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As more foreign visitors visit Kyoto’s top sights, Japanese travelers increasingly staying away

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 17, 2025
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Study finds locals avoiding famous temples and other spots booming with overseas tourists, heading elsewhere instead.

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• Japan
• (COK • Kyoto • overtourism • society • tourism • travel)

“Get fat now!” commands Tokyo restaurant that gives you the means to do just that

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 17, 2025

Shibuya ramen restaurant’s new dish contains copious calories but no noodles.

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• Japan
• (big food • char siu • chashu • COK • crazy • food • meat • pork • ramen • restaurants • Shibuya • SNJO • Yaro Ramen • Yarou Ramen)

Secret onsen hot spring is a hidden gem in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Mar 16, 2025

A rare onsen that uses 100-percent natural hot spring water pumped directly from the source.

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• Japan
• (COK • culture • day trip • food • hidden gems • hot springs • Japanese food • ofuro • onsen • restaurants • rotenburo • sento • SNJO • Tokyo • travel)

Kyoto’s most beautiful parfait cafes add sakura sweets for spring

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 16, 2025

Cherry blossom season arrives at Itohkyuemon.

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• Japan
• (cafes • cherry blossoms • Itohkyuemon • Kyoto • matcha • restaurants • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets • tea)

Sanrio’s adorable Embroidered Badge Biscuits solve the too-cute-to-eat snack dilemma【Photo】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 16, 2025

Cuteness and quality far beyond what we’d expect from a candy-purchase freebie.

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• Japan
• (badges • COK • cookies • cute • food • Hello Kitty • My Melody • pins • Sanrio • SNJO • sweets)

Studio Ghibli unveils new Mother’s Day gift collection, with flower sets and a special acorn tea

• SoraNews24
  Mar 15, 2025

Flower pots, furoshiki…and a tea that dissolves gallstones and kidney stones.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Japanese meat buns with deer meat?!? Taste-testing Nagano’s shikanikuman【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 15, 2025

Who’s game for this unique savory snack?

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• Japan
• (COK • deer • food • meat buns • nikuman • SNJO • steamed buns • taste test • venison)

Potato ice cream from Family Mart takes ice cream to a whole other level【Taste Test】

• Master Blaster
  Mar 15, 2025

If potatoes aren’t the future of ice cream, they should be.

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• Japan
• (convenience stores • desserts • Family mart • ice cream • monaka • Potato Monaka • potatoes • snacks)

One-handed pizza from Domino’s Japan is the ultimate convenience

• Elliot Hale
  Mar 15, 2025

No more greasy phone screens.

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• Japan
• (Ariake • COK • Domino's • Domino's Japan • Domino's Pizza Japan • food and drink • Mr. Sato • ONE HANDomino's • pizza • SNJO • Tokyo)

My Neighbour Totoro rice cookers and pots bring Studio Ghibli anime flair to your kitchen

• Oona McGee
  Mar 15, 2025

Totoro blends tradition with modern design so you can make the best rice you’ve ever tasted.

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• Japan
• (anime • cookware • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • kitchenware • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • nabe • ohitsu • rice cooker • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

One Piece to become late-night anime next month, changes time slot for first time in 18 years

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 14, 2025

No more need to get up early on Sunday for One Piece fans.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • late-night anime • manga • One Piece)

Dragon Quest Slime sandwich molds are drawing near in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 14, 2025

“Slime Sandwich Mold” usually wouldn’t be such an appealing combination, but these are sandwich makers shaped like the beloved Dragon Quest mascot we’re talking about.

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• Japan
• (Arcades • cute • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest Slime • food • sandwiches • slime • Square Enix • Taito • Taito Station • UFO catchers • video games)

Does Starbucks Japan’s first-ever flavour-changing Frappuccino live up to the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 14, 2025

The Haruzora “Spring Sky” Frappuccino changes colour and flavour but we find out if it changes our taste buds.

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• Japan
• (cafes • coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • milk coffee • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan’s sakura sweets show cherry blossom beauty can be found all over【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 14, 2025

From donuts to domyoji, 7-Eleven shows it knows how to do cherry blossom desserts.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms sweets • COK • convenience stores • food • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Latest Japan cherry blossom forecast pushes Tokyo date back, sakura now expected first elsewhere

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 14, 2025

First sakura sightings now predicted for prefecture on opposite side of Japan from Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms forecast • cherry blossoms forecast 2025 • COK • flowers • nature • sakura • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2025 • tourism • travel)

Live streamer killed on Tokyo street had her location tracked by attacker through stream

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 14, 2025

Murderer came from two hours away on morning of attack.

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • live stream • murder • Tokyo)

Studio Ghibli adds new anime socks to its merchandise range in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 14, 2025

Over a dozen pairs featuring some of our favourite characters.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • Princess Mononoke • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

World’s first 3D-printed train station building planned by JR West

• Master Blaster
  Mar 13, 2025

More intricate structures in a fraction of the time.

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• Japan
• (3D printing • Arida • concrete • Hatsushima Station • JR West • Serendix • train stations • Wakayama Prefecture)

Princess Mononoke gets first-ever IMAX screenings to show off gorgeous new remaster【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 13, 2025

Studio Ghibli classic has never looked better or bigger.

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• Japan, USA
• (anime • GKids • Hayao Miyazaki • IMAX • manga • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • video)

Tokyo’s Chidorigafuchi announces sakura festival light-up dates, new boat reservation system

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 13, 2025

Imperial Palace-adjacent waterway is one of Tokyo’s top cherry blossom spots.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • cherry blossoms • Chidorigafuchi • Imperial Palace • light up • sakura • Tokyo)

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