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This hotel has one of the coolest katana collections in Japan, and admission is totally free【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2019
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Centuries of samurai history are on display, and we’ll teach you what to look for in appreciating the beauty of a Japanese sword.

Japan
(awesome • beautiful • COK • cool • culture • history • hotels • Katana • Mie • museums • samurai • SNOJ • swords • travel)

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Motorsports, hot springs, huge ramen, and an amusement park: All reasons to visit Suzuka Circuit

SoraNews24
Jul 16, 2019

Mie Prefecture’s Suzuka is the home of Japan’s most famous racetrack, but there’s more than cars to get excited about.

Japan
(Amusement Parks • cars • COK • hot springs • hotels • Mie • motorsports • onsen • SNOJ • Suzuka • suzuka circuit • travel)

This beautiful beefy bento is one of the best meals you can have on a train in Japan

Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2019

Kobe beef’s fiercest rival is the star of this sukiyaki ekiben that not only tastes amazing, but sounds great too.

Japan
(bento • boxed lunches • COK • cool • crazy • Ekiben • food • Matsuzaka beef • meat • Mie • SNOJ • station bento • stations • taste test • trains)

Women’s high school soccer team wins Mie Prefecture championship with only 70 percent of a team

Master Blaster
Feb 28, 2019

You’d probably have expected their 8-on-11 matches to be bloodbaths, and they were…

Japan
(awesome • championship • cool • high school • high schools • Kagoshima • Kamimura Gakuen • Mie • moving • soccer • sports)

Mie man arrested for appearing naked on another man’s third-floor balcony

Master Blaster
Jan 6, 2019

Someone’s 2019 is off to a skin-crawling start.

Japan
(balcony • creepy • crime • Mie • scary • Suzuka • trespassing)

People in Japan go crazy for Japanese koi fish with love hearts on its eyes

Oona McGee
Dec 29, 2018

People are travelling far and wide to catch a glimpse of the rare beauty in this koi fish pond.

Japan
(carp • cute • fish • goldfish • hearts • Ise • Kawaii • koi • love • Mie)

These stunningly beautiful seasonal pink flowers from Japan are NOT cherry blossoms【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Mar 17, 2018

Gorgeous photographs and video prove the sakura aren’t the only stars of Japanese flora.

Japan
(beautiful • flowers • gardens • Mie • nature • parks • photgrpahy • video)

Mie man arrested for collecting photos he took of female coworker while at work

Master Blaster
Feb 16, 2018

Charges cause many to wonder where the line between stalking and a secret crush lies.

Japan
(crime • Kameyama • Mie • photos • romance • stalking)

Scientific study from Japan proves ninja hand gestures sharpen the mind and reduce stress

Oona McGee
Oct 18, 2016

Next time you’re feeling stressed, act like a ninja and perform these nine simple hand signals.

Japan
(Buddhism • cool • experiments • Kuji Kiri • meditation • Mie • Ninja • Ninjutsu • reiki • science • shinobi • stress • stress relief)

Six Japanese foods you won’t want to miss trying in Ise

Casey Baseel
May 28, 2016

Taking a trip to Mie Prefecture and Ise Shrine? Don’t forget to bring your camera, and your appetite too.

Food & Drink, Japan
(beef bowls • food • gyudon • ice cream • Ise • Mie • ramen • restaurants • sweets • travel)

This beautiful, traditional Japanese building is actually a fully modern convenience store

Casey Baseel
May 25, 2016

Convenience stores in Japan are often like mini supermarkets, but this one near one of Shinto’s holiest shrines also feels like a time machine.

Culture, Japan
(conveneince stores • cool • Family mart • Ise • Ise Shrine • Mie • shinto • shrines)

Busboy found cleaning tables at blinding speeds in yakiniku restaurant

Master Blaster
Feb 14, 2016

It’s good to see that the youth of today still know how to take their jobs seriously, but this guy definitely goes above and beyond!

Internet, Japan
(busboy • customer service • fast • Mie • Restaurant • yakiniku)

【Obituary】 Giant isopod “No.1” found dead after more than five years of not eating

Master Blaster
Feb 17, 2014

On 14 February at Toba Aquarium, the giant isopod that captured the imaginations of a nation was found dead in its tank by keepers and media. This brings to an end the record-setting hunger strike No.1 had been waging since 2009.

Japan
(giant isopod • Mie • No.1 • obituary)

Remote tea shop serving up deep fried leaves as a summer treat

Master Blaster
Aug 9, 2013

Japan is a rich country when it comes to specialty treats and dishes. Small towns all over the nation can offer up unique foods and drinks you’ll never find anywhere else.

Shigenobu Matsuzawa who has uncovered Japan’s hidden treasures such as Digital Kowloon City, The Life and Sex Museum, and Gunma Cycle Sports Center now has found one such snack in Mie Prefecture that you’re unlikely to find in most places: Maple Tempura.