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Sagami Railway and Adobe hope AI can help stop Japanese train photographers from being jerks
- Master Blaster
Dec 2, 2024 - Tweet
Finally, a use of AI we can all get behind.
- Japan
- (Adobe • Adobe Express • AI • Kanagawa • otaku • photography • Sagami Railway • toritetsu • trains)
Welcome to Hell…Hell’s Dandan Noodles Tenryu in Kanagawa
- Master Blaster
Aug 18, 2024
We descend into Dandan’s inferno.
- Japan
- (Atsugi • dandan noodles • food • Hell's Dandan Noodles Tenryu • Jikoku No Dandanmen Tenryu • Kanagawa • ramen • restaurants • spicy food)
Hidden onsen hot spring near Tokyo is waiting to be discovered by foreign tourists
- Oona McGee
Aug 14, 2024
A secret gem you won’t find in travel guides.
- Japan
- (accommodation • cheap hotels • cheap stays • COK • hidden gems • hot spring • hotels • inns • Kanagawa • Kanagawa Prefecture • kawasaki • onsen • public bath • rotenburo • secret onsen • SNJO)
Japanese house is actually a cheap hotel where you can stay for US$24 a night
- SoraNews24
Jul 15, 2024
Forget capsule hotels, here you can get a room in a Japanese house instead.
- Japan
- (budget travel • cheap accommodation • cheap hotels • cheap stays • COK • cool • history • hotels • Kanagawa • kawasaki • ryokan • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Japanese mayor suddenly speaks fluent English with AI video that surprises even him
- SoraNews24
Jun 6, 2024
The city with Japan’s largest U.S. naval base gets an English-speaking AI mayor.
- Japan
- (A.I. • AI • English • english language • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • Kanagawa • linguistics • news • society • tourism • translation • travel • videos • Yokosuka)
Kanagawa woman arrested for calling police 1,200 times in 8 days, saying “Merry Christmas, Die!”
- Master Blaster
May 22, 2024
I think she’s confusing Christmas with Easter.
- Japan
- (Christmas • crime • Kanagawa • law • obstruction of business • phone calls • police)
“Foreign travelers are Japan’s guests” – Governor against charging tourists more than locals
- Casey Baseel
May 10, 2024
Top politician in Tokyo’s neighbor says higher prices for inbound travelers would be like fining them for coming to the country.
- Japan
- (foreigners in Japan • inbound travelers • Kanagawa • overtourism • politicians • society • tourism • travel)
Former sushi chef serves onigiri rice balls for breakfast at new morning restaurant in Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 13, 2023
A breakfast place so good it’s only open for around three hours every morning.
- Japan
- (breakfast • breakfast set • breakfast shop • COK • Japanese breakfast • Kamakura • Kanagawa • onigiri • restaurants • rice • rice balls • sushi • sushi chefs)
Japanese city announces their firefighters can use convenience stores, netizens are shocked
- Shannon
Jul 31, 2023
Don’t be shocked to see someone in uniform at the conbini.
- Japan
- (ambulances • announcement • complaint • convenience stores • firefighters • Japanese convenience stores • Kanagawa • rescue workers • Sagamihara)
90 minutes of all-you-can-drink alcohol for 550 yen at revolving sushi restaurant Koma Sushi
- Master Blaster
Jul 2, 2023
With this deal, the sushi won’t be the only thing swirling around the room.
- Japan
- (alcohol • all you can drink • cheap • Conveyor belt sushi • Kanagawa • Koma Sushi • revolving sushi • sushi • Tokyo)
Want to try this super popular ramen shop, but can’t get a reservation? We’ve got tips for you
- Dale Roll
Apr 3, 2023
This ramen shop is so popular it’s impossible to get into. Don’t worry though–there are other ways to try its delicious ramen!
- Japan
- (Iida Shoten • Kanagawa • Numazu • popular • ramen • Shizuoka • taste test • Yugawara)
43-year-old bosozoku biker arrested for never growing out of his teenage riding style
- Master Blaster
Jan 22, 2023
No country for old bikers.
- Japan
- (bikers • bosozoku • crime • Kanagawa • kyushakai • meandering • old-car club • reckless driving)
Visiting Evangelion’s Tokyo-3 anime locations in real-life Hakone【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 21, 2022
Turns out Tokyo-3 is a really nice place to visit when it’s not getting attacked by giant space monsters.
The 2022 Soraniwa Music Festival: A day of music, laughter, and family atmosphere
- Krista Rogers
Nov 15, 2022
After previously taking part in all kinds of prep work, Seiji finally experiences the culmination of his fellow team members’ hard work and dreams.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • family • Kanagawa • moving • music • music festival • nature • outdoor • Sagamihara • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Soraniwa • touching)
Preparing for the Soraniwa Music Festival in the mountains of Kanagawa
- Krista Rogers
Oct 18, 2022
Seiji revisits his musician roots while discovering how the individuals of one local community have built a lasting celebration of music and family.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • family • Kanagawa • moving • music • music festival • Sagamihara • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Soraniwa • touching)
Train station entrance in Yokohama is straight out of a post-apocalyptic horror game【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Apr 17, 2022
Nope.
- Japan
- (creepy • Kanagawa • scary • train station • train stations • twitter • Yokohama)
Yokohama man arrested for stealing car navigation system, blames Vladimir Putin
- Master Blaster
Apr 1, 2022
Geopolitics is way more complex than I thought.
- Japan, Russia
- (car navigation system • crime • Kanagawa • theft • vladimir putin • Yokohama)
We visit a place where you can rent a private sauna room, achieve the height of relaxation
- Dale Roll
Mar 21, 2022
A private, customizable space that’s all yours for up to 100 minutes!
- Japan
- (Den-en-Toshi Line • Kanagawa • Luxury • Masanuki Sunakoma • relaxation • relaxing • Roku Sauna • sauna • Tama Plaza Station • Yokohama)
Sushi restaurant’s crazy cheap lunch deal goes viral online
- Oona McGee
Mar 10, 2022
A deal so good locals want to keep this place a secret for themselves.
- Japan
- (cheap food • food • Kanagawa • lunch deals • restaurants • rice • sushi • sushi restaurant • sushi restaurants • Yokohama)
“Every police station in Kanagawa accepting funeral home bribes,” according to former officer
- Master Blaster
Feb 17, 2022
Defendant in bribery case claims he’s far from alone.
- Japan
- (bribery • corruption • crime • funeral homes • Kanagawa • Kanagawa Prefectural Police • kickbacks • law • police)
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
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Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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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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