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Travelers can destroy roof tiles with martial arts strikes at new business in Tokyo【Videos】

Casey Baseel
Jun 27, 2017
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Tired of temples? Asakusa entertainment spot will let you bust up some kawara.

Japan
(Asakusa • awesome • crazy.cool • funny • martial arts • Tokyo • videos • weird)

Watch the dying art of the punch perm, a quintessential Japanese hairstyle, in Mr. Sato’s new ‘do

Master Blaster
Apr 27, 2017

Mr. Sato experiences a classic of Japanese hairstyling from the Showa Era to get in touch with… Eh, okay. He lost a bet.

Japan
(Asakusa • fashion • hairstyle • Mr. Sato • punch perm • yakuza)

Tokyo all-you-can-eat ramen buffet costs less than 10 bucks and is near city’s most famous temple

Casey Baseel
Apr 5, 2017

Perfect place to pig out on pork stock ramen is waiting for noodle fans in Asakusa.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • Asakusa • buffet • food • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • Tokyo)

Pac-Man rickshaw rides available for a limited time around Asakusa’s famous Senso-ji temple

Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2016

The magical rides include mysterious “invisible” ghosts chasing the carriage, which can be seen by passers-by.

Japan
(Asakusa • cool • ikemen • pac-man • rickshaws • Senso-ji • Tokyo • tourism • travel • video games • wow)

Pokémon GO delayed in Japan? Time for us to transform into Pokémon ourselves and meet fans!【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2016

A wild Satochu appeared!

Japan
(Asakusa • cosplay • crazy • funny • Mr. Sato • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Sensoji • Tokyo • video • video games • weird)

Japanese candy craftsman creates new line of lollipops with traditional summer themes

Oona McGee
Jun 9, 2016

Designed to resemble traditional uchiwa fans, these exquisite lollipops are amongst the prettiest sweets in Tokyo.

Culture, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
(art • Asakusa • Asakusa Amezaiku Ameshin • candy • craft • lollipops • Shinri Tezuka • sweets • Tokyo • Tokyo Skytree • traditional sweets)

Is this chic hotel in Tokyo’s Asakusa district really a capsule hotel? As a matter of fact, yes!

Krista Rogers
Jun 6, 2016

Khaosan Tokyo Samurai Capsule is stylized after a traditional Japanese tea house and is in a prime Tokyo location to boot.
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Culture, Japan
(Asakusa • capsule hotel • Khaosan Tokyo Samurai Capsule • lodging • Tokyo • travel)

Hot and handsome rickshaw pullers poised to become the newest crush of women across Japan

Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2016

These guys don’t need a cool car to catch a girl’s eye.

Culture, Japan
(Asakusa • Handsome men • ikemen • rickshaws • shafu)

Kewpie dolls found in Asakusa have the face of an angel, the bottom of a brothel owner

Master Blaster
Mar 16, 2016

You can take a doll out of the store, but the staff will have to cut off one of its fingers first…

Cute, Japan
(Asakusa • kewpie • souvenirs • Tokyo • toys • yakuza)

Get your battle armor ready for the interactive “hottie” Samurai & Ninja Show coming to Tokyo

Krista Rogers
Feb 8, 2016

Next weekend, handsome versions of some of Japan’s most prominent historical military figures will grace the stage in Asakusa for an interactive, foreigner-friendly show!

Japan
(acting • Asakusa • entertainment • Nagoya Omotenashi Bushotai • Ninja • performance • samurai • Samurai & Ninja Show • Tokyo)

Travel around Japan with stunning videos from the 4K ultra HD video library

Oona McGee
Nov 11, 2015

There are many beautiful videos of Japan floating around on YouTube, but there’s one special channel that’s aiming to stand head and shoulders above the rest. Called TokyoStreetView – Japan The Beautiful, this is an ongoing project that’s working towards compiling a library of high definition 4K videos, showcasing unique aspects of Japanese culture and featuring beautiful locations all around the country.

We take a look at four of their stunning videos, filmed within the nation’s capital, at Akihabara and the famous Senso-ji temple in Asakusa, and in its more picturesque regional areas, at Nikko and Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture. The superb, high quality of the images is so remarkable, you’ll feel as if you’re seeing the country not through a lens but through your very own eyes!

Japan
(4K • Akihabara • Asakusa • Ise Jingu • Nikko • Senso-ji • shrines • travel • videos)

Samurai Studio is open and we were the first in line!【Photos】

Preston Phro
Oct 27, 2015

When we wrote about Samurai Studio earlier this month, we have to admit we were more than a little excited to head down and try it out ourselves. Hey, who doesn’t occasionally (or constantly) wish they could run around dressed in Japanese armor with a couple of swords strapped to their side?

Samurai Studio opened for its 10-day limited run today, and we were literally the first in line! In case you’re on the fence about going or just want to see what the process is like, you’ll want to check out our full report, complete with lots and lots of photos.

Korea
(Asakusa • Costume • photography • photos • samurai • Samurai Studio • sightseeing)

Samurai Studio: Tokyo’s new photo studio where you can get your picture taken in samurai armor

Casey Baseel
Oct 3, 2015

Even in the modern era, you’ll find plenty of occasions in Japan to dress up in kimono, such as for festivals, fireworks exhibitions, or other special events (and considering how relatively easy it is to do, it’s something you really should try at least once). But as much as Japan may love its traditions and history, there aren’t too many occasions when you get to strap on a set of samurai armor, so when life gives you the opportunity to do so, like at this new photo studio in Tokyo, you won’t want to let it pass you by.

