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Mt. Fuji schoolgirl photo models who charmed Japan years ago reunite to celebrate Coming of Age Day
- Casey Baseel
Jan 11, 2023 - Tweet
Shizuoka road continues to be one of the most photogenic spots in all of Japan.
- Japan
- (beautiful • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • kimono • moving • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • School Uniforms • schoolgirls • Seijin no Hi • seijinshiki • Shizuoka • touching)
We try hone-jiru (bone soup), a delicious Okinawan specialty hard to find on mainland Japan
- Katie Pask
Jan 11, 2023
Local restaurant’s ‘Satisfaction Set’ leaves us extremely satisfied!
- Japan
- (bone • bone soup • COK • food • Kouhey • Okinawa • Okinawan food • restaurants • SNJO • travel)
200,000 yen-per-night Airbnb is the successor to Tokyo’s famous Nakagin capsule apartments【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 11, 2023
Capsule House K was the mountain retreat of architect Kisho Kurosawa, but now it can be yours for the night.
- Japan
- (Airbnb • architecture • chie nomura • COK • cool • hotels • Kisho Kurokawa • Nakagin Capsule Tower • SNJO • travel)
Animal Crossing crosses over with Godiva Japan for extra-sweet sets of Valentine’s chocolates
- Casey Baseel
Jan 11, 2023
Tom Nook, Isabelle, and more characters from the hit Nintendo series are here for a real-world seasonal event.
- Japan
- (Animal Crossing • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • chocolate • COK • food • Godiva • Godiva Japan • nintendo • sweets • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)
Ramen-flavored popcorn? This might be the only snack food we’ll ever need from now on
- Casey Baseel
Jan 11, 2023
Two types of ramen popcorn are on their way to stores/stomachs in Japan.
- Japan
- (Ace Cook • COK • cup ramen • food • Instant Ramen • popcorn • ramen • snacks • super cup • tonkotsu)
A Gintama fan’s emotional 19-year journey to buy a proper Lake Toya bokuto wooden katana【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 11, 2023
What started out feeling like a dumb gag manga became a source of strength as our otaku reporter searched for a purpose in life.
- Japan
- (anime • bokuto • COK • gintama • Hokkaido • Katana • Lake Toya • manga • moving • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • touching • travel • wooden katana • wooden sword)
Converse teaming up with Cup Noodle for three pairs of shoes inspired by iconic packaging
- Dale Roll
Jan 10, 2023
A collab between a top instant noodle company and a top shoe producer–what more could we want?
- Japan
- (collaboration • Converse • cool • Cup Noodle • fashion • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • shoes • stylish)
The Spy x Family lucky bag is a double-layer of mystery for fans of the hit anime series【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 10, 2023
The Spy x Family lucky bag takes its time revealing its secrets, but that’s part of what makes it so fun.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • manga • SNJO • Spy x Family)
Feeling fancy with Godiva Japan’s 2023 lucky bag
- Shannon
Jan 10, 2023
We got more than just chocolate!
Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s 2023 seijinshiki ceremony
- Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2023
These new adults say sayonara to their youth with colourful hair and gangsta costumes.
- Japan
- (bosozoku • COK • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • culture • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • youth)
Robotic pillow “Fufuly” by Tokyo-based company shown at CES 2023
- Master Blaster
Jan 9, 2023
Rise of the machine…pillows.
- Japan
- (breathing techniques • CES 2023 • cushions • Fufuly • pillows • relaxation • respiratory entrainment • technology • Yukai Engineering)
That time we let Coca-Cola bottles predict our fortunes for the new year
- Krista Rogers
Jan 9, 2023
Limited-time campaign comes complete with cute AR bunnies for the Year of the Rabbit.
- Japan
- (bottles • Coca-Cola • COK • fortune • Go Hatori • Masanuki Sunakoma • New Year's • omikuji • SNJO • Year of the Rabbit)
Yamagata cherries fetch record-breaking price at wholesale market’s first auction of the year
- Krista Rogers
Jan 9, 2023
Here are some other food dishes that you could purchase with the same amount of yen.
- Japan
- (auction • cherries • fruit • highest bid • new year • Ota Market • Sato Nishiki • Tokyo • wholesale • Yamagata)
Kicking off the new year with a gathering of the most famous dekotora in Japan
- Master Blaster
Jan 9, 2023
Who needs fireworks when you got this?
- Japan
- (art • culture • Dekotora • Ichibanboshi • movies • New Year 2023 • Truck Yaro • trucks)
What’s in the Lindt lucky bag for 2023?
- Oona McGee
Jan 9, 2023
There’s more to this fukubukuro than just Lindor balls.
- Japan
- (chocolates • COK • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • lindor • Lindt • Lindt balls • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
14,000 yen worth of dog toys and more for just 2,023 yen! Look inside charm’s dog lucky bag
- Shannon
Jan 8, 2023
Who said only hoomans get lucky bags?
- Japan
- (black lab • dog • dog fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • great price • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • pet fukubukuro)
Japanese sweets box from Amazon Japan is a treasure trove of dagashi nostalgia
- Oona McGee
Jan 7, 2023
A treasure chest filled with cute and nostalgic Japanese sweets!
- Japan
- (Amazon Japan • Amazon Japana • candy • cheap sweets • COK • cute • dagashi • Japanese candy • Japanese sweets • nostalgia • retro • shopping • SNJO • sweets)
Mister Donut teams up with pastry chef Toshi Yoroizuka for decadent new range of doughnuts
- Oona McGee
Jan 7, 2023
Japanese chainstore doughnuts get a fancy chocolate upgrade.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • donuts • fukubukuro • lucky bag • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
Plant fukubukuro turns our apartment into an indoor garden for New Year
- Oona McGee
Jan 7, 2023
An unusual Japanese lucky bag that’s bloomin’ marvellous.
- Japan
- (flowers • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • gardening • lucky bag • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • plants • shopping)
Krispy Kreme releases tit doughnuts in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 7, 2023
A sweet homage to a beautiful tit that can only be seen in Hokkaido.
- Japan
- (birds • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Hokkaido • Krispy Kreme • long-tailed tit • shima enaga • SNJO • sweets • tasty • tits • Tokyo • weird)
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