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New line of Ranma 1/2 lifestyle and fashion anime goods is here to help fans feel complete【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2023 - Tweet
The classic Rumiko Takahashi series teams up with Felissimo.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • cute • fashion • Felissimo • food • lifestyle goods • manga • ranma • Ranma 1/2 • Rumiko Takahashi • sweets)
Howl’s Moving Castle is now a die-cast car in Studio Ghibli anime toy line, and Calcifer too!【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2023
Tomica continues divergence from conventional automobiles in salute to Hayao Miyazaki’s anime adaptation.
- Japan
- (anime • Calcifer • cars • COK • cool • Dream Tomica Full of Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Studio Ghibli • Takara Tomy • tomica • toys)
Giant 100-meter-long Super Mario mural is coming to Kyoto
- Casey Baseel
Sep 22, 2023
Hometown hero will appear in downtown Kyoto’s Shijo-dori Underpass.
- Japan
- (art • awesome • cool • Kyoto • nintendo • stations • subways • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • trains • video games)
Newest Gundam anime robot model kit is made with green tea leaves, smells like green tea
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2023
Bandai offers the chance to make a mecha that looks cool and smells nice.
- Japan
- (anime • Bandai • Bandai Spirits • cool • eco-friendly • green tea • Gundam • Gundam models • Gunpla • Ito En • Itoen • models • Oi Ocha • recycling • robots • tea • Zaku)
Matcha mocchiri balls appear at Starbucks in Japan for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Sep 21, 2023
Grown with fertiliser made from used coffee grounds, this is just one of the stars of Coffee Fun Week.
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • cool • drinks • Frappuccino • International Coffee Day • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets)
Fantasy RPG-style cosplay weapon shop opening in downtown Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2023
Takumi Armory is here to make Harajuku feel like an RPG starter town.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cosplay • crazy • Harajuku • Takumi Armory • Takumi Kogei • video games)
How should you use the small hiroen in a Japanese ryokan hotel room?
- Oona McGee
Sep 20, 2023
Answering a question that’s puzzled travellers for decades.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Ahiruneko • architecture • beautiful • COK • cool • culture • engawa • etiquette • hiroen • history • hotels • inn • Japanese accommodation • japanese architecture • Japanese inn • ryokan • SNJO • tradition • travel)
Levi’s x Crocs collection features traditional Japanese tie dye and embroidery
- Oona McGee
Sep 20, 2023
A very Japanese aesthetic from two very American companies.
- Japan
- (cool • Crocs • embroidery • fashion • japanese design • Japanese traditional crafts • jeans • Levi's • sashiko • shibori • shoes • tie-dye • traditional crafts)
Pikachu is now the McDonald’s Happy Meal Box, but not in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Sep 20, 2023
Pokémon Happy Meals come in an adorable yellow box that’s making those of us in Japan green with envy.
- Europe, USA
- (anime • cool • cute • fast food • food • Happy Meal • McDonald's • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
Final Fantasy and KFC Japan team up – Colonel Sanders heads to Eorzea, and maybe Chocobo to KFC?
- Casey Baseel
Sep 19, 2023
Is Kentucky Fried Chocobo in our fast food future?
- Japan
- (Chocobo • cool • fast food • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • food • fried chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • Square Enix • video games • weird)
Wear samurai armor while playing video games? That’s an option at this Japanese inn【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 17, 2023
Hokkaido ryokan lets you suit up in lamellar to play Dance Dance Revolution and Out Run.
- Japan
- (Arcades • awesome • cool • crazy • culture • game centers • history • hot springs • hotels • inns • onsen • retro games • ryokan • samurai • travel • video games • weird)
McDonald’s at Shibuya Center-gai becomes a hotspot for foreign tourists…but not for the food
- SoraNews24
Sep 16, 2023
If you’re looking to take the red pill and see the real Shibuya, this place will help you get there.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • cool • cyberpunk • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Neo Tokyo • reddit • Seiji Nakazawa • Shibuya • Shibuya Scramble • Shibuya scramble crossing • SNJO • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel)
Stay in a Japanese hotel room…with a train inside it!
- Oona McGee
Sep 15, 2023
Train, uniform and a glorious view of Mt Fuji make this a very Japanese place to stay.
- Japan
- (accommodation • COK • cool • Fuji • fuji-q • fuji-q highland • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Japanese trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • SNJO • themed hotel • trains • travel • weird • wow • Yamanashi Prefecture)
First full-body look at new Japan-made Godzilla movie’s kaiju star has old-school fans happy
- Casey Baseel
Sep 15, 2023
New Godzilla is a return to the design language of classic Godzilla.
Ghibli anime theme park unveils real-world Catbus, will start recruiting for Catbus drivers soon
- Casey Baseel
Sep 13, 2023
If you’re one of the many Totoro fans who’s dreamed about riding the Catbus, you’re going to get your chance.
- Japan
- (anime • cars • Catbus • cool • cute • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
New Resident Evil survival horror maze opens at Universal Studios Japan, no little kids allowed
- Casey Baseel
Sep 13, 2023
Improved attraction offers Leon and Claire routes, possible combat with new monsters.
- Japan
- (awesome • biohazard • Biohazard The Extreme Plus • Capcom • cool • halloween • Resident Evil • Resident Evil The Extreme Plus • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • video games)
New rotating sushi pens from Japan bring the fun of a restaurant to your desktop
- Oona McGee
Sep 11, 2023
Like a magical vertical conveyor belt.
- Japan
- (Conveyor belt sushi • cool • cute • food • funny souvenirs • Japanese stationery • pens • revolving sushi • souvenirs • stationery • sushi • sushi pen)
Pokémon DJs and biggest-ever horde of zombies now appearing at Universal Studios Japan
- Casey Baseel
Sep 9, 2023
Pikachu and Gengar will be on stage, and terrifying monsters will be in your nightmares.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • cool • cute • halloween • Pikachu • Pokemon • scary • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween 2023 • video games)
Retro vending machine corner is a hidden gem in the Japanese countryside
- Oona McGee
Sep 9, 2023
Step back in time with retro meals from the past but be warned — contents are hot!
- Japan
- (cool • food • Gunma • Japanese food • Japanese vending machines • Noodles • ramen • retro • retro technology • retro vending machines • SNJO • soba • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • udon • unusual • vending machines • weird)
Tokyo’s newest crane game prize is prized pears from west Japan, and you’re guaranteed to win
- Casey Baseel
Sep 8, 2023
A sweet deal for some sweet Nijuseiki.
- Japan
- (cool • crane game • food • fruit • satellite shops • Tottori • UFO catcher • weird)
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