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Yoga teacher and students meditating on paddle boards swept into the ocean, rescued by canoer
Netizens were unanimous in thinking “yoga on the ocean” was a bad idea.
- Japan
- (Chigasaki • coast guard • japan coast guard • Kanagawa • marine sports • Ocean • paddle boarding • sea • yoga)
New Sailor Moon illumination event will bring Crystal Tokyo…or rather Crystal Kanagawa to life
- Katy Kelly
Oct 8, 2021
Sagami Lake Resort will light up in all the colors of the Sailor Soldiers and provide plenty of pretty photo opportunities.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • events • illumination • Kanagawa • manga • Sailor Moon)
Shinjuku Station’s new mascot character gets lost at the station, in more ways than one
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2021
Cute character flies under the radar, but there’s a special prize for those who can hunt it down!
- Japan
- (COK • cool • culture • folklore • goshuin • heartwarming • Japanese folklore • Japanese train stations • Kanagawa • SNJO • souvenirs • tradition • train stations • trains • unusual • Urashima Taro)
There’s a secret free souvenir hiding inside this Japanese train station
- Oona McGee
Sep 23, 2021
A limited-time memento that pays homage to a local folklore legend.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • culture • folklore • goshuin • heartwarming • Japanese folklore • Japanese train stations • Kanagawa • SNJO • souvenirs • tradition • train stations • trains • unusual • Urashima Taro)
New Fuma ninja being recruited for first time in 400 years
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2021
Odawara ninja clan disappeared from history four centuries ago, but the city is training a new generation for a new mission.
- Japan
- (cool • Fuma • Fuma ninja • history • Kanagawa • Ninja • Odawara • Odawara Castle • Sengoku)
Gundam Manhole Project launches, brings awesome anime art to series creator’s hometown【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2021
Mobile suits become permanent part of the town’s infrastructure, with more team-ups to come.
- Japan
- (anime • Gundam • Kanagawa • manhole covers • Mobile Suit Gundam • Odawara • robots • RX-78 Gundam • travel • Yoshiyuki Tomino)
This beautiful mountaintop Buddha carving in Japan is much newer than it looks【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2021
Let’s head south from Tokyo to visit the Takatoriyama magaibutsu.
- Japan
- (art • Buddhism • COK • hiking • Kanagawa • nature • parks • SNJO • statues • travel • Yokosuka)
We visit the “vending machine that makes wishes come true”
- Oona McGee
Jul 17, 2021
A rather unusual place to have your dreams granted in Japan.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • drinks • good luck • Kanagawa • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • Tokyo • unusual • vending machines • weird)
Sanma-men, the best ramen type that everyone in Japan forgets about
- Casey Baseel
May 29, 2021
Yokohama’s original hometown noodles often get lost in the ramen shuffle, but not today!
- Japan
- (COK • food • Kanagawa • Noodles • restaurants • sanma-men • SNJO • taste test • Yokohama)
Japanese man anonymously donates life savings of 60 million yen to Yokosuka city
- Shannon
May 21, 2021
An impressive amount of savings for an even more impressive deed.
En garde! Fencer Taxi begins in Tokyo, Saitama, and Kanagawa
- Master Blaster
May 3, 2021
“Pointless” you say? Touché…
- Japan
- (2020 Tokyo Olympics • crazy • Fencer Taxi • fencing • Kanagawa • Saitama • Sanwa Kotsu • sports • taxis • Tokyo • transportation • weird)
Sakura surprise! The coolest thing about this cherry blossom photo actually isn’t the flowers
- Casey Baseel
Feb 26, 2021
Yes, the kawazu sakura are beautiful, but that’s not all there is to see here.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • cool • flowers • Kanagawa • Kawazu Sakura • Miura • moving • sakura • touching • trains)
Home-hunting in Japan changes as people eye new communities in wake of COVID-19
- Ingrid Tsai
Feb 15, 2021
How the search for a home sweet home is going through these uncertain times.
- Japan
- (apartments • Atsugishi • Housing • Kachidoki • Kanagawa • Lifull Home's • Living in Japan • real estate • Tokyo)
Mark your calendars for the return of Japan’s popular cherry blossom-inspired beer
- Krista Rogers
Feb 2, 2021
One of the first glimmers of spring is the appearance of this seasonal beverage that uses real cherry blossom petals and leaves.
- Japan
- (alcohol • beer • cherry blossom • drink • Izumibashi Brewery • Kanagawa • Nagano • sakura • sakura mochi • Sankt Gallen • seasonal)
Trio of thieves break into Japanese glasses store, foiled by old-timey cash register
- Master Blaster
Jan 18, 2021
They don’t make them like they used to… back in 1908.
- Japan
- (burglary • cash register • crime • glasses • Kamakura • Kanagawa • National Cash Register • optician • theft)
Giant Godzilla statue is part of Japanese park’s Christmas illumination celebration【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2020
Ho ho ho! Merry kaiju!
- Japan
- (awesome • Christmas • Christmas lights • cool • Godzilla • illumination • kaiju • Kanagawa • Kurihama • parks • Yokosuka)
Drive-in theater in Kanagawa to offer Makoto Shinkai movie showings, concerts, and more
- Dale Roll
Dec 7, 2020
Looking for something socially distant to do? Look no further than Yokosuka!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • coronavirus • drive-in • drive-in theater • entertainment • Evangelion • Kanagawa • Makoto Shinkai • Mamoru Hosoda • movies • Yokosuka)
Top 10 most desirable Japanese prefectures to live in may show new trend toward small-city living
- Dale Roll
Nov 22, 2020
Two largely rural prefectures gain ground against Japan’s biggest metropolis.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • Japan • Kanagawa • Living in Japan • Okinawa • prefectures • Shizuoka • survey • Tokyo)
We indulge in all-you-can-eat “Navy Curry”, discover the buffet of our dreams
- Dale Roll
Nov 20, 2020
Curry based on Japanese military rations is a lot better than it sounds!
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • buffet • COK • curry • food • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force • Japan Self-Defense Force • JSDF • Kanagawa • Navy • Navy Curry • restaurants • SNJO • Yokosuka)
Susuki: One of the most beautiful, and often overlooked, parts of autumn in Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 6, 2020
At the right time of year and the right time of day, this traditional sign of fall shines like a field of gold.
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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
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
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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
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
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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