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What it’s really like to live in a women’s dormitory at a Japanese university
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Aug 19, 2023 - Tweet
Firsthand account reveals it’s not all pillow fights and gossip sessions.
- Japan
- (COK • college student • colleges • culture • Japanese university • SNJO • society • student life • universities • university students)
Maybe Japanese pilgrims were right about beating the heat all along
- Master Blaster
Aug 10, 2023
Mr. Sato scores a nice hat trick.
- Japan
- (COK • culture • fashion • hats • Mr. Sato • sandogasa • SNJO • straw hats • sugegasa • summer)
Japan’s new Spacia X train is like travelling in a luxury aircraft
- Oona McGee
Aug 5, 2023
And no, this doesn’t have anything to do with Elon Musk.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful • cool • culture • design • Japanese trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Nikko • SNJO • Tobu • Tobu Railway • Tochigi Prefecture • trains • travel • twitter)
What ever happened to Premium Friday? Japanese government looks set to pull the plug
- Master Blaster
Aug 5, 2023
Not so premium now, are you, Friday?
- Japan
- (COVID-19 • culture • economy • internet • Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry • Premium Friday • websites)
Tokyo’s coolest open-air museum gets even cooler with hot summer nights event
- Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2023
Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum wants to take you back in time to an old-school summer festival.
- Japan
- (architecture • COK • cool • culture • Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum • festivals • history • Matsuri • museums • open air museum • SNJO)
Japanese train goes viral for Nara deer decorations
- Oona McGee
Jul 24, 2023
Rub shoulders with Japan’s sacred deer on this very special mode of transport.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful • culture • deer • design • Japanese trains • Kintetsu • Kintetsu Railway • Nara • Nara deer • trains • travel • twitter)
Super expensive sushi restaurant super cheap beef bowl chain team up to create Unagyu Burger
- Casey Baseel
Jul 3, 2023
Teruzushi and Matsuya come together for a broader interpretation of Japan’s summertime eel-eating tradition.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • culture • Doyo no Hi • Doyo No Ushi No Hi • eel • food • gyudon • Japanese language • linguistics • Matsuya • Teruzushi • unagi • Ushi no Hi)
1,032 statues, and one thing too many people miss, at this Kyoto temple
- Dale Roll
Jul 2, 2023
And it was his first time visiting, too!
- Japan
- (art • Buddhism • Buddhist temple • COK • cool • culture • history • Kyoto • Sanjusangen-do Temple • sightseeing • SNJO • statues • Tasuku Egawa • temples • tourism • travel)
Himeji Castle gets first official Lego set, Zen block garden kit on the way too【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 27, 2023
Japan’s most iconic castle is yours to build in Lego form, as is a Japanese garden to soothe your mind.
- Japan
- (castles • COK • cool • culture • Himeji Castle • history • Japanese gardens • LEGO • Lego Architecture • toys)
Japanese vending machine in Edo-period town sells a very rare type of tofu
- Oona McGee
Jun 23, 2023
There’s something so beautiful about modern conveniences in traditional surroundings.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • culture • haruka takagi • historical buildings • historical sites • history • Imaicho • Japanese vending machines • Nara • SNJO • tofu • tradition • travel • vending machines)
The top 11 Japanese summer festivals, according to travellers
- Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2023
Mark your calendars for these spectacular festivals!
- Japan
- (COK • culture • festivals • Gion Festival • Japanese festivals • Japanese summer festival • Kanto festival • Matsuri • Nebuta Festival • Sendai Tanabata Festival • SNJO • summer • summer festivals • Tanabata • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
Studio Ghibli releases a Totoro wind chime with a century of craftsmanship behind it
- Oona McGee
Jun 14, 2023
Anime studio’s love for traditional processes extends to its newest merchandise offering.
- Japan
- (anime • brass • cool • craftsmanship • culture • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Nousaku • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Toyama Prefecture • tradition • wind chime)
Tokyo’s “uncool” neighbor launches foreigner-friendly travel support site with free online help
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2023
Only 1 in 100 international travelers visits Saitama, something this new project, with free in-English help over the phone or Internet, wants to change.
- Japan
- (beautiful • Chichibu • culture • foreigners in Japan • Kawagoe • outdoor • Saitama • travel • traveling in Japan)
Pokémon Psyduck perfectly guest stars in animated version of one of Japan’s most famous paintings
- Casey Baseel
May 18, 2023
A captivating scene of everyday life in Edo…an Edo with multiple Pokémon species in it.
- Japan
- (anime • art • cool • culture • cute • history • Pokemon • Psyduck • Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake • ukiyo-e • Utagawa Hiroshige • video • video games)
Tokyo Koenji Awaodori festival will fully take place for the first time in four years this August
- Krista Rogers
May 18, 2023
The energetic, dance-filled festival will make its grand outdoor return to the streets of Tokyo for the first time since before the pandemic.
- Japan, Taiwan
- (awaodori • COK • culture • dance • festival • Koenji • summer • Taiwan • Tokyo • Tokyo Koenji Awaodori • traditional)
680-year-old Shinto ritual of horses running up earthen “wall” draws animal abuse complaints【Vids】
- Casey Baseel
May 16, 2023
Horses that make it to the top are seen as signs of good harvest, but those that don’t may die.
- Japan
- (animal abuse • animal welfare • animals • culture • horses • shinto • shrines • society • Tado Shrine • tradition • video)
In search of the cave on Japan’s northern island that legends say is the gateway to hell
- Casey Baseel
May 6, 2023
Seiji goes searching for a part of Ainu folklore in Hokkaido.
Kyoto may be getting more modern, tall buildings as city relaxes development limits
- Casey Baseel
Apr 28, 2023
Change highlights the two contrasting aspects of Japan’s cultural capital.
An intro to Iwami Kagura battle dancing, Noh theater’s wild awesome cousin, and where to see it
- Casey Baseel
Apr 22, 2023
Weekly performances with dragons and demons in Japan’s Iwami region are an incredible way to connect with and preserve its history.
- Japan
- (Arifuku Onsen • awesome • COK • cool • culture • history • hot springs • Iwami • Iwami Kagura • onsen • Shimane • Shimane Prefecture • SNJO • theater • travel)
We become some of the last visitors to see a beautiful museum-ryokan on the outskirts of Tokyo
- Dale Roll
Apr 21, 2023
This registered tangible cultural asset is now closed to the public, which is an absolute shame.
- Japan
- (art museum • cultural heritage • culture • history • Japanese art • Mariko Ohanabatake • museum • Okutama • Ome • ryokan)
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Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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