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Japanese school east of Tokyo is now a rest stop where you can spend the night【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2024 - Tweet
Going back to school at Hota Elementary.
- Japan
- (Chiba • COK • cool • hotels • michi no eki • rest areas • rest stops • road stations • schools • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Japan’s smallest Toshogu Shrine: A tiny wonder with a big samurai connection
- Oona McGee
Jul 10, 2024
An ancient palace still wields its magic in a residential backstreet hidden from tourists.
- Japan
- (Chiba • COK • cool • Funabashi • religion • samurai • secret Japan • shrines • smallest shrine • SNJO • Tokugawa • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Toshogu • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
An unexpectedly creepy path takes us to Utopia in east Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 3, 2024
Searching for Ubara Utopia.
- Japan
- (Chiba • Chiba Prefecture • COK • cool • funny • hiking • Katsuura • Mariko Ohanabatake • nature • outdoors • parks • SNJO • Ubara • Ubara Utopia • weird)
Japanese hand-dug tunnels on a bamboo forest trail are like a quest in a video game
- Oona McGee
Jun 11, 2024
Complete with advice from a local side character, this off-the-beaten path adventure is wild and frightening at the same time.
- Japan
- (bamboo forest • Chiba • COK • cool • countryside • forest • haunted places • history • Japanese countryside • nature • Rural Japan • rural life • SNJO • travel • trees • tunnels)
We try our luck by spending 100 yen at a mystery capsule machine in a Chiba souvenir shop
- Dale Roll
Mar 14, 2024
How much will we spend to get the top prize this time?
- Japan
- (capsule machine • capsule machines • Chiba • Kashiwa • luck • lucky • souvenirs)
This Japanese sweets shop specializes in beautiful flower-shaped ohagi rice cakes
- Shannon
Feb 18, 2024
Store offers a contemporary twist on a traditional snack.
- Japan
- (anko • Chiba • flower • Hokkaido • Kobe • Oh!huggy!! • ohagi • Okinawa • Tokyo • traditional Japanese sweets • unique)
Sushi for breakfast? Our under-1,000-yen breakfast with Hama Sushi’s new morning menu
- Shannon
Nov 15, 2023
It may not be normal, but we could get used to this.
- Japan
- (breakfast • Chiba • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Hama Sushi • Japanese breakfast • Kaitenzushi • Matsudo • restaurants • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi • sushi breakfast)
We were blown away by Funabashi Sauce Ramen, just a short ride from central Tokyo【Taste test】
- Shannon
Oct 20, 2023
It’s like having several Japanese dishes in one bowl.
- Japan
- (Chiba • COK • food • Funabashi • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • sauce ramen • SNJO • taste test • unique food • yakisoba)
Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?
- Master Blaster
Jan 24, 2023
It’s the land of serial arresting.
Taking a trip through time at Chiba’s Showa-era yankee-style fashion shop【Photos】
- Dale Roll
Nov 4, 2022
And we were tempted to custom order an embroidered silk jacket while we were at it!
A visit to one of Japan’s motorcycle Shinto shrines
- Master Blaster
Oct 7, 2022
You don’t have to be a motorcycle enthusiast to visit here, but it helps.
- Japan
- (Chiba • COK • cool • Go Hatori • Kashiwa • motorcycles • Mr. Sato • Omamori • shinto • shrines • SNJO • weird)
Ramen and dekotora come together at this restaurant in Japan
- Oona McGee
Sep 30, 2022
Korakuen Iekei Ramen Truck Yaro Since 2021 celebrates Japan’s culture of decorated trucks.
- Japan
- (Chiba • COK • decorated trucks • decotora • Dekotora • food • iekei ramen • Japanese food • Korakuen • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • trucks)
Autonomous beverage and snack car now testing in Chiba City
- Master Blaster
Jul 31, 2022
It’s like some kind of vending mechanical robot or something!
- Japan
- (autonomous cars • autonomous vehicles • Chiba • COK • cool • drinks • kyocera • snacks • technology • vending machines)
Rent an entire folk house in Japan, surrounded by nature just outside Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2022
Traditional features with modern luxuries, including an outdoor sauna and rotenburo bath, provide you with a truly unforgettable stay.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Chiba • Chiba Prefecture • COK • cool • hotels • Japanese accommodation • kominka • minshuku • nature • onsen • relaxing • travel)
82-0 shellacking kicks off Japan’s National High School Baseball Championship
- Master Blaster
Jul 14, 2022
But who really won?
- Japan
- (baseball • Chiba • high school baseball • Japanese High School Baseball Championship • Koshien • Koshien tournament • moving • sports • touching)
Japan’s only blue old-school post box: Where is it and why is it there?
- Oona McGee
Jun 23, 2022
A humble mailbox with a roundabout connection to ’90s J-Pop idol group Mi-Ke.
- Japan
- (Chiba • COK • J-Pop • Japan Post • mail box • mailboxes • Mi-ke • post box • SNJO • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • unique • unusual • weird)
The unstaffed vegetable stand in Japan where you pick your produce yourself
- Oona McGee
Jun 9, 2022
Mr Sato teaches us how to make a purchase at this unusual roadside stall.
- Japan
- (Chiba • cooking • countryside • farm life • farmers • farms • Japanese farm • Japanese farmers • SNJO • travel • unmanned • unmanned shops • unmanned store • unstaffed store • vegetable stand • vegetables • weird)
Road in Chiba plagued by accidents involving shutterbugs seeking “Chiba-fornia” shots【Video】
- Master Blaster
Mar 23, 2022
Chiba-fornia dreamin’ on such a winter’s day.
- Japan
- (cars • Chiba • Chiba-fornia • illegal parking • photography • safety • social media • Sodegaura • video)
Takoyaki boat tray comes to life in Japan, sails down river near Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2022
Octopus balls head out for a jaunt in the sunshine, turning heads everywhere they go.
- Japan
- (artists • boating • boats • Chiba • cute • food • funny • LOL • octopus balls • Ono River • river • Sawara • sightseeing boats • takoyaki • twitter • weird • wtf)
Tasting the Top 5 Lunch Packs in Japan at Yamazaki Plaza in Chiba Prefecture
- Master Blaster
Mar 7, 2022
Join us on a pilgrimage to the mecca of Lunch Packs.
- Japan
- (Chiba • food • Fujiya Peko • Ichikawa • Lunch Pack • ranking • snacks • Yamazaki Baking Company • Yamazaki Plaza Ichikawa)
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Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
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