Japan
(armor • Asakusa • culture • history • photo studio • photos • samurai • Tokyo • travel)

Kurand Sake Market opens Asakusa branch, Mr. Sato and Yoshio imbibe to their hearts’ content!

Krista Rogers
Sep 4, 2015

On September 2, Kurand Sake Market opened a new shop in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. This location is a sister branch to the original Kurand Sake Market which opened earlier this year in Ikebukuro, where sake lovers can sample 100 varieties of sake for 3,000 yen (US$24.64) per person with no time limit.

The Asakusa branch invited curious members of the media in for a sneak peek before its grand opening to the public, so we promptly sent our sake-loving reporters Mr. Sato, a veteran of the Ikebukuro shop, and Sailor Venus-cosplaying reporter extraordinaire Yoshio to check things out. But rather than write their opinions for each of the 30 individual brands they sampled, which would undoubtedly become tedious after a while, they decided to create a handy visual guide so that you can gauge their reactions to each cup with a picture, thus eliminating any language barriers in the process. Let the sake festivities begin!

Japan
(all you can drink • Asakusa • bar • Kurand Sake Market • Mr. Sato • nihonshu • sake • taste test • Tokyo • Yoshio)

Tasty and cheap: 30 minutes of all-you-can-eat yakiniku for only 780 yen

Aleisha Riboldi
Aug 10, 2015

We used to think that the 45-minute all-you-can-eat lunch of cook-your-own grilled meat lunch for 950 yen (US$7.60), offered by the Jimbocho Shokuniku Centre restaurant, was pretty hard to beat in terms of value for your money. However, we’ve recently learned that there’s another yakiniku restaurant in Tokyo that offers an even better value!

If you love meat and are looking for a bargain, read on to learn about our meal at Asakusa Buta Yashiki Horumon Sakaba.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • Asakusa • Restaurant • yakiniku)

Add a bit of adventure to your tour of Asakusa with a ninja experience!

Preston Phro
Jul 29, 2015

There are many things that draw people to Japan, from pop culture to the traditional tea ceremony. One of the highest on that list is probably those mysterious masters of stealth, the ninja, who have left and indelible impression on millions of people around the world.

While most of us will never get to actually be ninja, it’d be nice if we could at least try it out for a day, right? Obviously, to get the full ninja experience, you’d need to head out to a place like Iga, but if you’re just hanging out in Tokyo for a quick trip, we have a fun compromise for you! Next time you’re sightseeing in Asakusa, try stopping by the Ninja Taiken Dojo.

Japan
(Asakusa • Ninja • Ninja Experience • video)

You can touch but you can’t eat: We made food replicas from wax in Asakusa, and you can too!

ロケットニュース24
Jul 15, 2015

If you’ve ever spent any time in Japan, you’ve probably been to at least one restaurant whose front window is full of surprisingly realistic food samples. In fact, they’re realistic enough that if you’re jet-lagged and starving, like my first day in Osaka, you too may have wondered, “How do they keep the food from rotting and smelling?!” Obviously, the “samples” aren’t samples of food but wax replicas made to look as delicious (or maybe even more delicious) than the food served inside.

But where do those food samples comes from? Well, there are a variety of shops that make them — both for restaurants and people who just love replica food. But at Ganso Shokuhin Sample-ya, you can make your own! We recently headed to Asakusa and created several of our own food samples. Join us after the jump to read about how we made lettuce and tempura food samples, and watch a video of the whole creation process!

Japan
(Asakusa • food sample • Ganso Shokuhin Sample-ya • shokuhin sample)

Why Does Engrish Happen in Japan? Part 2: Please refrain from using the bathroom alone

Casey Baseel
May 7, 2015

It’s time once again for an episode of Why Does Engrish Happen in Japan? If you missed the first installment (which we really should have given a clever name like Why Does Engrish Happen in Japan? ~~Unexpected Opening to the Truth~~) you can check it out here.

Today, we’re taking a look at a hotel in Japan that seems to be clamping down on solo peeing, with a sign posted in its lobby that requests visitors “Please refrain from using the bathroom alone.”

Japan
(Asakusa • Engrish • funny • hotels • Japanese language • Tokyo • Why Does Engrish Happen?)

Halal ramen comes to Tokyo with Asakusa restaurant, and it’s so good anyone will enjoy it

Casey Baseel
May 1, 2015

For decades, the international perception of ramen was that it was something for lazy college students to buy in bulk for when they wanted a quick, hot meal, with only minimal thought given to flavor or presentation. And while ramen does sometimes take that form, assuming it’s all like that is sort of like basing your whole image of pizza on microwavable frozen varieties.

Thankfully, there’s a ramen renaissance going on, as the rest of the world is getting onboard with just how delicious Japan’s favorite noodle dish can be. In response, some restaurants in Japan are adapting to make their food more accessible to foreign visitors, such as this restaurant in Tokyo that serves halal ramen.

Japan
(Asakusa • food • halal • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • Tokyo)

A little sweet with your spicy? Tokyo restaurant serves curry with strawberries and ice cream

Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2015

One of the great things about curry is how versatile it is. The standard way to eat the spicy dish in Japan is with carrots, potatoes, onions, and pork, but you can also toss in chicken, shrimp, beef, or tuna. Things are wide open when it comes to vegetables, too, with some people opting for eggplant, spinach, or tomatoes.

But why limit yourself to just meats and veggies? One curry restaurant in Tokyo feels its menu should be inclusive of the entire food pyramid, and will fix you a plate of curry rice that represents the fruit and dairy groups in the forms of curry with strawberries and even ice cream.