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What it’s like to spend the night in a Pokémon hotel room
- Oona McGee
Sep 4, 2022 - Tweet
Dreams come true for a Pokémon-loving father his equally obsessed six-year-old daughter.
- Japan
- (accommodation • anime • Apartment Hotel Mimaru • COK • hotels • Kyoto • P.K. Sanjun • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • Snorlax • themed rooms • Tokyo • tourism • travel • traveling • video games)
Yakuza-themed love hotel rooms! Great for couples, friends, and business meetings, owners say
- Casey Baseel
Aug 15, 2022
Prison cell, interrogation room, and crime lord office all available.
Gravure model NFT series wants to attract online investors, real-world visitors for hot springs
- Casey Baseel
Aug 13, 2022
Series pairs gravure models with onsen ryokan.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • COK • hot springs • hotels • NFTs • onsen • ryokan • travel)
Ninja & Geisha capsule hotel: A very Japanese place to stay in Osaka
- Oona McGee
Jul 22, 2022
Sleep amongst lanterns, gods, and traditional motifs at the “very Japanese new sensation capsule hotel”.
- Japan
- (Budget Hotels • capsule hotel • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • cheap stays • COK • hotels • Japanese art • Osaka • travel)
Rent an entire folk house in Japan, surrounded by nature just outside Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2022
Traditional features with modern luxuries, including an outdoor sauna and rotenburo bath, provide you with a truly unforgettable stay.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Chiba • Chiba Prefecture • COK • cool • hotels • Japanese accommodation • kominka • minshuku • nature • onsen • relaxing • travel)
Capsule hotel inside Narita Airport is like a futuristic spaceship
- Oona McGee
Jul 19, 2022
Join us as we review the only accommodation facility inside Narita International Airport.
- Japan
- (Budget Hotels • capsule hotel • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • cheap stays • COK • hotels • Narita • Narita Airport • SNJO • Tokyo • travel)
Seven Airbnb rentals that are perfect for couples, families, and friends vacationing in Japan this summer
- Krista Rogers
Jul 12, 2022
With summer vacation just around the corner in Japan, here are seven accommodations in five different areas to spend your dream getaway.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Airbnb • beach • COK • hotels • summer • travel • vacation • workcation)
Your search for free-to-use photos of buff shirtless Japanese dudes in a hotel is over!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2022
Japan’s best source of muscularly macho stock photos debuts new genre: Hotel Macho.
- Japan
- (crazy • funny • Handsome men • hotels • Muscle Plus • muscles • photos • stock photos • weird)
Tokyo prison restaurant The Lockup closes its doors for good
- Oona McGee
Jun 10, 2022
Throwing away the key after 23 years of terrifying tourists.
- Japan
- (closure • COK • cool • dining • food • Horror • hotels • jail • jailbreak • Kabukicho • news • prison • Prison Restaurant: The Lockup • prisons • restaurants • shinjuku • The Lockup • themed restaurants • tourist sites • travel)
We found the “world’s best breakfast” at this Japanese hotel, and it was not cheap【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2022
This premium-priced Kobe breakfast broke our brain, but did it make our heart sing or just our wallet cry?
Black Thunder hotel rooms open for the summer in Aichi Prefecture
- Master Blaster
Jun 7, 2022
Love and Black Thunder.
- Japan
- (Aichi • Black Thunder • candy • chocolate • chocolate bars • Hotel Associa • hotels • tavel • Toyohashi • Yuraku Confectionery)
Elevate your summer with local beer while immersed in nature at these unique resort beer gardens
- Dale Roll
Jun 5, 2022
In the ocean, in a rice field, on a farm…these beer gardens take outdoor bars to a whole new level!
- Japan
- (beer • beer gardens • COK • craft beer • hotels • local beer • nature • outdoor • resorts • travel)
Miss school field trips? Now adults can go on a “school trip” too with new plan at Nara hotel
- Dale Roll
Jun 2, 2022
With lots of tour-like features and educational experiences, you’ll learn a lot and have fun, too!
- Japan
- (Buddhism • culture • history • Horyuji • hotels • inns • Nara • ryokan • sake • school trip • sightseeing • temples • travel)
Osaka’s Hotel Games isn’t just full of board games, it is a game!
- Master Blaster
Jun 1, 2022
All lodging and no play make guests dull people.
- Japan
- (awesome • Board games • COK • cool • Hotel Games • hotels • mystery games • Namba • Osaka • travel)
Final Fantasy XIV’s newest expansions: Eorzea Cafes opening in Kyoto and Nagoya
- Casey Baseel
May 28, 2022
Final Fantasy eateries enter the game’s Stormblood and Shadow Bringer arcs.
- Japan
- (capsule hotels • Eorzea Cafe • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • food • hotels • Kyoto • Nagoya • restaurants • Shadow Bringer • Square Enix • Stormblood • themed restaurants • travel • video games)
Japanese etiquette lesson: Should you fold up your own futon when leaving a ryokan inn?
- Casey Baseel
May 27, 2022
The sleeping mat has to get folded up before it gets put away, but who should do the folding?
This Japanese capsule hotel tells you how many times you snore during the night
- Oona McGee
May 19, 2022
Big brother is watching…and taking notes.
- Japan
- (Budget Hotels • capsule hotel • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • cheap stays • COK • hotels • shinjuku • SNJO • Tokyo • travel • women only capsule hotel)
We visit the 24-hour male-only sauna just outside of Hakata Station and ponder a strange sight
- Krista Rogers
May 16, 2022
The spa is only a two-minute walk from Hakata Station in Fukuoka City.
- Japan
- (capsule hotel • capsule hotels • COK • Fukuoka • Fukuoka City • Fukuoka Prefecture • hakata • hakata station • hotels • Masanuki Sunakoma • sauna • SNJO)
We retreat for a day of rejuvenation at Green Hill Yatsugatake recreation facility in Yamanashi
- Krista Rogers
May 4, 2022
The rec facility is open to anyone for reservations and boasts grounds that are 7.5 times the size of Tokyo Dome.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • hot springs • hotels • Mariko Ohanabatake • nature • onsen • relaxing • Shunjuku • SNJO • sports • Tokyo • travel • Yamanashi)
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages
- Master Blaster
May 3, 2022
Legal dispute has everyone feeling crabby.
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New Sonic the Hedgehog figure costs 1 million yen, is made of Arita ware Japanese porcelain [Vid]
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Studio Ghibli releases new plush mascot character collection with a focus on friendship
Studio Ghibli releases new onigiri rice ball-shaped lunch bag for Kiki’s Delivery Service fans
Do Japan’s new single-minded convenience store bento show depressing poverty or satisfying focus?
How to watch Studio Ghibli’s new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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