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Roaming rubbish bin robot at Shinjuku Station solves the problem of where to put your trash

• Oona McGee
  Sep 11, 2026
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Japanese railway company comes up with a cute solution to one of the biggest problems for overseas tourists.

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• Japan
• (cute • garbage • Japan travel • Japanese train station • JR East • rubbish • rubbish bin • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • tourism • train stations • trash • trash cans • travel)

Life-size Legendary Pokémon Mega Rayquaza digitally greeting travelers at Tokyo train station [Vid]

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 29, 2026

Mega Rayquaza comes to Shinjuku from the stratosphere.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • manga • Mega Rayquaza • Pokemon • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket • Rayquaza • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • video games)

Enjoy the world’s oldest gyoza chain hidden just outside Shinjuku Station

• Elliot Hale
  Jun 23, 2026

Serving up dumplings with almost 200 years of Chinese history.

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• Japan
• (China • Chinese cuisine • chinese food • COK • dumplings • food • gourmet • gyoza • Laobian • Laobian Dumpling • Restaurant • Rouben Gyozakan • Seiji Nakazawa • Shanghai Great World Guinness • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • Tokyo)

Zunda Shake vending machine lets you taste samurai culture in milkshake form

• Oona McGee
  May 7, 2026

Edo-period specialty gets a modern makeover in the heart of Tokyo. 

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• Japan
• (dessert vending machine • drinks • edamame • Japanese vending machines • milkshakes • Sendai • shakes • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • soybeans • specialty • sweets • Tokyo • unique vending machine • vending machines • weird • weird drinks • zunda • Zunda Shake)

Japanese convenience store gives away free ice cream with creative ad at Shinjuku Station

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2026

An even more convenient way to get ice cream. 

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• Japan
• (advertising • campaign • convenience store • free ice cream • ice cream • konbini • limited • marketing • Minisof • Ministop • news • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • soft serve)

Milan’s popular giant pizza pizzeria, Spontini, finally arrives in Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood

• Elliot Hale
  May 3, 2025

Famed for its face-sized slices and super-thick crust, Spontini is a must-visit for pizza lovers.

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• Japan
• (big food • COK • food • pizza • restaurants • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • Spontini • Tokyo)

Candy apple cafe is an oasis in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station dungeon

• Oona McGee
  Aug 17, 2024

A new place to revive and replenish your energy levels.

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• Japan
• (apples • cafes • candied apples • candy apples • COK • cool • drinks • fruit • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • shopping • SNJO • stations • sweets • trains)

Japanese curry restaurant at Shinjuku Station is like stepping into a time machine

• Oona McGee
  Jul 7, 2024

Experience Tokyo dining the way it used to be, at an eatery loved by locals.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • restaurants • retro • review • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • shopping • SNJO • stations)

New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase

• Oona McGee
  May 16, 2024

The Bench has the most exciting, futuristic vending machines in Tokyo.

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• (COK • cool • drinks • futuristic • hi-tech • Japanese vending machines • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • shopping • SNJO • stations • trains • vending machine • vending machines • weird)

Tokyo’s Shinjuku is looking very different with its giant westside skyscraper torn down【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 29, 2024

It’s been a long time since the busy Tokyo neighborhood looked like this.

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• (COK • Odakyu Department Store • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • stations • trains)

Make your smartphone hard as a ruby in 5 minutes on the Tokyo subway

• Master Blaster
  Jun 11, 2023

If you’ve ever wanted to attack your phone with a box cutter for fun, this service is for you!

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• Japan
• (Masanuki Sunakoma • screen protection • Serum Nano-coat Pro II • Shinjuku Station • Smartphones • Tokyo • Yurakucho Station)

Soup curry and onigiri for breakfast at a super tasty semi-secret spot in Tokyo’s Shinjuku

• Shannon
  Jun 3, 2023

Get your morning veggies and carbs in with these two Japanese delicacies.

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• Japan
• (breakfast • COK • curry • food • onigiri • restaurants • rice balls • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • soup curry • Tokyo eats)

Secret Tokyo night view spot is also a great meeting place away from the crowds

• Oona McGee
  Apr 20, 2023

An urban oasis, mostly known only to locals.

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• Japan
• (buses • COK • Japanese train stations • meetings • night view • night views • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • Takashimaya • Tokyo • train station • transport • travel)

Virtual YouTubers in our world? Giant signs at Tokyo stations show Hololive talent and human fans

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 16, 2023

Gawr Gura and other Hololive stars now appearing in Shibuya and Shinjuku Station artwork.

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• (COK • HoloLive • Hololive Production • Metro Promenade • Shibuya Station • Shinjuku Station • virtual YouTubers • VTubers • YouTubers)

Every PreCure magical girl ever now appearing on awesome anime digital mural in Tokyo【Pics, vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 1, 2023

The PreCure franchise celebrates its 20th anniversary while looking ahead to its newest arc.

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• (anime • awesome • COK • cool • manga • PreCure • Pretty Cure • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • video)

Japanese tanuki heads for the ticket gates at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2022

Wild animal’s surprise appearance makes people wonder if this was a shapeshifting salaryman on his way home from work.

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • Japanese animals • Japanese train stations • raccoon dogs • raccoons • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • Tanuki • Tokyo • train stations • twitter • videos • weird • wildlife • wtf)

Do Tokyo natives get lost in Shinjuku and Shibuya too? We ask our in-office Tokyo-ites

• Shannon
  Apr 4, 2022

The maze of Shinjuku Station and beyond may just be a maze for everyone.

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• Japan
• (Go Hatori • Ikebukuro • Seiji Nakazawa • sense of direction • Shibuya • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • Tokyo natives • Yoshio)

Tokyoites don’t recognize legendary manga artist as Akira creator goes for stealthy stroll【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 20, 2022

Katsuhiro Otomo poses in front of Katsuhiro Otomo mural, nobody notices.

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• Japan
• (ads • AKIRA • anime • cool • Katsuhiro Otomo • manga • Shibuya • Shibuya Staiton • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • video)

Giant Pokémon Go video display at Shinjuku Station brings our reporter to tears

• Oona McGee
  Jan 12, 2022

A moving moment…for more reasons than one. 

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• Japan
• (ad • advertising • augmented reality mobile game • marketing • mobile games • Niantic • nintendo • P.K. Sanjun • Pokemon • Pokemon ad • Pokémon GO • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • Tokyo • video • video games)

Pick a beautiful blossom from Shinjuku Station’s limited-time flower vending machine

• Katy Kelly
  Jul 12, 2021

This ephemeral vending machine lets you buy a floral gift right in the heart of the Japanese capital.

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• Japan
• (dried flowers • flowers • fortune • gacha • Odakyu • pretty • seasonal flowers • Shinjuku Station • vending machine • weird)

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