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New Studio Ghibli stamp rally set to start in Japan, with exclusive merchandise for anime fans
- Oona McGee
Oct 15, 2026 - Tweet
All the details on how to collect the stamps and get the commemorative prize.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Donguri Kyowakoku • Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • Ghibli Exhibition • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • saga • stamp rally • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
Shibuya goes hard on Halloween, announces countermeasures to prevent chaos on the streets
- Oona McGee
Oct 7, 2026
Tokyo Ward clamps down as this year’s Saturday Halloween poses more dangers than the past six years.
- Japan
- (halloween • Halloween 2026 • nightlife • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • Tokyko • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)
Famous Kyoto shrine has a message for foreign tourists who think it’s okay to dance at sacred sites
- SoraNews24
Sep 23, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha asks visitors to show some respect after dance videos filmed beneath its famous torii gates spark criticism online.
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- (etiquette • foreign tourists • Fushimi Inari • Fushimi Inari Shrine • Fushimi Inari Taisha • international tourists • Japan travel • Japanese etiquette • Kyoto • Kyoto tourism • manners • news • overcrowding • overtourism • shrines • temples • tourism • tourist site • tourist sites • tourists • travel)
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)
Kyoto receives more foreign tourists than ever before, but fewer visitors say they’ll return
- Oona McGee
Jul 29, 2026
Official city survey highlights the issues that left some visitors less than satisfied with their Kyoto experience.
- Japan
- (etiquette • foreign tourists • international tourists • Japan travel • Japanese etiquette • Kyoto • Kyoto tourism • manners • news • overcrowding • overtourism • tourism • tourist site • tourist sites • tourists • travel)
Dance with demons in Kyoto at this Edo-period Japanese Halloween festival
- Elliot Hale
Jul 25, 2026
Turning a samurai film set into a monster dance party with J-pop choreography.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • crazy • culture • dance • demons • Eigamura • Kaikai Yokai Festival • Kyoto • parade • scary • Terupop • Toei Kyoto Studio Park • tourist sites • travel • Uzumasa Kyoto Village • yokai)
Japanese merry-go-round has heartwarming backstory, is one of the best rides in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 21, 2026
The amusement park may have been demolished, but this ride lives on.
- Japan
- (amusement park • Amusement Parks • carousel • Japan with kids • japanese amusement parks • merry-go-round • merry-go-rounds • off the beaten path • retro • retro amusement park • SNJO • theme park attractions • theme parks • Tochigi • tourist sites • travel)
Gama Land, the weird Japanese amusement park celebrating toads, is now like a ghost town
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2026
Unique attraction is a hidden retro gem in a suspended state, and it might soon disappear forever.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • B-grade • crazy • Gama Land • haunted houses • Ibaraki • Mt. Tsukuba • retro amusement park • scary • theme parks • tourist sites • travel • Tsukuba • weird • weird amusement park)
Forget Tokyo go-karts – there’s a new way to sightsee on four wheels in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2026
Machi Mobi offers a safer and more environmentally friendly way to see the tourist sites.
- Japan
- (driving • Japan travel • Machi Mobi • mobility • Nihonbashi • Rodem • scooters • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • tours • travel)
Anne Hathaway creates PR frenzy in Japan after mentioning Tottori in Devil Wears Prada interview
- Oona McGee
Jun 12, 2026
Casual mention elicits enthusiastic response from commonly overlooked tourist destination.
- Japan
- (Anne Hathaway • government • hidden gems • hollywood • movie news • movies • news • social media • The Devil Wears Prada • The Devil Wears Prada 2 • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
Colour Hunting: The hot new street photography trend changing how we see Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 7, 2026
Some might say you haven’t truly seen Japan if you haven’t colour hunted.
- Japan
- (color hunting • colour hunting • cool • design • photography • shimbashi • SNJO • street photography • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel)
Kanji ice cream becomes a sell-out hit in Japan
- Oona McGee
May 18, 2026
A fun new way to learn kanji… and reward yourself for it at the same time.
- Japan
- (3D ice cream • cool • ice cream • Japanese language • Kamakura • kanji • Kanji Ice • Kanji Ice Cream • new sweets • sweets • tourism • tourist sites • travel • treats • unusual ice creams)
Japanese manhole lid raises eyebrows with fertility god symbol that looks like… well, you know
- SoraNews24
Apr 9, 2026
Festival of the Steel Phallus deity gets a steel lid in a rural city.
- Japan
- (culture • fertility • fertility god • Iwate • Kanamara • Kanamara Daimyojin • Kanamara Festival • manhole covers • manhole lids • Ninohe • shrines • temples • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
What’s at the top of this giant escalator in Japan?
- Oona McGee
Dec 10, 2025
A chance discovery leads to a surprise at the end of the tunnel.
- Japan
- (bathhouse • driving • escalator • escalators • expressway • expressways • hot spring • hot springs • parking area • parking areas • sento • skiing • skiing in Japan • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
Instagrammable library in Japan shelters the local community with forests of books
- Oona McGee
Nov 20, 2025
Relax and unwind inside this aesthetically pleasing haven.
- Japan
- (architecture • books • communities • community • cool • Instagram • Instagrammable • libraries • library • reading • SNJO • social media • Tochigi • Tochigi Prefecture • tourist sites • travel)
Stay in a hotel in Japan where you can see a UFO
- Oona McGee
Nov 9, 2025
Alien spacecraft looks even better when lit up at night.
- Japan
- (accommodation • aliens • business hotel • cheap stays • Chiba • COK • cool • Famy Inn • hotel • hotels • Japanese hotel • Kaihin Makuhari Station • Makuhari Messe • Masanuki Sunakoma • mysteries • SNJO • tourist sites • travel • UFO • UFO sighting • UFOs)
Kyoto restaurant train reveals a different side of Japan not often seen by foreign tourists
- Oona McGee
Oct 4, 2025
Travel off the beaten path and enjoy exquisite meals on this very special Japanese train.
- Japan
- (Amanohashidate • cool • Eiji Mitooka • food • Japanese food • Japanese trains • Kyoto • restaurant train • Sea of Japan • SNJO • sweets • Tango • Tango Kuromatsu • tourist sites • trains • travel)
Is Kyoto really as crowded with foreign tourists as they say?
- Oona McGee
Sep 4, 2025
Assessing the state of overtourism firsthand reveals some surprising results.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • Kiyomizu Temple • Kiyomizu-dera • Kiyomizudera • Kyoto • overtourism • SNJO • temples • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)
What’s it like at Samoyed Cafe Moffu Harajuku?
- SoraNews24
Aug 15, 2025
Dog cafe in Tokyo is a hit with locals and overseas tourists.
- Japan
- (animals • cafes • COK • dog cafes • dogs • Harajuku • pets • review • Samoyed • Samoyed Cafe • Samoyed Cafe Moffu • Samoyed Cafe Moffu Harajuku • Shibuya • SNJO • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel)
Go back in time at this off-the-beaten tourist site in Japan
- Oona McGee
May 6, 2025
Historic World Heritage Site is a living breathing town that looks like it did when samurai roamed the streets.
- Japan
- (accommodation • culture • hot spring • Japanese accommodation • off the beaten path • off the beaten track • onsen • retreats • ryokan • Shimane • shrines • spa • temples • tourism • tourist sites • tradition • travel • UNESCO World Heritage Site • World Heritage site)
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