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Can a downtown Tokyo super sento bathhouse beat a hotel for a one-night stay?

• Elliot Hale
  Apr 5, 2026
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Does the morning sauna make up for a night of communal snoring?

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• Japan
• (Ahiruneko • bathhouse • bathhouses • baths • COK • hotels • Japan travel • Kabukicho • Masanuki Sunakoma • onsen • public baths • sento • shinjuku • SNJO • super sento • Thermae-Yu • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

How much is Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated currency calculator worth in yen?

• Master Blaster
  Mar 20, 2026

Some things have an incalculable value.

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• Japan
• (Amazon Japan • Amazon lowest-rated • calculators • COK • foreign currency • funny • Masanuki Sunakoma • shopping • SNJO • technology • traveling • weird)

We go looking for a monkey mommy like Punch with Amazon Japan’s ultra low-rated orangutang plushy

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 20, 2026

Can the Laughing Sensor Orangutang bring a comforting motherly presence to our office?

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• Japan
• (Amazon Japan • Amazon lowest-rated • animals • COK • crazy • funny • Masanuki Sunakoma • monkeys • orangutang • plushies • punch • SNJO)

Room 404: What happened when we stayed in an unlucky hotel room in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 14, 2026

There’s a reason hotels don’t use this number for their rooms.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • business hotel • cheap stays • COK • ghosts • haunted • haunted hotels • haunted places • hotel • hotels • Japanese hotel • Masanuki Sunakoma • mysteries • SNJO • supernatural • travel)

Japanese thug wear from Birth Japan perfect for those breaking bad next year

• Master Blaster
  Dec 30, 2025

Becoming a Japanese street tough might just be the change of pace you need.

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• Japan
• (Birth Japan • clothing • crime • diamond • fashion • Lucky Bags • Masanuki Sunakoma • shopping • yakuza • Yankee)

Here’s what to expect if it’s your first time seeing kabuki at Tokyo’s Kabuki-za Theater

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 17, 2025

We share a few simple tips about the dress code, performance length, and dining options if you’re headed to watch the classical performing art form.

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• Japan
• (bento • classical • COK • curry • Ginza • kabuki • Kabuki-za • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • theater • Tokyo • traditional)

Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated toy train is the perfect gift for kids who like to be confused

• Master Blaster
  Nov 17, 2025

What is a train really?

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• Japan
• (Amazon lowest-rated • Christmas shopping • educational toys • Masanuki Sunakoma • online shopping • toys • Transparent Gear Train)

Tokyo’s Kabuki-za Theater curry has a photo that looks deceptive but it’s a star performer

• Elliot Hale
  Nov 16, 2025

Unlike the makeup of the heroes of kabuki, this curry keeps its appearance simple.

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• Japan
• (Cafe Hinoki • cafes • COK • curry • food and drinks • Ginza • Kabukiza Theater • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • theater • theater restaurant • Tokyo)

All-you-can-eat lunch buffet for just 850 yen right next to Shinjuku Station

• Elliot Hale
  Nov 10, 2025

Grilled fish, curry, and homemade croquettes make for a shockingly affordable and satisfying meal.

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • COK • croquettes • food • food and drinks • izakaya • mapo tofu • Masanuki Sunakoma • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • tabehodai • Tokyo • Yottekiya)

Stay in a hotel in Japan where you can see a UFO

• Oona McGee
  Nov 9, 2025

Alien spacecraft looks even better when lit up at night. 

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• Japan
• (accommodation • aliens • business hotel • cheap stays • Chiba • COK • cool • Famy Inn • hotel • hotels • Japanese hotel • Kaihin Makuhari Station • Makuhari Messe • Masanuki Sunakoma • mysteries • SNJO • tourist sites • travel • UFO • UFO sighting • UFOs)

We play out a real-life scene from Your Name in the historic city of Ashikaga【Kita Kanto Brothers】

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 5, 2025

Plus, we share more lore on the Kita Kanto Brothers’ origin story.

