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Life-size Gundam statue to appear in Osaka for first time ever
- Casey Baseel
Jun 27, 2024 - Tweet
Full-scale anime mecha strikes a new pose in Kansai.
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Anime witch Kiki and black cat Jiji make deliveries in adorable new McDonald’s Japan video【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 27, 2024
Those Europe Burgers aren’t going to deliver themselves, after all..
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Onsen hot spring with Mt Fuji views has one of the best rotenburo in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 26, 2024
Bathing here is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you don’t want to miss.
- Japan
- (Ashigara • Ashigara Onsen • bathing • COK • cool • Fuji • hot springs • Mt. Fuji • onsen • outdoor baths • piano • rotenburo • Seiji Nakazawa • sento • Shizuoka • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Tokyo Skytree to light up in Pokémon colors for summer-long art event!
- Casey Baseel
Jun 24, 2024
Photo spots, special merch, and a visit from Captain Pikachu himself!
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10 great quirky museums to beat the Japan rainy season blues
- SoraNews24
Jun 24, 2024
From toilets to crabs to anime figures, these indoor activities will keep you entertained when the rain and humidity are too much to take.
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- (COK • cool • funny • Iwashita New Ginger • Mister Donut • museums • rain • rainy season • sake • Toilets • Toto • tourism • travel • weird)
Pronto Pokémon cafe collab brings exclusive merch and a clever way to take photos of your food
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2024
Beach and mountain summer fun from the comfort of an air-conditioned cafe.
- Japan
- (anime • cafes • clever • cool • drinks • food • Pikachu • Pronto • restaurants • video games)
Starbucks releases college sweatshirts and baseball caps in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 21, 2024
Harajuku-born brand teams up with Starbucks for a very cool collegiate collection.
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- (American fashion • baseball caps • BEAMS • clothes • COK • college • college style • cool • cute • drinks • fashion • Frappucino • Harajuku • merchandise • shopping • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweatshirts • Tokyo)
Amazing papercraft kit looks, and even sounds, just like the Nintendo Famicom【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 20, 2024
Celebrate the 40th (or 41st ) birthday of Nintendo’s game-changing video game console by putting together a perfect paper replica.
- Japan
- (arts and crafts • awesome • cool • crafts • famicom • NES • nintendo • papercraft • retro games • video games)
McDonald’s teams up with Kiki’s Delivery Service for new burgers in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2024
Magical delivery comes with a new anime commercial where Kiki takes us to Europe.
- Japan
- (anime • burgers • COK • commercials • cool • fast food • food • Japanese commercials • Kiki's Delivery Service • limited edition • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • news)
Starbucks Japan’s All-time Best Tumbler Vote: Which ones will be re-released?
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2024
Coffeehouse chain celebrates online store’s 10th anniversary with a special election campaign that customers will want to vote in.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • cute • drinks • Frappucino • merchandise • miniature food • mugs • shopping • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo • tumblers)
The 5 best entry-level roadside stations in Japan’s Kanto Region, according to experts
- Shannon
Jun 18, 2024
Welcome to the world of michi no eki.
- Japan
- (cool • elementary school • exciting • fun • Japanese roads • local eats • michi no eki • rest areas • road trip • roadside stations • souvenirs • unique)
Nintendo unveils new Super Mario travel item merch line just in time for midsummer trips【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2024
Mario, Luigi, and Boo want to help power-up your travel gear.
- Japan
- (cool • nintendo • Super Mario • tourism • travel • travel items • video games)
Beautiful flowers bloom just one day each at 500-year-old Kyoto temple, and they’re blossoming now
- Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2024
Torinin’s natsu tsubaki are a symbol that beauty can be fleeting, which sometimes makes it all the more captivating.
Pizza Hut made a Cardcaptor Sakura Pizza, and its ingredients are as crazy as its looks
- Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2024
The anime magical girl inspires a pizza like nothing we’ve ever seen before, but it wasn’t for Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • Cardcaptor Sakura • cool • crazy • food • manga • pizza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Hut Taiwan • weird)
The Ghibli Park real-world Totoro house’s kitchen and bath actually get used by staff【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 13, 2024
Studio Ghibli theme park shares a secret for the lived-in feel of the real-world Mei and Satsuki’s house.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • clever • cool • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei and Satsuki's House • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • Totoro)
Beyond Goldfish crackers – Japan getting 75 different Pokémon crackers this summer!
- Casey Baseel
Jun 12, 2024
Ottotto crackers team up with Pokémon and take an exclusivity cue from the franchise’s video games.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • cute • food • Morinaga • Ottotto • Pikachu • Pokemon • snacks • video games)
Poké Ball and Ditto tin handicrafts by traditional maker Nousaku will transform your tableware
- Krista Rogers
Jun 12, 2024
You can also experience metal-casting your own Pokémon chopsticks rest using a traditional crafting technique at Nousaku’s main factory shop.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • crafts • hashioki • interior • Nousaku • Pokemon • tableware • Takaoka • tin • video games)
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)
Starbucks Japan has a miniature collection, but you’ll need patience to get it
- Oona McGee
Jun 9, 2024
There’s only one way you can get your hands on these one-of-a-kind miniature goods.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • cute • drinks • food • Frappucino • merchandise • miniature food • miniature goods • miniatures • shopping • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo)
Tokyo store serves stunning kakigori ice dessert that looks and tastes like an onigiri rice ball
- Oona McGee
Jun 6, 2024
Enjoy the best Japanese shaved ice at a store that only pops up for three months in summer!
- Japan
- (COK • cool • cute • food • ice • Japanese food • Japanese recipe • kakigori • Meguro • Nakameguro • Nanashino • onigiri • recipe • rice balls • shaved ice • SNJO • summer • Tokyo)
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