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Japanese Starbucks that’s also an art gallery hosts exhibition by painters from Tokyo’s top art school
- Casey Baseel
20 hours ago - Tweet
Starbucks in artsy neighborhood wants to showcase work by local creatives.
- Japan
- (art • art galleries • artists • cafes • coffee • cool • events • exhibitions • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo • Tokyo University of the Arts • Yanaka • Yanaka Ginza)
Solo travel in Japan: $3 all-you-can-drink deal at this conveyor belt restaurant is a fun time for one
- Oona McGee
2 days ago
No need to feel self-conscious when you can use this automatic ordering and delivery system.
- Japan
- (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • cheap eats • food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • solo dining • solo grill • solo travel • Tokyo • yakiniku)
Family Mart releases Famima convenience store products nationwide, but which ones are worth buying?
- Oona McGee
4 days ago
We review all the products to find out which ones should you try and which ones you should miss.
- Japan
- (Azabudai • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Family mart • Famima • Famima Park Azabudai • Japanese convenience stores • SNO • Tokyo)
Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors
- Oona McGee
6 days ago
This rooftop in Kabukicho is a hidden oasis where all diners will feel welcome.
- Japan
- (beer gardens • cheap eats • food • izakaya • Japanese restaurants • Kabukicho • Restaurant • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • solo dining • solo travel • Tokyo)
Janken Kebab: Win at rock-paper-scissors and get extra fillings at this fun Japanese kebab shop
- Oona McGee
6 days ago
Kebabs taste better with a side of janken.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • COK • Ikuna Kamezawa • kebab • kebab norimaki • SNJO • Star Kebab • Tokyo)
Is Tokyo’s Odaiba, once one of its trendiest neighborhoods, becoming a ghost town? [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
6 days ago
We check to see whether or not the rumors of Odaiba’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
- Japan
- (Aomi • COK • Japan travel.SNJO • odaiba • Tokyo • tourism • travel • urban exploring)
Tokaido Lumière Express: Stay overnight inside the Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2026
For about 2,000 yen more than a regular reserved seat, you can spend the night on board the bullet train instead of paying for a hotel.
- Japan
- (bullet train • bullet trains • Central Japan Railway • Central Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • news • Osaka • overnight trains • shinkansen • Tokaido Shinkansen • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel)
Sushi Bus: Japan’s first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 21, 2026
Jiro dreams of sushi, but he never would’ve dreamed of this.
- Japan
- (bus tour • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • sightseeing • sightseeing bus • sushi • Sushi Bus • sushi restaurant • things to do • things to do in Tokyo • Tokyo • tour • tourism • tours • travel • Willer)
You can send your suitcase from Tokyo to Kyoto on the Shinkansen for same-day delivery… but it’ll cost you
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2026
Overlooked luggage-forwarding service will become easier to use this autumn, especially for tourists staying in private rentals like Airbnbs.
- Japan
- (Bounce • bullet train • COK • hands free • hands-free travel • Japanese trains • JTB • Kyoto • luggage • luggage delivery • luggage forwarding • luggage storage • Osaka • shinkansen • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • tourists • trains • travel)
Dog-friendly Wanwan Liner bus to begin operations between Tokyo and Osaka this fall
- Krista Rogers
Aug 19, 2026
This upcoming doggy express offers a new option for long-distance travel in comfort with your Best Friend.
- Japan
- (animals • BIG Bus • bus • buses • COK • dog • highway buses • Japan travel • Osaka • pet friendly • pets • Tokyo • tourism • travel • Wanwan Liner)
Best burger in Tokyo? JB’s serves up a cheap craft burger that not a lot of people know about
- Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2026
There’s good reason why this burger chain is ranked in the top 100 Best Hamburgers in Japan.
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • JB’S Tokyo • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo • Yoyogi)
Watch a sumo bout inside Tokyo Tower, at a new restaurant endorsed by two yokozuna
- Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2026
Sumo and chanko nabe are just some of the highlights of this new Japanese culture experience.
