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Japanese public toilet in Tokyo is more like a fancy restaurant than a restroom

Oona McGee
Jun 5, 2024
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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)

New Kura Sushi revolving sushi bar in Ginza is the chain’s most beautiful restaurant in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Jun 4, 2024

Gorgeous features make this more like an Edo theme park than a conveyor belt sushi restaurant.

Japan
(Bikurapon Plus • Bikurapon! • capsule toys • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • Edo • Ginza • Kaitenzushi • Kura Sushi • Kura Sushi Global Flagship Store • Kura Sushi Global Flagship Store Ginza • Kurazushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • seafood • sushi • tempura • tourist site • tourists • traditional Japan)

Samurai manor house-style restaurant collabs with 150-year-old Kyoto matcha merchant for dessert

Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2024

Visuals fit for samurai lords and high-rollers, prices OK for us peasants.

Japan
(awesome • beautiful • COK • cool • food • green tea • ice cream • matcha • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)

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)

Family Mart stationery takes Japanese “stationary” to new levels

Oona McGee
Jun 3, 2024

Exclusive new collection focusses on convenience with interesting design details.

Japan
(Campus • COK • combini • conveniece stores • convenience store finds • Convenience Wear • cool • Family mart • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese stationery • Kokuyo • konbini • notebooks • office goods • pens • SNJO • stationery)

Tokyo restaurant with neighborhood grannies in the kitchen serves family recipes to one and all

Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2024

If you’ve always wanted to taste Japanese food just like grandma used to make, but don’t actually have a Japanese grandma, here’s your chance.

Japan
(COK • cool • food • grannie • restaurants • SNJO)

Glow-in-the-dark Ghibli Kodama figures will give your home a mystical forest mood【Photos】

Casey Baseel
May 31, 2024

Princess Mononoke’s forest spirits look great whether used indoors or out.

Japan
(anime • awesome • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • kodama • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)

Fist of the North Star manga artist draws Mad Max’s Furiosa, presents artwork to George Miller

Casey Baseel
May 31, 2024

It’s a lovely day as two post-apocalyptic storytelling legends talk with each other for the first time.

Japan
(anime • awesome • cool • fan art • Fist of the North Star • Furiosa • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga • George Miller • Mad Max • manga • movies • Tetsuo Hara)

Tokyo ferry boat doesn’t tell you the island you’re going to until departure time, and it’s awesome

Casey Baseel
May 30, 2024

Who’s up for an island adventure that leaves from downtown Tokyo?

Japan
(boats • cool • crazy • ferries • hot springs • Idaten Mystery Ticket • Izu Archipelago • Izu islands • Izu Oshima • Mariko Ohanabatake • onsen • random • SNJO • sushi • Tokai Kisen • tourism • travel)

Beautiful Legend of Zelda Lego set is series’ first buildable block crossover【Photos】

Casey Baseel
May 29, 2024

Two versions of the Great Deku tree and three versions of Link are part of the set recommended for fans 18-and-up.

Global, Japan
(awesome • Breath of the Wild • cool • Legend of Zelda • LEGO • nintendo • Ocarina of TIme • video games)

Mitsubishi develops robot that solves Rubik’s Cube-style puzzle in 0.305 seconds【Video】

Master Blaster
May 28, 2024

It’s literally faster than a speeding bullet.

Japan
(cool • crazy • Guinness world records • Mitsubishi Electric • puzzles • robots • rubik's cube • technology • TOKUFASTbot • video)

Japanese department store rooftop is a secret oasis where you can escape the crowds in Tokyo

Oona McGee
May 27, 2024

A secret world awaits you above the bright lights of Kabukicho.

Japan
(beautiful • COK • cool • depachika • department store • department stores • gardens • Isetan • Mariko Ohanabatake • nature • rooftop • rooftop bar • shinjuku • Shinjuku Isetan • shopping • SNJO • sweets • tea • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel)

Cheap hotel beside cemetery at Kozukappara execution grounds in Tokyo is a scary place to stay

Oona McGee
May 26, 2024

Things go bump in the night at this unique accommodation in Minami Senju.

Japan
(budget travel • cemetery • cheap accommodation • cheap hotels • cheap stays • COK • cool • Ekoin • execution grounds • history • hotels • Kozukappara • Minami Senju • ryokan • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

These Tokyo train ticket machines have a cool way of helping you if you bought the wrong ticket

Casey Baseel
May 25, 2024

West Tokyo rail operator’s video shows clever design feature.

Japan
(clever • cool • Keio Line • tourism • train tickets • trains • transportation • travel • video)

Japan has a Ghibli train where you can travel by the sea with Spirited Away’s No Face and Chihiro

Oona McGee
May 25, 2024

Like riding the magical anime seaside train in real life!

Japan
(anime • anime train • COK • cool • Ghibli • Ghibli Exhibition • Japanese trains • Keikyu • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • Toshio Suzuki • Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition • tourism • train • trains • travel)

Japanese spoon puts electrical field in your mouth to trick you into tasting salt, now on sale

Casey Baseel
May 24, 2024

It’s like a party in your mouth, and electricity’s invited!

Japan
(cool • crazy • food • health • interior • Kirin • Kirin Holdings • salt • science • spoons • weird)

Pikachu special kimono plushie is only available one way, hopes to spread love of Japanese chess

Casey Baseel
May 23, 2024

Pokémon mascot pays tribute to shogi’s first-ever octuple crown holder.

Japan
(anime • cool • cute • Japanese chess • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • shogi • video games)

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)

This super cheap, super Japanese-looking Tokyo hotel is a hit with foreign travelers

Casey Baseel
May 19, 2024

Minami Senju continues to be a travel bargain with the Tokyo SA Ryokan.

Japan
(budget travel • COK • cool • hotels • Minami Senju • ryokan • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

McDonald’s Happy Meals in Japan now come with Shinkansen robots

Oona McGee
May 18, 2024

Transforming Shinkalion mecha put the happy in Happy Meal.

Japan
(anime • bullet trains • character • COK • cool • cute • Happy Meal • Happy Meal toys • Happy Meals • Japanese trains • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Shinkalion • shinkansen • SNJO • Takara Tomy • toys • trains)

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