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Tokyo theme park closes down, thanks visitors with touching water graffiti message
- Oona McGee
Sep 1, 2020 - Tweet
The only thing better than the message itself is the fascinating water printer machine that “prints” it.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • art • COK • cool • graffiti • Harry Potter • movies • Mr. Sato • museums • SNJO • Tokyo • Toshimaen • travel • Warner Bros • Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter • water • Water Printer)
We visit a new Tokyo bar where nobody speaks and writing is the only way to communicate
- Oona McGee
Aug 26, 2020
In amongst the noise and bright lights of Shinjuku’s Kabukicho is a quiet oasis where you can hear the sound of pencil on paper.
Completely unmanned 24-hours clothing store found in Tokyo
- Master Blaster
Aug 25, 2020
Behold the future of retail!
- Japan
- (business • clever • clothing stores • COK • cool • fashion • Mr. Sato • SNJO • Tokyo • unmanned store • vending machines)
Sizzler’s salad bar now available for takeout in Japan, but is it really all-you-can-eat?
- Katie Pask
Aug 23, 2020
We see if we’ll get our money’s worth with the takeout salad buffet.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (fast food • food • good value • Mr. Sato • salad • Salad bar • sizzler • takeaway • takeout)
Mr. Sato vibe-checks a hidden retro café in the heart of Shibuya’s modern Miyashita Park 【Photos】
- Ingrid Tsai
Aug 11, 2020
Is the appeal in that it’s retro or that it’s just hard to find?
- Japan
- (all you can drink • cafe • dessert • Miyashita Park • Mr. Sato • retro • secret • Shibuya • Showa)
Mr. Sato takes a break in the new Shibuya KitKat Chocolatory, has a custom KitKat
- Katy Kelly
Aug 7, 2020
When life hands you chocolate, wafer, and a special store to combine the two…it’s time to make your very own KitKat.
- Japan
- (chocolate • custom-made • delicious • food • KitKat • KitKat Chocolatory • Miyashita Park • Mr. Sato • Shibuya • SNOJ • tasty)
Mr. Sato got a tiny figure of himself made and put in the Evangelion area of Small Worlds Tokyo
- Dale Roll
Aug 6, 2020
Look for Mr. Sato’s mini in the Tokyo-3 world!
- Japan
- (Evangelion • figurines • Mr. Sato • museum • Sailor Moon • Small Worlds Tokyo • theme park • Tokyo)
SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato declared no longer hot by Google
- Master Blaster
Aug 1, 2020
The algorithm giveth, and the algorithm taketh away.
- Internet, Japan
- (funny • Google • Handsome men • ikemen • Mr. Sato • search engines • SNJO)
We try squeezing our boss’ face until it gets smaller【Experiment】
- Master Blaster
Jul 29, 2020
Fun with germanium.
- Japan
- (beauty products • COK • cosmetics • crazy • experiment • funny • germanium • Germanium Small Face Sauna Mask • Mr. Sato • small face • SNJO • weird • Yoshio)
We sent Mr. Sato off to Yakiniku Camp, the restaurant where you cook your own food
- Katy Kelly
Jul 27, 2020
He steamed his own rice, smoked and grilled his own meat, and even brewed his own coffee.
- Japan
- (barbecue • coffee • Eating Out • meat • Mr. Sato • outside cooking • Restaurant • SNJO • Takajima-taira • yakiniku • yakiniku camp)
SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato is now the top Japanese search result for “handsome man” on Google Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jul 25, 2020
The world’s biggest search engine has spoken: this is Japan’s number-one ikemen (but not because of this photo).
Can Mr. Sato freeze this cooling face mask just by shaking it?【Video】
- Shannon
Jul 17, 2020
Yet another brilliant idea strikes the genius brain of Mr. Sato.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • experiment • face mask • Japanese summer • masks • Mr. Sato • SNJO)
Can Nipple MAN tame our wildest nipples?【Experiment】
- Master Blaster
Jul 15, 2020
Man vs Nipple MAN
Mr. Sato tries to make himself invisible by wearing mirror paper, creates cool modern art instead
- Dale Roll
Jul 9, 2020
As it turns out, wearing reflective material has multiple unintended side effects.
- Japan
- (art • Costume • crazy • funny • invisible • mirror • modern art • Mr. Sato • sci-fi • weird • why?)
A summary of the plot of Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke (by someone who’s never seen it)
- Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2020
Magical girl transformations and a very different ending from the one shown in the Hayao Miyazaki anime classic.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • funny • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Mr. Sato • Princess Mononoke • SNJO • Studio Ghibli)
The Evangelion Tamagotchi is here, so let’s raise an Angel!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 30, 2020
We learn a hard lesson about being good parents while trying to take care of our little Angel.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • Evangelion • Evatchi • Mr. Sato • SNJO • Tamagotchi • toys • virtual pets • weird)
Mr Sato drinks stinky Pond Water Cider from Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 25, 2020
A cider so foul-smelling it comes with a warning label.
- Japan
- (drinks • food and drink • food review • Japanese TV • Mr. Sato • pond • SNJO • taste test • weird)
Satolgo 12: “The Sardine Gambit”
- Master Blaster
Jun 24, 2020
Commemorative sardine pack celebrates Japan’s deadliest assassin. We celebrate the second deadliest.
- Japan
- (canned fish • Golgo 13 • King Oscar • manga • Mr. Sato • sardines)
High-price face mask boutiques open in Tokyo, where masks are fashion statement, not political
- Casey Baseel
Jun 23, 2020
If a mask is like underwear for your face, why settle for something rough, cheap, and boring?
Mr. Sato reflects on riding the train in Tokyo for the first time in two months
- Krista Rogers
Jun 9, 2020
Despite his penchant for the wacky and outrageous, Mr. Sato can also display an extremely pensive side.
- Japan
- (COVID-19 • Mr. Sato • musings • Nakano Station • reflections • Sobu Line • Tokyo • train)
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