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

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 13, 2025
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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)

Studio Ghibli bakery adds Totoro sakura cakes to its sweet lineup in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Mar 13, 2025

New treat celebrates two special occasions in one, alongside an edible Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service.

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• Japan
• (anime • cakes • cherry blossom • cookies • cream puffs • food • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • sakura • Shiro Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro • Totoro cream puffs • white day)

Dinner in the Sky arrives in Tokyo, serves meals with a unique view above the city

• Oona McGee
  Mar 13, 2025

Dangle your feet in the air as you enjoy a modern Japanese bento at this aerial restaurant.

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• Japan
• (aerial restaurant • cool • Dinner in the Sky • news • restaurants • things to do in Tokyo • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel)

Years of east-west Japan rivalry decided as McDonald’s officially refers to itself as “Makudo”

• Master Blaster
  Mar 13, 2025

I feel so vindicated.

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• Japan
• (culture • fast food • Hatsune Miku • Kansai • Kanto • language • Makku • Makudo • McDonald's • nicknames)

Studio Ghibli adds new Kiki’s Delivery Service bags and pouches to its anime shop in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 13, 2025

Jiji, Lily and their cute black kitten are ready to accompany you on your daily outings.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime cats • anime characters • bags • cats • characters • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • Lily • manga • pouches • Studio Ghibli)

Two new Pokémon parks coming to Oshawott’s prefecture, plus new Pokémon manhole covers【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 12, 2025

Kanji reading pun continues to bring Oshawott fun to Mie.

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• Japan
• (anime • manga • manhole covers • Mie • Mie Prefecture • oshawott • Poké Lids • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • Pokémon manhole covers • tourism • travel • video games)

Our human reporter and her pet try Hokkaido’s “human-grade pet food” together【Taste test】

• Master Blaster
  Mar 12, 2025

The inter-species family that eats together stays together.

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • cookies • dog food • dogs • food • pet food • pets • snacks • SNJO • sweets • weird)

Studio Ghibli bakery has a Totoro cream puff delivery service…but it’s super hard to get

• Oona McGee
  Mar 12, 2025

Now you don’t have to visit Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory to get a taste of Totoro.

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• Japan
• (anime • bakeries • choux cream • choux pastry • COK • cute • food • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • review • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Totoro • Totoro cream puffs)

Case Closed: Detective Conan passenger trains in Tottori are about to get a fresh new look

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 12, 2025

There’s only one truth here and it’s that fans will be excited to ride in these stylishly updated train cars!

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• Japan
• (anime • Detective Conan • JR West • manga • new • San'in Main Line • themed train • Tottori • Tottori Station • trains • Yonago Station)

Starbucks Japan unveils new limited-edition drinkware and goods for spring

• Oona McGee
  Mar 12, 2025

Stanley cups and colour-changing tumblers are just some of the highlights in this mega collection.

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• Japan
• (Bearista • cups • cute • drinkware • limited edition • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Japan tumbler • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)

Woman stabbed to death on Tokyo street while live streaming

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 12, 2025

Morning attack occurred on quiet side street.

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

Studio Ghibli anime stamps help seal your love for popular movie characters

• Oona McGee
  Mar 11, 2025

My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Spirited Away have starring roles in this stationery collection.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • notebooks • stamps • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Edible deep-fried “coal” souvenir ignites our curiosity, so naturally we try it for ourselves

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 11, 2025

Spoiler alert: No, it’s not really coal, but it could seriously be a carbon copy.

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• Japan
• (coal • edible • fish • food • Fukushima • Iwaki • local product • marlin • taste test • weird)

Starbucks Japan adds cult drink to its permanent coffee menu due to popular demand

• Oona McGee
  Mar 11, 2025

Sweet Milk Coffee becomes a hit, with a special customisation that’s got everyone talking.

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

Traditional Japanese mochi dessert inspires McDonald’s newest pie flavor

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2025

McDonald’s Japan puts a crunchy spin on ichigo daifuku.

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• Japan
• (fast food • food • ichigo daifuku • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McDonald's pie • strawberries • sweets)

Shogi buses, shogi mailboxes, and a shogi park await in Japan’s “Shogi Town”

• Master Blaster
  Mar 11, 2025

Be at one with shogi in this tranquil space.

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• Japan
• (games • Kansai Shogi Association • Komaoto Koen • Komaoto Park • Osaka Prefecture • shogi • Shogi Town • Takatsuki)

First-class section being added to Tokyo commuter trains this month with double-decker Green Cars

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2025

New option adds both comfort and cost to Tokyo commutes.

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• Japan
• (Chuo Line • COK • East Japan Railway Company • Green Car • Japan Railway Company • JR • JR East • Ome Line • tourism • trains • travel)

The story of our miracle cork-gun shot at Dogo Onsen in Ehime Prefecture

• Master Blaster
  Mar 10, 2025

A tale of beginner’s luck and cheap prizes.

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• Japan
• (COK • cork guns • Dogo Onsen • Ehime • festivals • funny • games • hot springs • Kewpie dolls • shooting gallery • SNJO • travel)

Baby’s first Totoro cosplay? Ghibli specialty shop has adorable infant fashion sets【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 10, 2025

Catbus joins Totoro in cap and bib bundles.

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• Japan
• (anime • babies • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • kids • manga • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Ohtani can’t lose, so how about the Ohtani premium capsule machine?

• Master Blaster
  Mar 10, 2025

It’s Shotime at the game corner…

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• Japan
• (baseball • capsule machines • Dodgers • gacha machines • Masanuki Sunakoma • Shohei Ohtani • sports)

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