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Nagasaki Lantern Festival: An awesome event that will whisk you away into a celestial world【Pics】
Filled with marvelous displays and breathtaking performances, this is one festival you won’t want to miss.
- Japan
- (beautiful • events • festival • gorgeous • lanterns • Nagasaki • Nagasaki Lantern Festival • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • travel)
Spend a shift working in a terrible, soul-crushing Japanese company at this “special” Tokyo event
- Casey Baseel
Nov 4, 2018
And for extra authenticity, they’ll even make you work on a national holiday!
- Japan
- (black companies • black kigyo • crazy • events • society • weird • working in Japan)
Tokyo’s Cardcaptor Sakura exhibition has giant Kero-chan, free cosplay, and English signage
- Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2018
SoraNews24 visits the brand-new salute to one of anime’s most popular magical girls ever.
- Japan
- (anime • art • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • COK • cosplay • events • manga • museums • Roppongi Hills • SNOJ • Tokyo)
Tokyo host club opens its doors to female cosplayers for special photo shoot event
- Casey Baseel
Oct 25, 2018
Afternoon, alcohol-free open house provides luxurious backdrops, chance to chat and snap photos with hosts.
- Japan
- (cosplay • events • Handsome men • host clubs • hosts • Kabukicho • Tokyo)
Osaka shows off Great Britain’s flair with Hankyu department store’s Great British Fair!
- Katy Kelly
Oct 12, 2018
Hankyu Umeda will showcase highlights from British culture, with spotlights on fantasy characters, cuisine and even Buckingham palace-style marches!
- Europe, Japan
- (british culture • British food • culture • drinks • events • food • Harry Potter • Osaka • United Kingdom)
Bowsette/Princess Koopa is getting her own dedicated fan event next month in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2018
Artist exhibition, cosplay contest organized to honor the current ruling monarch of the fanart kingdom.
- Japan
- (Bowsette • events • fan art • Koopa-hime • nintendo • Princess Koopa • Super Mario • video games)
Thighs of Autumn: Japan’s number-one thigh photographer’s new exhibit has over 1,000 legs【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 21, 2018
Following spring cancellation of Tokyo event, artist’s new exhibition shows that the concept still has legs.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • events • photography • photos • Yuria)
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)
Awesome life-size anime figure display exhibition opens in Tokyo this month
- Casey Baseel
Jul 5, 2018
If gigantic anime figures are your idea of fine art from Japan, you won’t want to miss this free event in Akihabara.
Tokyo International Shark Film Festival honors the contributions of sharks to the art of cinema
- Master Blaster
May 15, 2018
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Loft, the TISFF returns.
Tokyo lesbian love anime art/photography exhibition cancelled, thighs suspected as sticking point
- Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2018
Cancellation of yuri event comes mere days before scheduled opening in one of Tokyo’s major anime fan neighborhoods.
- Japan
- (anime • art • controversy • events • LGBT • manga • photography • yuri • Yuria)
Shonen Jump exhibition featuring classic ’90s manga and anime to open in Tokyo
- Dale Roll
Jan 17, 2018
Old favorites like Dragon Ball, Rurouni Kenshin, and Yu Yu Hakusho will make an appearance.
- Japan
- (1990s • 90s • anime • Dragon Ball • events • exhibition • manga • Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Japanese-style Snoopy art exhibit celebrates 50 years of Peanuts in Japan, sells samurai merch
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2017
Travelling exhibit is going on now.
Hakone Beer will celebrate 20th anniversary, give away 1,500 beers at special Tokyo event
- Richard Simmonds
Nov 23, 2017
Free beer on tap! It doesn’t matter what else I write here. Free beer!
Final Fantasy art exhibit to be held in Tokyo to honor the tear-jerking good-byes between heroes
- Casey Baseel
Sep 22, 2017
Fans have met a lot of memorable characters in the video game series’ 30 years, which also means a lot of bittersweet farewells.
- Japan
- (art • events • exhibitions • Final Fantasy • Roppongi Hills • Square Enix • Tokyo • video games)
Sounds like this year’s Pikachu Outbreak in Yokohama is going to have other Pokémon species too!
- Casey Baseel
May 24, 2017
Fans are keeping their fingers crossed about this summer’s “Not Just Pikachu Pikachu Outbreak” event.
- Japan
- (anime • events • Pikachu • Pikachu Outbreak • Pokemon • video games • Yokohama)
Over 1,000 idol singers to gather in Tokyo for massive fan event at Budokan
- Casey Baseel
Apr 5, 2017
Idol Expo allows fans to worship their favorite idols in one convenient location.
All-night, all-free cosplay event to be held at Tokyo bookstore, applications now being accepted
- Casey Baseel
Mar 23, 2017
Love of anime, light novels, and/or costuming essential, desire to actually sleep optional.
Enjoy sake with ikebana with this English-friendly event series
- Jessica
Mar 8, 2017
It’s not getting drunk, it’s getting cultured! And drunk.
The beautiful booth models of Japan’s CP+ camera expo【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 24, 2017
We were inspired to take more than a few pictures on our visit to the ongoing trade show taking place south of Tokyo.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cameras • events • models • photogaphy)
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