- Japan
- (chanko nabe • COK • cool • dining • dinner • Restaurant • restaurants • sport • Sumo • sumo wrestlers • Tokyo • Tokyo Sumo Stable Entertainment • Tokyo Tower • tourism • tourist sites • yokozuna)
Tokyo sweets store has a “350% Pudding Soft Serve”, and people are going wild for it
- Oona McGee
Aug 13, 2026
Is this ice cream dessert worth the hype?
- Japan
- (COK • cool • desserts • Ginza • ice cream • pudding • purin • Purin Lab • review • SNJO • social media • soft serve • taste test • Tokyo • viral • viral food)
Wagyu ramen for foreign tourists appears in Kabukicho, with a very high price tag
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2026
What makes this bowl of noodles cost around twice as much as a regular ramen, and is it worth it?
- Japan
- (beef • food • Japanese food • Kabukicho • Mita Seimenjo • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurant • ramen restaurants • restaurants • Tokyo • tourists • Wagyu)
Sweet dreams are made of cheese at this all-you-can-eat cheese and doria restaurant
- Krista Rogers
Aug 4, 2026
Our stomachs are more than pleased after eating all of the cheese.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • cheese • COK • doria • Jiyugaoka • Saint Marc • SNJO • sweets • Tokyo)
Tokyo security guard’s famous station tape font becomes official custom Nike streetwear
- Elliot Hale
Aug 1, 2026
Upgrade your wardrobe with custom clothes featuring the iconic font of a Shinjuku Station legend.
- Japan
- (art • calligraphy • clothes • COK • fashion • font • graphic design • Mr. Sato • Nike • Nike Shinjuku • packing tape • shinjuku • Shuetsu Sato • SNJO • streetwear • tape • Tokyo • typography)
New service lets Tokyo tourists display their faces on giant screen at Japan’s busiest intersection
- Casey Baseel
Jul 31, 2026
Pedestrian crossing outside Shibuya Station to lean even harder into tourist selfie appeal.
- Japan
- (Japan travel • Shibuya • Shibuya crossing • Shibuya intersection • Shibuya Scramble • Shibuya scramble crossing • Tokyo • tourism • travel)
Maximum entry fee for sento public baths in Tokyo increases slightly for adults next month
- Krista Rogers
Jul 30, 2026
The rise in the entry fee comes amid an increase in public bathhouse users in Tokyo and a decrease in the total number of sento.
- Japan
- (bathhouse • costs • fee increase • onsen • public bath • sento • Tokyo)
Japanese government okays plan to create a backup capital city
- Master Blaster
Jul 27, 2026
Always good to have a spare lying around.
- Japan
- (Aichi • capital city • fukushoto • Japan Innovation Party • Nagoya • Nippon Ishin no Kai • Osaka • politics • Tokyo • vice-capital)
Family Mart’s new Famima flagship in Tokyo has a hidden gem that most visitors miss
- Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2026
A must-try convenience store drink you won’t find anywhere else.
- Japan
- (Azabudai • convenience store drinks • convenience stores • drinks • Family mart • Famima • Famima Park Azabudai • flagship store • Japanese convenience stores • jasmine tea • milk tea • new opening • Nigo • SNJO • tapioca • tea • Tokyo • Toranomon)
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Studio Ghibli unveils new My Neighbour Totoro Yearly Plate for 2027
Lego PlayStation recreates Sony’s original console, makes unusual choice for games to salute
Kyoto temple bans visitors from wearing kimono
New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]
New Pokémon anniversary song is 22 minutes long, features all 1,025 Pokémon species [Video]
Starbucks Japan releases new coffee table book featuring 18 of the most unique stores around the country
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Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027
Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors
Japan’s final Penguin Suica train cards have already shipped, and when they’re gone, they’re gone
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12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama
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Study finds hundreds of people in Indonesia legally named after Naruto, Inuyasha, other anime stars
Japan approves foreign resident visa renewal fee increases of up to 967 percent, starts soon
Japan tripled its departure tax to fund tourism but is using the money on cherry blossoms and bears
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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