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Baum vending machine in a Yokohama station lets us eat cake served on a luxury cruise ship
- Krista Rogers
Oct 27, 2026 - Tweet
Our favorite kind wasn’t even the one we expected, but they were all the baum-dot-com.
- Japan
- (Asuka III • Bashamichi Station • baum • cake • Cocotomo • COK • cruise • dessert • food • gluten-free • Minatomirai Line • SNJO • vending machine • weird • Yokohama)
Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest Christmas celebration coming to Yokohama next month
- Casey Baseel
Oct 16, 2026
A Christmas Slime appears, with a Chocobo buddy too!
- Japan
- (Chocobo • Christmas • COK • cool • cute • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest Slime • Final Fantasy • Landmark Plaza • Mark Is • Minato Mirai • slime • Square Enix • stamp rallies • themed cafes • themed restaurants • video games • Yokohama)
Viral Yokohama cafe tops teas with mini teapots with a clever smoldering secret [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 5, 2026
We head to Chazhong for a treat for our taste buds and our eyes.
- Japan
- (cafes • clever • COK • cool • drinks • milk team • SNJO • tea • Yokohama • Yokohama Chinatown)
12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama
- SoraNews24
Aug 16, 2026
Police say she also spent time at an Internet cafe.
- Japan
- (Bungo Stray Dogs • Carmelita Lakdesha Paul • Carmelita Paul • cheapo news • foreign tourists • Japan travel • Kanagawa • Kanagawa Prefectural Police • missing person • police • travel • Yokohama)
Starbucks Japan to open Shinkansen platform stores at Kyoto and Nagoya stations
- Oona McGee
Aug 6, 2026
New stores add a fresh taste and aroma to high-speed travel on Japan’s busiest bullet train route.
- Japan
- (bullet trains • cafes • coffee • cool • drinks • Japanese trains • Kyoto • Kyoto Station • Nagoya • Nagoya Station • news • Shin-Yokohama • shinkansen • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokaido Shinkansen • trains • travel • Yokohama)
Starbucks Japan opens new store inside historic seaside quarantine station near Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 1, 2026
Sip on Starbucks in a setting once linked to infectious diseases.
- Japan
- (architecture • artists • cafes • coffee • cool • culture • history • Japan travel • Nagahama Quarantine Station • new openings • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • stores • Tangible Cultural Property • tourism • travel • Umi no Koen • Yokohama)
Giant Snorlax, other snoozing Pokémon appear in Yokohama for Pokémon Sleeping Faces Research [Pics]
- Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2026
Sleepy Pokémon and smiling faces from an adorable fan event going on in Japan right now.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • cute • Landmark Plaza • manga • Mark Is • Minato Mirai • Pokemon • Pokémon Sleep • SNO • Snorlax • video games • Yokohama)
Giant sleeping Snorlax coming to Yokohama as part of Pokémon Sleep Sleeping Faces fan event
- Casey Baseel
Jul 3, 2026
A Pokémon event to get both excited and sleepy about.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • Landmark Plaza • manga • Mark Is • Minato Mirai • Pokemon • Pokémon Sleep • video games • Yokohama)
Japan’s Pokémon mailboxes saved from removal with last-minute extension on final day
- Casey Baseel
Jul 1, 2026
Pikachu, Eevee, and Piplup get new leases on life in Yokohama, and it’s thanks to fans.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Eevee • mailbox • manga • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • post office • travel • video games • Yokohama)
Starbucks Japan reopens Shinkansen platform store after redesigning it for speed
- Oona McGee
Jun 26, 2026
Japan’s only Starbucks on a bullet train platform now has faster ways for passengers to get their coffee before boarding.
- Japan
- (bullet trains • cafes • coffee • cool • drinks • Japanese trains • news • Shin-Yokohama • shinkansen • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokaido Shinkansen • trains • travel • Yokohama)
100-meter tall Hello Kitty artwork appearing on Japanese Ferris wheel, jumbo Pompompurin nearby
- Casey Baseel
Jun 20, 2026
Sanrio Fes brings gigantic cuteness to Minato Mirai.
- Japan
- (Cosmo Clock • Cosmo World • cutem • Ferris wheel • Hello Kitty • Minato Mirai • Pompompurin • Sanrio • Sanrio Fes • Yokohama)
Japan’s Pikachu and Eevee Pokémon mailboxes to be removed at end of month
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2026
The time has come to say goodbye to Yokohama’s adorable Poké-postal infrastructure.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Eevee • mailbox • manga • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • post office • travel • video games • Yokohama)
Pump yourself up with Yokohama’s new extravagant Cool Fuel ice cream
- Krista Rogers
Jun 11, 2026
With its slogan “Melt the Rule,” Cool Fuel offers a new kind of five-layered ice cream-eating experience centered on Mascarpone cheese flavor.
The Japan Burger Championship 2026 in Yokohama next month is the ultimate battle of the beef
- Krista Rogers
May 27, 2026
Watch the competition or sample multiple burgers in the sales area during this weekend celebration of gourmet burgers from around the world.
- Japan
- (Akarenga • burgers • COK • events • food • hamburgers • Japan Burger Championship • music • Red Brick Warehouse • Yokohama)
Nintendo’s Super Mario throws out first pitch at professional baseball game in Japan[Video]
- Casey Baseel
May 8, 2026
Turns out Mario throws a baseball like he throws a fireball.
- Japan
- (baseball • Baystars • cool • Mario • nintendo • Nippon Professional Baseball • NPB • sports • Super Mario • video • video games • Yokohama • Yokohama Stadium)
Starbucks Japan closing only Shinkansen platform branch for popularity-triggered renovations
- Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2026
Even the massively popular coffee chain itself wasn’t expecting such a positive response, prompting temporary closure less than half a year after opening.
- Japan
- (bullet train • bullet trains • cafes • coffee • COK • cool • drinks • Japan travel • Shin-Yokohama • shinkansen • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • stations • Tokaido Shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel • Yokohama)
Uni Donuts are pretty in pink for a limited-time spring sakuramochi flavor
- Krista Rogers
Mar 31, 2026
The Yokohama-based donut specialty chain incorporates a unique ingredient into its dough that results in a divine texture and taste.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossoms • donuts • food • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets • Uni Donuts • Yokohama)
Huge Evangelion Unit-01 head appearing in lights in Japan to celebrate anime’s 30th anniversary
- Casey Baseel
Feb 6, 2026
The Minato Mirai neighborhood is looking extra futuristic with Eva light-up and fireworks.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Cosmo Clock • Evangelion • Ferris wheel • light up • manga • Minato Mirai • Yokohama)
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 21, 2025
Essential pointers to ensure you get your coffee without missing your train.
- Japan
- (bullet trains • cafes • coffee • cool • drinks • Japanese trains • Shin-Yokohama • shinkansen • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokaido Shinkansen • trains • travel • Yokohama)
How to get your money’s worth at an all-you-can-eat crepe challenge in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 14, 2025
Local hack will have you eating more crepes than you ever thought possible.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • all-you-can-eat crepes • COK • crepe • crepes • food • food hacks • hack • SNJO • sweets • Yokohama)
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