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We stumble across hidden gems at Paris branch of Japanese second-hand bookstore Book Off in Paris

Krista Rogers
Nov 2, 2021
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Japan’s biggest chain of used books and other media blends right in with the City of Lights.

Europe, Japan
(Book Off • books • COK • culture • france • Ikuna Kamezawa • Junkudo • paris • shopping • SNJO • travel)

Pokémon and Japan Sumo Association announce partnership

Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2021

Pokémon will appear on kensho hata and keshomawashi at sumo grand tournaments in Tokyo and Fukuoka.

Japan
(anime • cool • culture • Pikachu • Pokemon • sports • Sumo • video games)

How to make the best dalgona cookies from Squid Game

Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2021

Simple recipe with tips and hacks from South Korea will give you perfect results every time.

Japan, Korea
(cookies • cooking • culture • Dalgona • honeycomb • Netflix • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • Squid Game • sugar • sweets • tasty • toffee)

Haruki Murakami denied Nobel Prize in Literature AGAIN, so summer is officially over

Katie Pask
Oct 10, 2021

The Japanese author’s snub signals the arrival of cooler weather, according to Japanese netizens.

Japan
(author • award • culture • funny • Haruki Murakami • literature • Murakami • nobel • Nobel Prize • Nobel Prize in Literature • snub • twitter)

Does Tokyo’s “breakup shrine” really have the power to end relationships?

Oona McGee
Oct 8, 2021

We set out to dispel rumours about the shrine’s mysterious power…but it ends up biting us in the butt.

Japan
(Big Wave • Butch • COK • culture • history • legends • love • relationships • religion • romance • scary • Seiji Nakazawa • shinto • shrines • SNJO • spirits • Tokyo)

Shinjuku Station’s new mascot character gets lost at the station, in more ways than one

Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2021

Cute character flies under the radar, but there’s a special prize for those who can hunt it down!

Japan
(COK • cool • culture • folklore • goshuin • heartwarming • Japanese folklore • Japanese train stations • Kanagawa • SNJO • souvenirs • tradition • train stations • trains • unusual • Urashima Taro)

Sento bathhouse gets a new lease on life as a Tokyo cafe and office space

Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2021

A very unique place to telework and surprise your colleagues during online meetings.

Japan
(bathing • baths • cafe • cafes • COK • culture • onsen • public baths • sento • Tokyo)

There’s a secret free souvenir hiding inside this Japanese train station

Oona McGee
Sep 23, 2021

A limited-time memento that pays homage to a local folklore legend.

Japan
(COK • cool • culture • folklore • goshuin • heartwarming • Japanese folklore • Japanese train stations • Kanagawa • SNJO • souvenirs • tradition • train stations • trains • unusual • Urashima Taro)

Preserve a piece of Japanese culture during Corona with your own mini shrine hand-washing ladle

Dale Roll
Sep 23, 2021

Take your own hishaku ladle with you to purify yourself before entering a Shinto shrine.

Japan
(COK • COVID-19 • culture • hishaku • Japanese culture • purification • shinto • shrine • shrines)

This type of conveyor belt sushi tastes different in Tokyo than it does in Osaka, but why?

Casey Baseel
Sep 17, 2021

Same fish, same restaurant chain, but something is very different between Kanto and Kansai.

Japan
(buri • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • culture • food • hamachi • Kaitenzushi • Kansai • Kanto • restaurants • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro)

We assembled an Edo period-style tea-carrying mechanical doll【Pics, videos】

Krista Rogers
Sep 8, 2021

The jury’s still out on whether it’s creepy, cute, or creepy-cute.

Japan
(COK • culture • design • Edo period • Gekkan • history • karakuri ningyo • mechanical doll • model kits • robot • science • SNJO • tea-carrying doll)

VR photography exhibit held in virtual reality by Japan’s Virtual Rights organization

Master Blaster
Sep 7, 2021

VR event was a virtual feast for the eyes.

Japan
(culture • events • exhibit • Japanese Red Cross Society • NPO • photography • technology • virtual reality • Virtual Reality Photo Award 2021 A • Virtual Rights • VR)

China’s “Little Kyoto” shut down by government after complaints of Japanese culture “invasion”

Oona McGee
Sep 6, 2021

The future of the newly opened Japan-themed complex now remains unclear.

China, Japan
(architecture • buildings • China • culture • Kyoto • shopping • tourism • tourist sites • tradition • travel)

KFC Japan invites you to admire beauty of moon, then eat it with tsukimi fried chicken sandwiches

Casey Baseel
Sep 2, 2021

Today, fried chicken is also your gateway to Japanese culture and linguistics.

Japan
(COK • culture • food • fried chicken • Japanese language • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • linguistics • sandwiches • tsukimi)

Mickey Mouse stars in kabuki poses on new line of limited-edition, Tokyo-only goods

Dale Roll
Aug 27, 2021

Plus, be the proud owner of Disney-decorated Kyoto traditional handicrafts!

Japan
(cool • culture • cute • Disney • kabuki • Kyoto • limited • Mickey Mouse • ukiyo-e)

Breathtaking pixel art video shows 100 years of Japanese work culture changes【Video】

Casey Baseel
Aug 27, 2021

From the birth of salarymen to the rise of the company warrior and the new normal.

Japan
(art • beautiful • cool • culture • history • pixel art • Salaryman • society • video • working in Japan)

Samurai luxury — Renovated 400-year-old ryokan near Chiba’s coast can be yours to rent【Photos】

Krista Rogers
Aug 24, 2021

The inn is actually an upgraded traditional Japanese house that’s continuously served as a residence for officials for more than 400 years.

Japan
(Chiba • COK • culture • Edo period • history • hotels • inns • kominka • rotenburo • ryokan • Sengoku period • travel)

Celebrate famous works of art AND cats with these adorably clever “Cats in Art” capsule toys

Dale Roll
Aug 17, 2021

Collect all five and create your own “Nyanko Museum!”

Japan
(art • Bandai • capsule toys • cats • COK • culture • cute • figures • funny • gachapon • Japanese paintings • paintings • SNJO • vending machine toys)

Protect your fingers with these adorable rubber thimbles based off ancient Japanese clay dolls

Ingrid Tsai
Aug 16, 2021

Imagine showing up to the club with these babies on.

Japan
(cool • culture • cute • haniwa • history • Kofun • Lion Office Products • sculpture • stationary)

Why a Nagasaki graveyard is one of the best places in Japan to find a seat

Master Blaster
Aug 16, 2021

When your feet are killing you, rest in peace at the cemetery!

Japan
(bench • cemetery • culture • fireworks • graveyard • Nagasaki • Obon • seats)

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