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Anime Spirited Away finds a new way to be beautiful with gorgeous traditional hanafuda card set

Casey Baseel
Aug 4, 2018
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The Studio Ghibli classic turns out to be a perfect motif for Japan’s centuries-old “flower cards.”

Japan
(anime • art • beautiful • cards • cool • culture • hanafuda • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Here’s how one Tokyo neighborhood mixes modern technology and traditional culture to beat the heat

Casey Baseel
Jul 25, 2018

Nihonbashi’s beautiful “minamo fireworks” and tempting goldfish sweets are part of its plan for fun even in record-breaking heat.

Japan
(bon dance • bon-odori • cool • culture • events • fireworks • heat • hot • kimono • Nihonbashi • Tokyo • yukata)

Hello Kitty adds Japanese exorcism to her work repertoire, Twitter baffled and amused

Katy Kelly
Jul 20, 2018

Is there anything Kitty can’t do? She can spiritually purify your house or room with salt now, so tell your ghost stories without fear of retribution!
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Japan
(cool • culture • ghosts • Hello Kitty • occult • salt • shinto • weird)

We go to Kyushu’s Miyazaki Prefecture to feel like giants in (on?) a tiny party train【Photos】

Richard Simmonds
Jul 19, 2018

Going slightly loco-motive in the stunning scenery of Japan’s southern Kyushu island, with bubbles!

Japan
(COK • cool • culture • history • Kyushu • Miyazaki • SNOJ • Takachiho • trains • travel • weird)

Cosmetic wizardry: Asian women removing makeup to reveal their true selves goes viral【Video】

Koh Ruide
Jul 16, 2018

Watch them undergo some serious transformations.

SE Asia
(beauty • culture • makeup • transformation • video • women)

Centuries-old book of ninja secrets discovered at public library in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture

Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2018

Shinobi training manual covers ingredients to make sleeping potions and smoke bombs, as well as magic incantations.

Japan
(Aomori • cool • culture • Hirosaki • history • libraries • Ninja)

Sado Island: A relatively unknown historical, natural, and tourist gem of Japan

Dale Roll
Jul 3, 2018

History buffs, nature fans, and Japanese culture enthusiasts will want to check out this island in the Sea of Japan.

Japan
(beautiful • culture • history • nature • Niigata • Sado Island • temples • travel)

Kyoto code cracked? Japanese bartender translates Kyotoites’ compliments into hidden insults

Casey Baseel
Jul 3, 2018

Buddhist monk who also tends bar says to take complements from Kyoto with a grain of salt.

Japan
(culture • funny • Kyoto • manners • society • weird)

Sailor Moon’s Moonlight Densetsu as played on traditional Japanese instruments

Krista Rogers
Jul 3, 2018

The classic theme song comes to life in a brand-new way that evokes a different style of “miracle romance.”

Internet, Japan
(anime • culture • koto • Moonlight Densetsu • music • Nami Kineie • Sailor Moon • shamisen • wagakki)

Japan’s 10 best cultural experience activities/tours, as chosen by travelers

Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2018

From traditional tea ceremonies and cooking lessons to relaxing with owls and revving through the streets, these are traveler’s picks for the best things to do while you’re seeing Japan.

Japan
(cooking • culture • food • kimono • Kyoto • lessons • tea ceremony • Tokyo • tours • travel • TripAdvisor)

Pop quiz: Test yourself in 5 situations of Japanese manners and customs

Master Blaster
Jun 26, 2018

Do you have what it takes to rub shoulders properly in Japan? Not literally though, that would be rude.

Japan
(culture • customs • etiquette • manners • quiz • travel)

U.S. Rapper Lil Baby makes waves in Japan, but for something other than his music

Master Blaster
Jun 18, 2018

A controversial eating choice that has brought Lil Baby into the minds of Japanese people.

Japan, USA
(culture • food • Lil Baby • music • rap • salt • watermelon)

What would a samurai-era cat cafe look like? Like the brand-new Edo Cat Cafe opening in Tokyo!

Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2018

Take a trip back in time and into feline cuteness with this new cat cafe in one of Tokyo’s most history-rich neighborhoods.

Japan
(animals • cafes • cat cafes • cats • cool • culture • Edo period • history • restaurants • Tokyo)

Shohei Ohtani amazes Major League Baseball with his impeccable Japanese manners

Casey Baseel
May 17, 2018

After making jaws drop both on the mound and at the plate, the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star is winning fans with his performance in the dugout.