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Dorayaki from 89-year-old Japanese confectionery shop is one of the best sweets hidden in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Apr 29, 2026
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Filled with a special “phantom butter” from Calpis, you won’t find a treat like this anywhere else in Japan. 

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• Japan
• (dorayaki • hidden gems • Japanese sweets • monaka • old shops • Otsuka • SNJO • sweets • Tokyo • tradition • traditional • traditoinal sweets • wagashi)

Nagoya’s dark-red miso has continued to capture tastebuds for generations

• Elliot Hale
  Dec 31, 2025

One taste and lighter varieties may never be enough for you again.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • akamiso • culture • Elliot Hale • fermented soybeans • hatcho miso • history • Ichibiki • local cuisine • local food • mamemiso • Miso • miso soup • Nagoya • Okazaki • red miso • regional food • SNO • soybean miso • Tokai • tradition • Yabaton)

More people in Japan quit sending New Year’s cards and many have started to regret it

• Elliot Hale
  Dec 19, 2025

With increasing numbers of people embracing nengajo-jimai and switching to digital equivalents, many now find they are left feeling empty.

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• Japan
• (COK • culture • digital media • Futaba • Japanese tradition • nengajo • nengajo-jimai • nengajyo • New Year's • New Year's cards • Oshogatsu • survey • tradition)

Speed sutras and taxi-riding geisha preserve Kyoto’s traditions through scorching hot weather

• Elliot Hale
  Oct 6, 2025

Even weeks of record heat won’t keep Kyoto from carrying on its cherished rituals.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • cultural traditions • culture • geisha • Gion • Hassaku • Kamo River • Kyoto • maiko • Nishi Honganji temple • Noryo Yuka • summer • summer heat • sutra • taxi • tradition)

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.

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• 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)

Shimane’s hidden travel sites, where you can escape the crowds and enjoy traditional Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 26, 2025

Sake, shrines and onsen hot springs await you at beautiful destinations that are yet to be discovered by overseas tourists.

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• 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)

Japan’s unique tradition of bottle keep, where your drink literally has your name on it

• Elliot Hale
  Feb 2, 2025

It started with bars, but now even family restaurants are getting in on the act.

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• Japan
• (Asami Oshima • Bamiyan • bottle keep • COK • culture • drinks • family restaurants • liquor • shochu • SNJO • tradition • Whiskey • Yumean)

Studio Ghibli showcases traditional craftsmanship with new wallet range

• Oona McGee
  Dec 17, 2024

Totoro and No Face bring anime star power to a craft coveted by samurai.

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• Japan
• (anime • Bunko • Bunkoya • coin case • crafts • craftsmanship • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • good luck • Himeji leather • Japanese traditional crafts • leather • leather goods • lucky • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • shop • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • tradition • wallets)

Studio Ghibli releases new Panda! Go, Panda! goods for New Year

• Oona McGee
  Dec 15, 2024

Putting an anime twist on the traditional Japanese celebration, with adorable character details.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese New Year • kagami mochi • merchandise • new year • Panda Kopanda • Panda! Go Panda! • plushies • shop • Studio Ghibli • tradition)

Lucky accommodation plan in Japan includes shrine visit and onsen hot spring inn stay

• Oona McGee
  Nov 26, 2024

A once-in-a-lifetime experience at the birthplace of Japanese mythology.
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• Japan
• (accommodation • COK • culture • inn • Kagoshima • Kirishima • Kirishima Jingu • Kirishima Shrine • onsen • shrines • stay • tourism • tradition • travel • unique)

McDonald’s Japan’s new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing Pie receives mixed reviews online

• Oona McGee
  Sep 9, 2024

New dessert divides the nation. 

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• Japan
• (autumn • desserts • fast food • festivals • limited edition • limited menu • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mochi • moon viewing • pie • pies • review • seasonal menu • SNJO • taste test • tradition • tsukimi • tsukimi pie)

Secrets of the sumo ring: Behind-the-scenes rituals that support the wrestlers…literally【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2024

A fascinating look at how the mound is newly built before every tournament. 

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• Japan
• (culture • dohyo • Japan Sumo Association • Kokugikan • rikishi • Ryōgoku Kokugikan • sport • Sumo • sumo wrestlers • Tokyo • tradition • traditional Japan • videos • yobidashi)

Mos Burger releases new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing focaccia burgers for 2024

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2024

A triple-moon showing at Japan’s famous homegrown burger chain.

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• Japan
• (autumn • fast food • festivals • katsu • limited menu • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • Mos Burger • seasonal menu • taste test • tradition • tsukimi • tsukimi burger)

How Japanese people deal with death at Nagasaki’s Shoro Nagashi ceremony

• Oona McGee
  Aug 23, 2024

Honouring the dead in a moving way that aids the grieving process.

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• Japan
• (ancestor worship • COK • culture • festivals • fireworks • holidays • Japanese festivals • Mariko Ohanabatake • Nagasaki • Obon • Shoro Nagashi • SNJO • Spirit Boat Procession • summer • tradition • travel)

Tsukimi Moon-Viewing season begins in Japan with new Yoshinoya gyudon beef bowls

• Oona McGee
  Aug 21, 2024

Moon and meat arise in a tasty new collection.  

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• Japan
• (autumn • beef bowl • beef bowls • fast food • festivals • food • gyudon • Japanese food • limited menu • moon viewing • seasonal menu • tradition • tsukimi • Yoshinoya)

The unusual and surprising ways people in Nagasaki celebrate Obon, the festival of spirits

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2024

One of the few places in Japan where you’ll see families setting off fireworks at the cemetery.

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• Japan
• (ancestor worship • cemetery • COK • culture • fireworks • graves • gravestone • graveyard • holidays • Mariko Ohanabatake • Nagasaki • Obon • SNJO • summer • tradition • travel)

Shinjuku Ninja Live Show: New Tokyo tourist attraction created by the Japan Ninja Council

• Oona McGee
  Aug 12, 2024

Kabuki musician teams up with the world’s only official ninja organisation for a night you’ll remember forever.

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• Japan
• (actors • arts • cool • Japan Ninja Council • live event • Ninja • oiran • shinjuku • Shinjuku Ninja Live Show • shows • taiko • theatre • Tokyo • tradition)

Pikachu appears as a noh actor in kimono at Pokémon x Crafts Exhibition in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 7, 2024

A rare chance to see Pokémon like you’ve never seen them before.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • cool • culture • exhibition • Japanese traditional crafts • kimono • museums • Pikachu • Pokemon • tradition • traditional crafts)

How to dress for summer in Japan: Tips from a rickshaw driver in Asakusa

• Oona McGee
  Aug 1, 2024

Fashion advice on how to dress for a Japanese summer leads us to some historic stores.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • clothes • clothing • COK • cool • culture • fashion • festival clothes • festivals • old shops • rickshaw drivers • rickshaws • Sensoji • Sensoji Temple • shopping • shops • SNJO • summer • temples • Tokyo • tokyo rickshaw • tourism • tradition • traditional clothes • travel)

Studio Ghibli releases My Neighbour Totoro range showcasing traditional Japanese craftsmanship

• Oona McGee
  Jul 2, 2024

Blending anime with centuries-old design.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • bags • cool • culture • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese traditional crafts • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pouches • shop • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • tradition • traditional craft • traditional patterns)

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