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Where to find Tokyo’s secret candy apple specialty store
- Oona McGee
May 10, 2023 - Tweet
Toffee apples are the star of the show in this hidden location.
- Japan
- (apples • bars • candy apples • cheap • cheap eats • cheap food • cheapo news • COK • cool • food review • restaurant reviews • restaurants • review • secret • shinjuku • SNJO • toffee apples • Tokyo • unusual • weird)
We sample both of the “secret” Starbucks cakes that you can only order online
- Krista Rogers
Feb 16, 2022
Incredibly rich and dense, these cakes are perfect for Extreme Fans of cheesecake or chocolate.
- Japan
- (cake • Cheesecake • chocolate cake • dessert • online • secret • Starbucks Japan • sweets • Takaki Bakery • taste test)
Tokyo has a secret, members-only parfait bar, and here’s what’s waiting inside【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2022
Remake Easy is like a speakeasy with sweets, and they don’t tell their address to anybody until they’re part of the inner circle.
- Japan
- (bars • COK • cool • food • ice cream • members-only • parfaits • secret • Shibuya • SNJO • sweets)
After three years and 10 months, the deepest secret of Nier: Automata has been found【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 4, 2021
But does a “beat the game” code cheapen the message of Yoko Taro’s video game masterpiece?
- Internet, Japan
- (cool • Nier • Nier: Automata • secret • video • video games • Yoko Taro)
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 Twitter shares secret ingredient to make perfect pancakes, it’s what you’d least expect
- Scott Wilson
Oct 24, 2017
Warning: may induce a sudden urge to cook pancakes.
The Pokémon Pokéwalker pedometer has been hiding a secret message for the last eight years
- Casey Baseel
Mar 15, 2017
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver accessory once again shows that Nintendo will not be rushed in showing its hand.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • nintendo • pedometer • Pokemon • Pokéwalker • Remove term: Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilverNintendo Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver • secret • video games)
Nintendo hid a secret message on the Switch’s Pro Controller
- Casey Baseel
Mar 6, 2017
Gamers have been searching for secrets in Nintendo games for decades, but this time there’s one waiting for them on the hardware.
- Global, Japan
- (awesome • cool • message • nintendo • nintendo switch • secret • video games)
Japan’s 500-yen coin has two hidden messages, and here’re where to find them 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 8, 2016
The country’s largest coin has something to say to you.
There’s a reason why there are fewer green Lego bricks than any other color
- KK Miller
Jun 12, 2015
Lego building blocks are a fantastic toy for growing kids and adults alike. These snap-together bricks allow you build pretty much anything, regardless of whether you follow the instructions included in the box or throw caution to the wind and build whatever pops into your head. With the success of The Lego Movie and a sequel and spin-off movies in the works, the outlook for this 65-year-old toy has never been better.
But there is an alleged little-known secret hidden in the core of Lego’s sensibility. If you take a random sampling of Lego bricks, you will notice that there are far fewer green ones than any other color. The reason why may surprise you.
Send Your Loved Ones Christmas Greetings, But Send it Secretly with Coke!
- Master Blaster
Dec 8, 2012
Imagine you want to ask that girl or guy of your dreams out this holiday season, but maybe you’re too shy to do it out right. You could send a text or e-mail, but that’s kind of lame and bland.
Go figure: the megacorporation Coca Cola is here to provide you with a sweet, intimate, and memorable way to tell people how you feel.
It works kind of like a sugary time bomb of love. All you need is a plastic bottle of coke and a marker.
6 Reasons Disneyland’s Secret Restaurant Club 33 Is Awesome
- Jessica
Dec 12, 2011
Did you know that there is a secret, members-only restaurant in Tokyo Disneyland called Club 33? The majority of memberships are corporate accounts, allowing them to do business entertaining there, but there are also individual members. Don’t get your hopes up, though, because they aren’t accepting applications. If you want to get in the door, no matter who you are or how much money you have, you have to be invited by a member.
But what is this mysterious Club 33 actually like? We’ve tracked down someone who was invited to enjoy a luxurious evening there, and according to him, these are the six most amazing things about Club 33.
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- Japan
- (Club 33 • entertainment • food • secret • Tokyo • Tokyo Disneyland • travel)
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