In separate instances, man in sandals and woman who’d never been to Mt. Fuji before both require emergency assistance to get ...

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Another great idea is to factor in any upcoming holidays or cultural festivals in your country that students would not likely be able to experience authentically in Japan. For instance, while ...

Despite that forthrightness, though, Magical Nut Ikuno’s costume design is actually pretty tame by anime-style standards. It’s especially chaste in terms of upper-body coverage, with the heroines’ ...

It’s important to note that this isn’t “potato-flavored” ice cream with some extracts to give ordinary ice cream a simulated potato taste. This is ice cream with actual potato — or potato paste to be ...

Getting to enjoy a salad when you’re out and about is nice, but nothing revolutionary. However, this is no ordinary vending machine: Kompeito have seen fit to incorporate AI into it. Built-in cameras ...

Local dances, local ramen, and more to love about Tokushima. When last we left our traveling reporter Masanuki Sunakoma, he’d just finished summiting Mt. Bentenyama, one of Japan’s most unique ...

Like the worst maid cafe you’ve ever been to, where diners are told to eat their food like pigs. Japan is famous for its weird and whacky themed cafes and restaurants, but right now there’s a ...

A rare chance to see this temple-within-a-temple that’s off the beaten tourist track. Kyoto is one of Japan’s top travel destinations, and with good reason, as the city boasts the densest distribution ...

The second generation of 1:1-scale stuffed animals remind us that little Eevees grow into great big Eeveelutions. Last month, the Pokémon Center revealed some very eye-catching, and eye-opening, ...

Just because this trip to Otsuki didn’t go as planned doesn’t mean it didn’t go well. Back in December, we sent our Japanese-language reporter Ahiruneko out to Otsuki Station, or, as it’s also known ...

Special Snoopy serves up kindness in this huge new release. Starbucks has been delighting fans of the Peanuts comic with a couple of limited-edition collaborations over the years, and now fans will be ...