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Kagoshima conveyor belt sushi chain Mekkemon rises above the rest with its special secret weapon
- Krista Rogers
Sep 9, 2022 - Tweet
Our reporter discovers the special feature that makes one kind of common fish at this local eatery a slice above even the fatty tuna.
- Japan
- (Conveyor belt sushi • food • gourmet • Kagoshima • Kagoshima Chuo Station • Kaitenzushi • Mekkemon • Restaurant • Seiji Nakazawa • soy sauce)
No car? No problem! We find photogenic hidden gems in Yakushima that are easy to get to
- Katie Pask
Sep 3, 2022
Our reporter finds beautiful sightseeing spots not found in any guidebooks.
- Japan
- (beautiful • island • Ocean • photo spot • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • travel • Yakushima)
The best soba restaurant on Yakushima island, according to locals
- Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2022
It’s a trek to get to this rural location, but it’s worth it.
- Japan
- (COK • countryside • food • inaka • Japanese food • Noodles • restaurants • Rural Japan • rural life • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • soba • taste test • travel • Yakushima)
Non-Whisper of the Heart Seiji’s 60x-zoom sneak peek of the real-world Earth Shop at Ghibli Park
- Casey Baseel
Aug 29, 2022
Almost sharing a name with the Studio Ghibli character doesn’t get him inside, but Seiji still gets an early look.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • Earth Shop • Ghibli Park • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • whisper of the heart)
Mystery of modama: What is this sashimi we found for the first time on Yakushima?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 28, 2022
It’s some kind of fish…probably…
- Japan
- (COK • food • sashimi • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • travel • weird • Yakushima)
Japanese vending machine is the first of its kind, operated by a local business
- Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2022
A fun and tasty way to support the local economy.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Japanese food • Japanese vending machines • Osaka • Ponzu • sauce • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Tsuruhashi Station • vending machines • weird)
The almost immediate problems on our almost no-plan trip to Yakushima
- Casey Baseel
Aug 27, 2022
Winging it may not have been the best choice for Seiji’s trip to the Princess Mononoke island.
Our 40-year-old reporter tries muscat grapes for the first time, conquers childhood trauma
- Katie Pask
Aug 22, 2022
Seiji Nakazawa discovers that grapes have come a long way in the past 30 years.
- Japan
- (food • fruit • funny • grapes • muscat • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test)
One thing you should be careful of when visiting Japan’s Laputa Island
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2022
A trip to this remote destination ends up mimicking the Studio Ghibli anime film it’s named after.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • ferries • film locations • Ghibli • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Okinoshima • sea • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • Tomogashima • travel • Wakayama)
A senbero with deer in Nara Park turns into a weird fever dream
- Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2022
We should’ve known better than to attempt a 200-yen senbero in a park during a heatwave.
- Japan
- (deer • food • funny • K. Masami • LOL • Nara • Nara Park • Nara Prefecture • puns • Seiji Nakazawa • senbei • senbero • SNJO • taste test • travel • weird • wordplay • wtf)
Instead of working from home, let’s find out what it’s like to work from a Japanese “beach house”
- Casey Baseel
Aug 2, 2022
Can the Shonan summertime party place work as an office?
- Japan
- (beach • cafes • COK • restaurants • Seiji Nakazawa • Shonan • SNJO • summer • telecommuting • teleworking)
Seiji cosplays as the hot new mascot Myaku-Myaku using only 100-yen products
- Master Blaster
Jul 27, 2022
Never has a man worn panties, wrapping paper, and balloons so well.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 2025 Osaka World Expo • art • cosplay • Daiso • DIY • Mascots • Myaku-Myaku • Seiji Nakazawa)
We find who gives the best deadpan face in inaugural ‘King of Expressionlessness’ Championship
- Katie Pask
Jul 25, 2022
Who is best able to completely rid their face of any emotion whatsoever? Let’s find out!
- Japan
- (Ahiruneko • championship • crazy • face • funny • Go Hatori • gurning • King of Expressionlessness • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • P.K. Sanjun • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Takashi Harada)
Six summer 2022 anime that our reporter has a hunch are going to be big【Seiji’s World of Anime】
- Krista Rogers
Jul 20, 2022
After watching the first episode of 30 new shows, here are the ones he’s intuitively calling out as winners.
Our otaku reporter Seiji rides the slowest train to Chichibu–and his coworker flips out
- Dale Roll
Jun 30, 2022
What’s so wrong with taking the local train to Chichibu?
- Japan
- (Chichibu • COK • funny • Go Hatori • luxury trains • Seibu Railway • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Tokyo • trains • travel)
Life after the band — how a former guitarist in a punk band became a fair trade barista
- Katie Pask
Jun 9, 2022
The story of how one guy decided to stick it to the man with coffee beans rather than punk music.
- Japan
- (cafe • coffee • counterculture • fair trade • music • musician • punk • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • sol's coffee)
The next evolution in begging for forgiveness has arrived: the dogeritsu
- Master Blaster
Jun 2, 2022
A breakthrough in penance.
Do different brands of Japanese tofu taste different? We try all the supermarket types to find out
- Shannon
May 29, 2022
You’ll never shop for tofu in Japan the same way again.
Our writer loses 6 kilograms (13 pounds) in 1 month with help from these Japanese 7-Eleven foods
- Master Blaster
May 25, 2022
A healthy diet and 7-Eleven aren’t often heard in the same breath, but maybe they should be.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • carbs • Chikuwa • COK • convenience stores • dieting • diets • food • health • hijiki • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • weight loss)
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
- Master Blaster
May 13, 2022
Don’t blame us. It wasn’t our idea.
- Japan
- (cream soda • drinks • milk • Mitsuya Cider • Mr. Sato • Seiji Nakazawa • Zen-Noh)
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