • Gotemba • hot spring • hotel • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • onsen • pork • Shizuoka Prefecture • SNJO • travel)
Hyatt Regency Osaka will soon offer cat-friendly hotel rooms for you and your feline friend
- Krista Rogers
Jan 25, 2023
Rooms will come with all of the necessary kitty amenities to ensure you and your cat companion can travel in contentment.
- Japan
- (accommodation • cat • city • dog • hotel • Hyatt Regency Osaka • Osaka • pet friendly • pets • travel)
Cafe next to Tokyo Station offers all-you-can-eat tarts, and Mr. Sato is ready for his desserts
- Krista Rogers
Jan 20, 2023
It seemed like such a good deal at the time that we had to wonder–is this highway robbery?!
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • cafe • cafes • COK • Mr. Sato • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • tabehodai • tarts • Tokyo Station)
Hot springs website reveals the most popular user-picked onsen in all of northern Japan
- Krista Rogers
Jan 18, 2023
The winning spot grabs the people’s vote for all of northern Japan for the fourth year in a row.
- Japan
- (COK • hot springs • Iwate • Morioka • Nifty Onsen • onsen • ranking • Tohoku • travel)
That time we let Coca-Cola bottles predict our fortunes for the new year
- Krista Rogers
Jan 9, 2023
Limited-time campaign comes complete with cute AR bunnies for the Year of the Rabbit.
- Japan
- (bottles • Coca-Cola • COK • fortune • Go Hatori • Masanuki Sunakoma • New Year's • omikuji • SNJO • Year of the Rabbit)
Yamagata cherries fetch record-breaking price at wholesale market’s first auction of the year
- Krista Rogers
Jan 9, 2023
Here are some other food dishes that you could purchase with the same amount of yen.
- Japan
- (auction • cherries • fruit • highest bid • new year • Ota Market • Sato Nishiki • Tokyo • wholesale • Yamagata)
Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa woodblock print splashes into Lego art in early 2023
- Krista Rogers
Jan 2, 2023
It will be nothing but smooth sailing when assembling your very own 3-D version of the world’s most recognizable wave.
- Japan
- (3-D • art • hokusai • LEGO • Mt. Fuji • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • toy • UNESCO World Heritage sites • woodblock print)
Mr. Sato orders Kura Sushi’s New Year’s kosechi meal for one but gets a chilly surprise
- Krista Rogers
Dec 31, 2022
It’s almost like the New Year already wanted to give him the cold shoulder…or rather, a cold fish cake.
- Japan
- (COK • frozen • kosechi • Kura Sushi • Mr. Sato • osechi • single serving • SNJO • sushi • table for one)
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