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The top 10 Castles in Japan to visit in 2019, as ranked by TripAdvisor users

• Dale Roll
  Aug 31, 2019
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It’s time to plan your sightseeing campaign across Japan! Read More

• Japan
• (castles • Himeji Castle • Imperial Palace • Inuyama • Japan sightseeing • Japan tourism • Japanese castles • Kumamoto Castle • Matsumoto Castle • Shuri Castle • sightseeing • travel)

Gekkeikan releases new alcohol-free Japanese daiginjo sake

• Oona McGee
  Aug 30, 2019

Ever wanted to enjoy the taste of premium Japanese rice wine without the alcohol? Now you can! 

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• Japan
• (alcohol • alcohol-free • COK • drinks • Gekkeikan • Japanese rice wine • Kyoto • new • sake • zero alcohol)

Japanese Twitter completely enthralled by a cricket-powered toy car【Video】

• Shannon McNaught
  Aug 30, 2019

What do you get when you combine a love of toy cars with a love of bugs? This amazing toy.

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• Japan
• (bugs • cars • crazy • crickets • toys • video • weird)

Shinkansen will require reservations for large suitcases, charge penalty fees for those without

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 30, 2019

Japan Railway boss says passengers “will be happy” about the new regulations.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • Japan Railway • JR • shinkansen • suitcases • trains • travel)

Starbucks turns its milk packs into notebooks with popular Japanese stationery brand

• Oona McGee
  Aug 30, 2019

Global coffeehouse chain sets out on a sustainable journey in Japan. 

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• Japan
• (cafes • COK • drinks • eco • environment • environmentally friendly • merchandise • notebooks • recycling • shopping • Starbucks)

New Japanese video game lets you compete in an international toilet racing circuit

• Master Blaster
  Aug 30, 2019

And all from the comfort of your own toilet if you have a laptop.

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (crazy • funny • gross • racing • Steam • Toilets • video • video games • weird)

How to tell Japanese’s two most confusing, nearly identical characters apart from each other

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 30, 2019

Katakana is supposed to be the easy set of Japanese characters to learn, but there’s a huge exception.

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• Japan
• (COK • Japanese language • Katakana • learning japanese • linguistics • SNO • studying Japanese)

Graphical glitches turn Pokémon Masters mobile game into mind-flaying horror story【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 30, 2019

Some people say Pokémon is an RPG, but maybe it’s really a horror game.

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• Japan
• (crazy • funny • glitches • Pokemon • Pokémon Masters • scary • video • video games)

We tried “brain-flavored” zombie ramen from Hokkaido, with surprising results!

• Shannon McNaught
  Aug 30, 2019

What better way to commemorate your visit to Hokkaido than with a bowl of brains?

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• Japan
• (brains • COK • crazy • food • funny • gross • Hokkaido • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • weird • zombies)

Is this old clinic in Hiroshima haunted? Ask the ghosts inside who are playing with balloons

• Dale Roll
  Aug 29, 2019

Balloons don’t just move on their own, right?

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• Japan
• (ghost stories • ghosts • haunted • old buildings • scary • spooky • video)

Complete adaptation of Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is coming, as a kabuki play!

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2019

Actor Shichinosuke Nakamura to portray warrior princess in story arcs Studio Ghibli anime-only fans have never seen.

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• Japan
• (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • manga • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)

Stylish, green and eco-friendly modern urban village to be built in the heart of Tokyo by 2023

• Koh Ruide
  Aug 29, 2019

If there is one thing Tokyo needs, it’s more greenery.

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• Japan
• (Ark Hills • COK • eco-friendly • Living in Japan • office • Roppongi Hills • Tokyo • Toranomon Hills • Toranomon-Azabudai Project)

Here they are: The absolute best Final Fantasy X cosplay photos anyone’s ever taken【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2019

Seven friends go on a journey and achieve something incredible.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cosplay • cosplayers • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy X • Square Enix • video games)

15 rude things not to do on trains in Japan【Survey】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2019

In a country famous for its manners and famous for its trains, of course there are plenty of train manners to keep in mind.

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• Japan
• (COK • etiquette • manners • society • trains • travel)

Automatic cat feeder is no match for this clever kitty【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2019

Cat reaches genius level on automatic animal feeder while its hooman is away. 

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• Japan
• (animals • cats • funny • LOL • pets • twitter • videos)

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

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 29, 2019

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

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

New black light train groper stamps sell out in Japan on their first day on the market

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 28, 2019

Nagoya stationery company caught by surprise at overwhelming demand for anti-chikan item.

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• Japan
• (black light • chikan • crime • gropers • society • stamps)

Sega has been using a different logo in Japan and overseas for years, and hardly anyone noticed

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 28, 2019

Blue is Sega’s image color the world over, but fans in different parts of the world see different things.

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• Global, Japan, USA
• (cool • crazy • design • logos • Sega • video games • weird)

Japanese samurai sword ice cream crafted by master swordsmith from famous katana town of Seki

• Oona McGee
  Aug 28, 2019

This mythical sword with non-melting abilities will kill your thirst and replenish your spirit. 

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • Japanese swords • Katana • Seki • SNOJ • sweets • swords)

Our Japanese language reporter P.K. offers a spooky tale, advice to protect yourself from spirits

• Dale Roll
  Aug 28, 2019

It’s best to be ready for the Halloween season!

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• Japan
• (ghost • ghost story • scary • sleep paralysis • spirits • spooky)

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