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Starbucks Japan opens new store inside historic seaside quarantine station near Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 1, 2026 - Tweet
Sip on Starbucks in a setting once linked to infectious diseases.
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- (architecture • artists • cafes • coffee • cool • culture • history • Japan travel • Nagahama Quarantine Station • new openings • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • stores • Tangible Cultural Property • tourism • travel • Umi no Koen • Yokohama)
Japanese-style afternoon tea in this Japanese manor house outside downtown Tokyo is something special
- Casey Baseel
Apr 20, 2026
The atmosphere is as elegant as the cuisine at this amazing restaurant.
- Japan
- (afternoon tea • architecture • awesome • beautiful • COK • cool • culture • food • history • oyashiki • restaurants • SNJO • yashiki)
Injuries on stairs in Tokyo highlight an overlooked design flaw
- Oona McGee
Apr 15, 2026
Japan is usually known for its world-class design, but this site didn’t see the optical illusion.
- Japan
- (architecture • design • injuries • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • news • SNJO • stairs • Takanawa Gateway Station • Tokyo • train stations • trains • travel)
Ghibli Museum building becomes a cuddly cushion
- Oona McGee
Mar 25, 2026
Now you can literally hug a Ghibli building.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • architecture • art • beautiful • building • buildings • Cake House • Catbus • cool • cushion • cute • design • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • manga • merchandise • Studio Ghibli)
Instagrammable library in Japan shelters the local community with forests of books
- Oona McGee
Nov 20, 2025
Relax and unwind inside this aesthetically pleasing haven.
- Japan
- (architecture • books • communities • community • cool • Instagram • Instagrammable • libraries • library • reading • SNJO • social media • Tochigi • Tochigi Prefecture • tourist sites • travel)
Unique Starbucks in historic building is one of the most beautiful in Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 16, 2025
Enjoy an elevated Starbucks experience at this famous tourist site.
- Japan
- (architecture • COK • Nagano • Nagano Prefecture • Regional Landmark Store • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Zenkoji)
Japanese train station building set up in just two hours with the help of 3D printing
- Master Blaster
Jul 25, 2025
It’s a license to print train stations.
- Japan
- (3D printing • architecture • Construction • Hatsushima Station • JR West • technology • train stations • Wakayama)
Starbucks in traditional Japanese building at Ise Jingu has hidden secrets in its roof tiles
- Oona McGee
Feb 27, 2025
Details not many people know about reveal connections between the chain and traditional architecture.
- Japan
- (architecture • COK • design • Ise Jingu • Ise Shrine • japanese architecture • Japanese roof making • onigawara • roof • roof tiles • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • traditional architecture • traditional Starbucks • travel • unique Starbucks • wooden buildings)
Forbidden area at Japanese mountaintop shrine opens to the public for first time in 400 years
- Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2024
Be one of the first outsiders in centuries to enter this secret sacred area.
- Japan
- (amazing • architecture • COK • culture • japanese architecture • Japanese shrine • Shizuoka • shogun • shogunate • shrine • shrines • SNJO • Tokugawa Ieyasu • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
World’s only double-helix wooden structure, Aizu Sazaedo, is mysterious both outside and inside
- Oona McGee
Sep 12, 2024
Helix maze built at a now-lost Japanese temple is a stunning architectural marvel.
- Japan
- (Aizu • Aizu Sazaedo • amazing • architecture • Buddhism • COK • double helix building • Fukushima • japanese architecture • SNJO • temples • tourism • tourist sites • travel • wooden buildings)
Japanese public toilet in Tokyo has windows that change colour when you use it
- Oona McGee
Sep 1, 2024
Join us as we use one of Japan’s most unusual restrooms.
- Japan
- (architecture • art • COK • cool • Japanese restrooms • Japanese toilets • Perfect Days • public restroom • public toilets • restroom • Shibuya • SNJO • The Tokyo Toilet • Toilets • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • transparent toilet • travel • Yoyogi)
Summer nights at this amazing Tokyo open-air museum are like stepping back in time
- Casey Baseel
Jul 31, 2024
Downtown Summer Evening returns to Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum.
- Japan
- (architecture • COK • cool • culture • Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum • history • museums)
Japanese public toilet in Tokyo is more like a fancy restaurant than a restroom
- Oona McGee
Jun 5, 2024
High-class Shibuya neighbourhood is home to well-known celebrities…and a famous toilet.
- Japan
- (architecture • art • COK • cool • Japanese restrooms • Japanese toilets • movies • Nabeshima Shoto Park • Perfect Days • public restroom • public toilets • restroom • Shibuya • Shoto • SNJO • The Tokyo Toilet • Toilets • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)
Harajuku’s new Harakado complex: A cool place to drink matcha in a secret oasis above the city
- Oona McGee
Jun 4, 2024
Former Condomania site springs to life with a hidden gem inside an amazing Tokyo building.
- Japan
- (architecture • buildings • cafes • COK • cool • Harajuku • Harakado • Harappa • matcha • matcha latte • new • new openings • news • Omokado • Omotesando • Shibuya • shopping • shopping mall • shops • SNJO • Tokyo)
Open-air public toilet at Sensoji temple in Tokyo is waiting to be discovered by foreign tourists
- Oona McGee
May 23, 2024
Famous Asakusa tourist site has a very public place to pee…for those who know where to find it.
- Japan
- (architecture • art • Asakusa • COK • cool • Japanese restrooms • Japanese toilets • public restroom • public toilets • restroom • samurai • Sensoji • Sensoji Temple • SNJO • temples • Toilets • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel)
Japanese public toilet tours become popular with foreign tourists in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
May 17, 2024
Perfect Days and The Tokyo Toilet project see Shibuya’s public restrooms awash with visitors.
- Japan
- (architecture • art • COK • cool • Japanese restrooms • Japanese toilets • movies • Perfect Days • public restroom • public toilets • restroom • Shibuya • SNJO • The Tokyo Toilet • Toilets • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)
Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
- SoraNews24
May 10, 2024
Welcome to We Topia, or should we say “Wee Topia”.
- Japan
- (architecture • art • COK • cool • Ikebukuro • Japanese restrooms • Japanese toilets • public restroom • public toilets • restroom • SNJO • Toilets • Tokyo • travel)
Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
- Oona McGee
Apr 26, 2024
Newly released design shows how the former station building will blend into a more modern landscape.
- Japan
- (architecture • buildings • Construction • Harajuku • Harajuku Station • history • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • JR East • news • Shibuya • Tokyo • train stations • trains)
Plan to use historic stones to build restrooms for the 2025 Expo draws criticism
- Master Blaster
Feb 14, 2024
These ain’t no fortunate stones.
- Japan
- (architecture • castles • crowdfunding • Expo 2025 • history • Kizugawa • Osaka Expo 2025 • restrooms • unfortunate stones • Yumeshima • zannen ishi)
The most beautiful train station in Japan? Award-winning design by Kengo Kuma wows travellers
- Oona McGee
Dec 23, 2023
Sometimes the best designs are the ones that surprise you from the inside out.
- Japan
- (architecture • design • Hoshakuji Station • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Kengo Kuma • Tochigi Prefecture • train stations • trains • travel)
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