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• Japan
• (anime • Ashikaga • COK • film • Kita Kanto Brothers • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • Tochigi • your name.)

Time-slipping travel at a roadside retro spot in northern east Japan【Kita Kanto Brothers】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 23, 2025

The Kita Kanto Brothers make an unexpected detour in Gunma Prefecture.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • Gunma • Kanto • Kita Kanto • Kita Kanto Bros. • Kita Kanto Brothers • Masanuki Sunakoma • Noodles • north Kanto • northern Kanto • retro • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • tourism • travel • vending machines)

Japanese rickshaw drivers turn into athletes for an unforgettable Red Bull showdown

• Elliot Hale
  Oct 19, 2025

The first event of its kind in Japan converts traditional culture into a thrilling new sport of strength and technique.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • culture • Masanuki Sunakoma • Red Bull • Red Bull Rickshaw • rickshaw • rickshaw drivers • rickshaws • SNJO • sports • tokyo rickshaw)

We recreate the legendary Fist of the North Star Hundred Rending Fists attack in analog style

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 10, 2025

We ditched AI for some good old-fashioned creative thinking…which required a few extra appendages.

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• Japan
• (anime • attack • COK • Fist of the North Star • funny • Kenshiro • manga • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • punches • SNJO • Sunashiro)

Hidden travel gems of northern east Japan, presented by the Kita Kanto Brothers!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 2, 2025

Our northern Kanto reporters team up and head to Gunma for a look at this part of Japan that gets overlooked by tourists.

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• Japan
• (Calpico • Calpis • COK • food • Gunma • Kanto • katsu • Kita Kanto • Kita Kanto Bros. • Kita Kanto Brothers • Masanuki Sunakoma • north Kanto • northern Kanto • pork cutlet • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • Tanuki • Tatebayashi • temples • tonkatsu • tourism • travel)

How to turn a Japanese kei car into a yankee party vehicle with accessories from Don Quijote

• Oona McGee
  Aug 24, 2025

Pimp your ride like a hooligan for under 70 bucks.

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• Japan
• (car accessories • cars • cool • culture • Dekotora • Don Quijote • Japanese cars • kei car • lights • Masanuki Sunakoma • music • SNJO • vehicles • Yankee)

Don’t judge Amazon Japan’s lowest rated massage sandals until walking a mile in them

• Master Blaster
  Aug 23, 2025

Provided both you and they can last that long.

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• Japan
• (Amazon • Amazon Japan • Amazon lowest-rated • COK • crazy • feet • Masanuki Sunakoma • massage • sandals • SNJO • tai chi • weird)

What happens when you seek refuge from the summer heat at Ikea in Shinjuku

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2025

Surprising finds happen when you least expect them. 

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• Japan
• (COK • ice cream • ikea • ikea japan • Masanuki Sunakoma • shinjuku • SNJO • soft cream • soft serve • soft serve ice cream • summer)

Trying to keep our cool with Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated fan and lucky amulet set

• Master Blaster
  Jun 9, 2025

The lucky amulet will ensure luck in online shopping, starting after this purchase.

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• Japan
• (Amazon Japan • Amazon lowest-rated • fans • lucky charms • Masanuki Sunakoma • misting fans • Omamori • online shopping • summer)

Trying out Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated wall decoration

• Master Blaster
  May 14, 2025

Amazon makes our writer an offer he can’t refuse.

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• Japan
• (Amazon Japan • Amazon lowest-rated • animals • art • giraffes • interior decoration • Masanuki Sunakoma • shopping • wall hanging)

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  3. Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
  4. Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
  5. “Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
  6. Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
  7. KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
  8. Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
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  1. Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
  2. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  3. America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
  4. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  5. Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
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  7. New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
  8. Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
  9. Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths
  10. Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  4. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  5. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  6. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  7. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  9. Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
  10. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
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  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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