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Bandai releases a retro item with zodiac signs in gachapon capsule toy form…but what is it?

Krista Rogers
Jun 8, 2021
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This little device could almost always be found in cafés in Japan throughout the latter part of the Showa Period (1926-1989).

Japan
(capsule toy • fortune-telling • fun • gachapon • luck • miniature • omikuji • retro • roulette • Showa • vending machine • zodiac signs)

What it’s like to get a haircut at Japan’s oldest barber shop

Oona McGee
Jun 4, 2021

Styling tips from fifth-generation owner of a business that began before samurai were allowed to cut their top-knots.

Japan
(barber • barber shop • COK • hair • haircuts • hairstyles • history • Masanuki Sunakoma • personal grooming • retro • review • SNJO • tradition)

Original McDonald’s character Speedee makes a comeback in Japan

Oona McGee
May 24, 2021

Before Ronald McDonald, Speedee was the mascot for the fast food chain, and now he’s back for a limited time.

Japan
(burgers • design • fast food • food • fries • limited edition • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Mr Speedee • packaging • retro • Speedee Service System)

Japanese netizens shook by ancient air conditioner remote 【Photos】

Shannon
Aug 18, 2020

You mean that’s not just a piece of obscure vintage decor?

Japan
(air conditioner • antique • Egyptian Pyramid Power • Japanese electronics • retro • summer • Vintage)

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)

Japanese train station installs chalkboards for people to write their post-corona hopes and dreams

Casey Baseel
May 6, 2020

Old-school design feature promises that happy days will come again and encourages community to share what it’s looking forward to.

Japan
(blackboards • chalkboards • COK • cool • coronavirus • moving • retro • society • stations • touching • trains)

The sad story of the Japanese vending machine set to disappear at the end of the year

Oona McGee
Mar 31, 2020

A little bit of history gone forever as Kirin puts an end to a beloved mainstay.

Japan
(cool • drinks • Hiroshima • Kirin • Nakanohigashi Station • retro • vending machines • weird)

Modern Hollywood movies get a ‘70s/’80s Japan makeover with awesome retro film posters【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Feb 28, 2020

Talented fan takes John Wick, Pikachu, and Marvel heroes back to the golden era of Japanese poster graphic design.

Japan
(art • awesome • cool • fan art • movies • posters • retro)

Press start, receive art: Japanese art gallery showcases bugged Nintendo screen canvases

Katy Kelly
Dec 8, 2019

Beautiful paintings of glitchy NES screens will star in Tokyo art gallery through December.
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Japan
(art exhibition • art show • glitch • NES • retro • Retrojective • Shun Okada • TAV Gallery)

We visit new retro Starbucks in Japan for a taste of classic kissaten breakfast menu items

Oona McGee
May 16, 2019

Before Starbucks existed in Japan, there were kissaten coffeehouses. Now there’s the Starbucks kissaten.

Japan
(cafes • coffeehouse • coffeehouses • food • food and drink • kissaten • retro • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan goes retro with Purin A la Mode Pudding Frappuccino, kissaten coffeehouse items

Oona McGee
May 8, 2019

New lineup will make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time to the heyday of Japanese coffeehouses.

Japan
(coffeehouse • creme caramel • desserts • food and drink • Frappuccinos • kissaten • pudding • purin • purin a la mode • retro • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)

User’s custom iPhone case imbues it with Fallout-style gritty chic, Japanese industrial aesthetic

Katy Kelly
Mar 28, 2019

When choosing the perfect phone case, why not go for one that’s already survived the wear and tear of the industrial age?

Japan
(aesthetics • awesome • cool • retro • smartphone cases • smartphone covers • twitter)

Pokémon wedding video tells beautiful story of a couple who met while playing Pokémon GO

Oona McGee
Nov 19, 2018

Couple uses NOSTALGIA ATTACK! And with personalised features and 8-bit graphics, it’s a CRITICAL HIT!!

Japan
(8-bit • anime • cute • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • retro • video games • weddings)

One yen camera: we bought an extremely cheap camera off Yahoo! Auctions and tested it out【Pics】

Koh Ruide
Aug 27, 2018

It’s amazing what you can do with a $0.01 film camera.

Japan
(beautiful • cheap • Go Hattori • photography • retro)

Blast from the past: cosplayer’s retro otaku outfit hits nostalgic notes with netizens

Koh Ruide
Aug 20, 2018

Attendees surprised to find a time-traveling otaku from a bygone era.

Japan
(Comiket • Comiket 94 • cool • funny • retro • time travel)

Cool History Garage in Toyota’s massive car theme park warps you back to Japan’s 1960s【Video】

Koh Ruide
Jun 4, 2018

Take a peek into Japan’s past and immerse yourself in the golden age of cars.

Japan
(cars • cool • odaiba • retro • theme park • TOYOTA • Vintage)

Get a taste of Japan’s past NOW, with these retro snacks and sweets at Tokyo department store

Meg Murphy
Aug 8, 2017

Fried bread, fruity ciders, and more tasty treats from across Japan and across generations.

Japan
(Japanese food • retro • school lunch • summer events • Takashimaya)

Doshisha’s retro LCD TV even comes with functioning clicking channel knob just like the old days!

Master Blaster
Nov 4, 2016

The forgotten tactile pleasure of turning a clicky dial to change the television channel can be had again!

Japan
(70s • Doshisha • LCD • retro • television • TV)

Japanese company releases sleek, traditional arts & crafts version of Monopoly【Pics】

Jamie Koide
Mar 19, 2016

Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten, knows that despite being in business for 300 years, you haven’t really made it until you own Boardwalk, Mayfair, or in this case Kyoto’s Nishijin Textile Center.

Japan
(Board games • cool • Japanese art • limited edition • Monopoly • Nakagawa Masashichi • retro)

Candy-scented incense sticks smell sweet, probably taste like burning

Evie Nyan
Mar 17, 2016

Nostalgic Japanese candy meets fragrant incense for a scent-sational retro treat that won’t rot your teeth or split your pants, but might burn a hole in your rug…