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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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Our reporter visited a dangerous torii at a Shinto shrine and almost had a heart attack

Krista Rogers
Aug 29, 2019
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“Don’t wear headphones if you go there”: this important piece of advice will make sense in a moment.

Japan
(COK • crazy • dangerous • scary • shinto • shrines • SNJO • torii • trains • travel)

Yokai Train in Kyoto offers a fun and fright-filled ride of ghosts and demons

Krista Rogers
Aug 20, 2019

Care to be seated next to a mythological monster from Japanese folklore?

Japan
(Arashiyama Line • ghost • Kyoto • summer • train • tram • yokai • Yokai Densha)

New Hello theater restaurant blends music, dancing, and food for a fun family outing

Krista Rogers
Aug 13, 2019

The dreamy Hello Kitty Show Box in Hyogo Prefecture celebrates the world’s beloved Sanrio mascot.

Japan
(Awaji Island • cute • Hello Kitty • Hello Kitty Show Box • Hyogo • restaurants • Sanrio • theater restaurant • themed restaurants • travel)

“Hyakunen Brush” promises your face a luxurious, tea ceremony-like frothy wash

Krista Rogers
Aug 5, 2019

This new crowdfunding product will appeal to those who want to indulge in their skincare routines and appreciate a traditional Japanese aesthetic.

Japan
(crowdfunding • facewashing • Japanese traditional crafts • Kumano brush • Makuake • traditional craft)

Hungry and on the go? Top 10 ranking of ekiben at Tokyo’s Shinagawa Station

Krista Rogers
Jul 30, 2019

A definitive ranking of the 10 best-selling bento boxes at one of Tokyo’s major travel hubs.

Japan
(bento • Ekiben • food • gourmet • ranking • Shinagawa Station • shinkansen • Tokyo • top 10 • trains)

We take on Japan’s latest crazy anime pose: The two-person peace sign【Photos】

Krista Rogers
Jul 22, 2019

The part about being a bishonen idol is entirely optional.

Internet, Japan
(anime • concert • idol • Idolish7 • Kamikaze Douga • live • peace sign • pose • Re:vale • song • trendy)

Shonen Jump opens special bar for adults to raise a toast to their childhood action heroes

Krista Rogers
Jul 16, 2019

This new establishment pays particular homage to manga that were serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in the 1980s.

Japan
(anime • bars • manga • Otona no Jump Sakaba • restaurants • shinjuku • Shonen Jump • themed restaurnts • Tokyo • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Ho-Oh and Lugia desserts to descend on the Pokémon Cafe in Tokyo

Krista Rogers
Jul 15, 2019

The Pokémon Cafe is about to get even more legendary!

Japan
(anime • food • Ho-Oh • Lugia • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • Pokémon Gold and Silver • restaurants • sweets • themed restaurants • Tokyo • video games)

The host who lived? Stabbed host in Shinjuku miraculously recovers from life-threatening injury

Krista Rogers
Jul 9, 2019

The host now known as Phoenix Luna has figuratively risen from near death in Tokyo not much worse for wear.

Internet, Japan
(host • host club • Kabukicho • phoenix • shinjuku • stabbing • Tokyo • twitter)

Modern samurai fashion brand Wazigen Shizukuya’s summer collection makes old-meets-new splash

Krista Rogers
Jul 2, 2019

The latest summer collection of our favorite modern samurai kimono offers a range of functionally fashionable garments.

Japan
(clothing • cool • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kyoto • samurai • style • summer • Wazigen Shizukuya)

Enjoy a refreshing bottle of just-kidding “soy sauce” from Japanese vending machines this summer

Krista Rogers
Jul 1, 2019

Wait, what?

Japan
(Cheerio • COK • drinks • funny • Orange juice • SNOJ • soy sauce • vending machine • vending machines • weird)

Japanese idol’s attempt at taking a “cute” photo backfires in terrifying way

Krista Rogers
Jun 26, 2019

Hilarity then ensues as she tries to prove her mortal state of living.

Japan
(COK • crazy • funny • ghosts • idol • idol singers • Idols • Meiri Asahina • photography • scary)

Convenience store in Sendai celebrates its foreign workers with a special store display

Krista Rogers
Jun 19, 2019

Customers who were curious about the smiling foreign workers ringing up their order at this local konbini can now learn a little bit about what they have in common.