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Why this centuries’ old Shinto shrine is suddenly also a hot spot for anime fan art【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 23, 2020
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Whether you call it Demon Slayer or Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kamado Shrine is the place to go for fans of the hit anime/manga.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • COK • Dazaifu • Demon Slayer • ema • Fukuoka • Kamado Shrine • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • shinto • shrines • SNJO • travel)

Train brought to emergency stop because someone coughed in it

• Master Blaster
  Feb 20, 2020

Commuters starting to turn on their unmasked peers.

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• Japan
• (coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • emergency stop button • face masks • Fukuoka • novel coronavirus • surgical masks • trains)

This classic Japanese candy shop is a trove of nostalgic treats, sends us into the past【Photos】

• Katy Kelly
  Feb 16, 2020

We found a candy store/Showa-era time capsule in Fukuoka, and took lots of photos of its old-timey delights!

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• Japan
• (candy • COK • dagashi • food • Fukuoka • japanese snacks • nostalgia • Showa Era • snacks • SNJO • toys)

Cute “koala” cat sings when she’s cuddled【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Feb 11, 2020

It took a year for this injured stray to learn to trust her human family, but now she literally clings to them at their farm and flower shop. 

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• Japan
• (animals • cats • cute • cute. cats • Fukuoka • pets • singing • stray cats • twitter • viral video)

We visited an ultra stylish coffee stand on the streets of downtown Fukuoka

• Shannon
  Feb 4, 2020

We found a great way to experience Fukuoka culture in an easygoing way.

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• Japan
• (coffee • Fukuoka • nightlife • spirits • yatai)

Fukuoka man arrested for licking the ear of a female stranger he fancied

• Master Blaster
  Jan 15, 2020

What may work between dogs doesn’t apply to human relations.

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• Japan
• (assault • crime • ear • Fukuoka • gross • lick)

Survey ranks Japanese prefectures by how much people want to continue living there

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 14, 2020

Spoiler: the most popular prefecture is also the largest.

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• Japan
• (47 prefectures • Fukuoka • Hokkaido • livable • most livable prefectures • Osaka)

This holiday season, Japan lets you skip Christmas lights and see Evangelion lights instead【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 14, 2019

A whole different kind of herald Angel.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • Christmas lights • COK • cool • Evangelion • Fukuoka • illuminations • projection mapping • SNJO)

Taxi driver argues with man, runs him over then drives into wall 【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Nov 30, 2019

Some people in Japan are siding with the driver over the incident.

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• Japan
• (crime • fighting • Fukuoka • hakata • Kyushu • news • taxi drivers • taxis • video)

Japan’s cheapest hotel charges just 130 yen (US$1.20) for a room, with a huge, no-privacy catch

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 13, 2019

Even if you’re traveling by yourself, you’ll never be alone since you’re on a 24-hour live stream.

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• Japan
• (cheap • COK • crazy • Fukuoka • funny • hotels • live stream • Masanuki Sunakoma • ryokan • SNJO • travel • weird)

Try some Alien Soup from Japan, now with more alien!

• Master Blaster
  Oct 28, 2019

It also comes in handy instant cups for those who want their xenomorphs on the go.

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• Japan
• (alien • COK • crazy • food • Fukuoka • scary • SNJO • soup • taste test • warasubo • weird)

White Curry Udon: A new take on noodles discovered at a Japanese airport

• Oona McGee
  Oct 18, 2019

Part curry, part noodles, part Shepherd’s Pie, this is a unique dish worth travelling for.

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• Japan
• (airports • awesome • COK • curry • deals • food • Fukuoka • hakata • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • travel • udon)

Rugby World Cup: Captain Michael Leitch melts hearts with the reason why he plays for Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 16, 2019

Kindness at the time of a family tragedy leads Leitch to pledge his allegiance to the Japanese team as a teenager.

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• Canada, Japan
• (canada • Fukuoka • funny • LOL • news • rugby • Rugby World Cup • RWC • sport • sports • twitter • videos • yukata)

Sleep next to the railroad tracks at the closest hotel to a train station platform in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2019

New accommodation recreates the feel of a high-class train cabin inside, with a priceless view outside for just US$20 a night.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • Budget Hotels • COK • Fukuoka • hostels • hotels • Japanese trains • SNJO • train stations • trains • travel)

Sting returns to Japan, heads straight for tonkotsu ramen in Fukuoka

• Oona McGee
  Oct 10, 2019

You can take the ramen-loving singer out of Japan, but you can’t take away the singer’s love for ramen.

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• Japan
• (celebrities • food • Fukuoka • Horin • Instagram • Japanese food • music • musicians • ramen • Santouka • Sting • tonkotsu ramen)

Train station ad skillfully invokes Makoto Shinkai to get through to the “smartphone generation”

• Master Blaster
  Oct 4, 2019

Equal parts anime nostalgia and reverse psychology make for an effective billboard.

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• Japan
• (5 cm per Second • advertising • anime • Billboard • driving school • Fukuoka • Makoto Shinkai • Masayoshi Yamazaki • One More Time One More Chance)

Police officer arrested for repeatedly clogging women’s toilets, watching them get upset about it

• Master Blaster
  Oct 2, 2019

Suspect claims an interest in women’s restrooms drove him to commit the crime spree.

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• Japan
• (burglary • clogged toilet • convenience stores • creepy • Fukuoka • police • Public restrooms)

Japan fans call Rugby World Cup player Luke Thompson “kawaii” for the way he speaks Japanese

• Oona McGee
  Oct 1, 2019

An unlikely cute icon emerges from left field.

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• Canada, Japan
• (canada • cute • Fukuoka • funny • LOL • news • rugby • Rugby World Cup • RWC • sport • sports • twitter • videos • yukata)

Rugby World Cup 2019: Team Canada jumps off bus in yukata kimono…dressed like the dead

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2019

Embarrassing fashion faux pas has these players dressed in the same way that Japanese people dress dead bodies.

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• Canada, Japan
• (canada • cute • Fukuoka • funny • LOL • news • rugby • Rugby World Cup • RWC • sport • sports • twitter • videos • yukata)

Japan Travel: Mysterious rockstar Jizo statue found at Kiyomizudera temple

• Oona McGee
  Sep 26, 2019

Mother Nature blesses a Buddhist statue with a full head of hair.

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• Japan
• (COK • Fukuoka • funny • Kiyomizu Temple • Kiyomizu-dera • Kiyomizudera • SNJO • temples • tourism • tourist sites • travel • weird)

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