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We got our hands on the new and rare 1/12th scale model of a Japanese post box
It’s only sold at 170 post offices around Japan.
- Japan
- (cute • figurine • post office • rare • rare finds)
Trying the peach custard treat in Japan that got over 20 thousand likes in a week
- Shannon
Jul 12, 2023
Peach season is the best season for this Tokyo confectionary.
Japanese life insurance company develops dating sim where you’re not supposed to get insurance
- Shannon
Jul 7, 2023
Trust us, it will make sense in the end.
DJ Pikachu and DJ Gengar to pump up the volume at Universal Studios Japan’s Halloween Show 2023
- Shannon
Jul 5, 2023
Park’s first-ever Pokémon DJ set to rock Osaka soon.
- Japan
- (Gengar • Halloween 2023 • Halloween events • Pikachu • Pokemon • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
Only one Ringer Hut noodle shop in Japan sells koppepan sandwiches, and we try them out
- Shannon
Jun 29, 2023
For when you’re not quite in the mood for just noodles.
- Japan
- (bread • chanpon • COK • food • koppe pan • koppepan • Noodles • ramen • Ringer Hut • sandwiches • SNJO)
Tamaya, shaved ice that looks like gelato
- Shannon
Jun 28, 2023
Both confusing and pleasing to the tastebuds.
We visit Kaiyodo Kappa Museum: dedicated to a yokai that loves cucumbers and human souls
- Shannon
Jun 22, 2023
Kappa lovers — add Kochi Prefecture to your bucket list!
- Japan
- (haruka takagi • Japanese folklore • Kaiyodo Kappa Museum • kappa • kochi • Shimanto City • SNJO • travel • yokai)
We miss out on all-you-can-eat beef tongue, but we treat ourselves to it anyway
- Shannon
Jun 20, 2023
The month-long deal ended up lasting just five days.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • beef tongue • gyutan • Japanese restaurants • Sato • tabehoudai • taste test • Washoku Sato)
Who does a yakiniku beef bowl better: a Japanese vending machine or Yoshinoya?【Taste Test】
- Shannon
Jun 16, 2023
Our reporter tests a popular Japanese chain store against a machine.
- Japan
- (chain restaurant • delicious • donburi • Japanese vending machines • rice bowls • taste test • unique • vending machine • yakiniku • Yoshinoya)
Does Tokyo’s King of Tonkatsu live up to its name? We find out 【Taste Test】
- Shannon
Jun 7, 2023
Can a bento shop really have the best tonkatsu?
- Japan
- (bento • best • best tonkatsu • delicious • japanese bento • Seiji Nakazawa • Tabelog • Tokyo • Tokyo eats • tonkatsu)
Mess-free ink paw print kit makes over 1,000-percent of goal in Japanese crowdfunding project
- Shannon
Jun 6, 2023
Add some purr-sonal flair to your documents.
- Japan
- (cool • crafts • crowdfunding • crowdfunding campaign • cute stamps • pet supplies • pets)
Soup curry and onigiri for breakfast at a super tasty semi-secret spot in Tokyo’s Shinjuku
- Shannon
Jun 3, 2023
Get your morning veggies and carbs in with these two Japanese delicacies.
- Japan
- (breakfast • COK • curry • food • onigiri • restaurants • rice balls • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • soup curry • Tokyo eats)
Five things you should eat at Muji Japan, according to staff who work there
- Shannon
May 24, 2023
At least one of these is guaranteed to make your mouth water.
- Japan
- (Clerk's Own-Pocket Recommendation • japanese snacks • muji • Mujirushi Ryohin • recommendations • snacks)
We got our paws on the real-kitty-litter snow globe, and here’s how it looks
- Shannon
May 23, 2023
Spoiler: it’s worth it.
- Japan
- (capsule toys • cat lovers • cat toys • cats • gacha gacha • Japanese toys • Kitan Club • kitty litter)
What does a family restaurant in the middle of nowhere, Hokkaido, serve? We find out
- Shannon
May 17, 2023
Good eats in this part of the countryside aren’t hard to come by.
- Japan
- (COK • countryside • family restaurants • food • Hokkaido • Japanese countryside • Noodles • restaurants • rural • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • soba • travel • wanko soba)
Can you really drink Sushiro Japan’s limited-time-only drinkable cake? We find out
- Shannon
May 15, 2023
Unclear instructions lead to anxiety and confusion on our reporter’s part.
- Japan
- (cake • COK • cool • crazy • drinks • food • frappe • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • limited time only • revolving sushi • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • strawberry shortcake • Sushiro • sweets • weird)
We made our gummies glow with a popular Japanese vitamin drink 【SoraKitchen】
- Shannon
May 10, 2023
A cool science experiment that’s also delicious.
- Japan
- (cool • Daiso • DIY • experiment • fun • gummies • Oronamin C • science experiment • SoraKitchen)
“Hey, Japanese taxi driver, take us to the best chanpon noodles in Nagasaki!”
- Shannon
May 9, 2023
It also turned out to be the supposed birthplace of chanpon.
- Japan
- (chanpon • food • Japanese food • local specialties • Nagasaki • taxis • travel)
Pokémon Shirts gears up for summer with breathable shirts and 20 new embroidery options
- Shannon
May 3, 2023
Show your love for Pokémon in style and comfort!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • dress shitrs • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Shirts • shirts • spring • summer • summer fashion • video games)
Have giant cookies, cakes, drinks, and wearable baby heads at the Kids’ Perspective Exhibition
- Shannon
May 3, 2023
Experience both the pros and cons of being a kid again.
- Japan
- (Aoyama • art exhibits • cool • kids • Kids Perspective Cafe • Parenting • parents • restaurants • sustainability • themed cafes • Tokyo • unique eats • weird)
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