An attraction so good it’ll rival Space Mountain! On 6 June, Tokyo DisneySea will open the doors to Fantasy Springs, the newest port expansion, built at a cost of 320 billion yen (US$2 billion)...
Studio Ghibli star pushes Humphrey Bogart out of the way. Yubaba is no shrinking violet. The owner of the mystical Aburaya bathhouse in Spirited Away is always ready to make her presence known an...
Through a tiny door, no less. Japan has a number of big-name family restaurants scattered around Japan, but in amongst them you’ll find smaller, lesser known regional ones that only exist withi...
Golden Arches continue to be a source of surprisingly cozy anime shorts. Every couple of months, anime fans get a fresh batch of treats, with the start of a new Japanese TV season and the accompa...
Pikachu…is that you? Our Pokémon-obsessed reporter P.K. Sanjun is always on the lookout for anything related to the franchise, and usually, the quirkier it is, the better. However, on a recent...
Matchonnaise! The powdered green tea known as matcha has already proven itself to be much more than a mere drink mix. A legend in the realm of sweets and baked goods, it has even been used to e...
McCafé by Barista’s spring star returns, and it’s brought a new friend. Starbucks Japan’s Frappuccinos are hard to ignore, what with the quantity of different drinks they release and their...
Local bread specialist pushes the boat out with a surprising addition to their store. Japan might be famous for rice, but these days, bread is just as popular, with specialty bread stores drawing...
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Gracias! Despite the depth and deliciousness of Japan’s culinary traditions and domestic innovations, it’s not at all a country that’s immerse to foreign cuisines. Chinese, Indian, and Ital...
Japan-exclusive Disney zone is a place where you can let it go. After immersing ourselves in the world of Rapunzel’s Forest from Tangled, at Tokyo DisneySea’s Fantasy Springs port, the newe...
A tip-off from a local opens the door to a wonderful way to feed our desire for Japanese food. If you love sushi as much as you love ramen, there’s a culinary heaven waiting for you at Sushi Ra...
Twice the price of a Yoshinoya beef bowl, but more than it seems. Our Japanese-language reporter Seiji Nakazawa recently moved to Tokyo’s Shibuya district. Even though he’s been living in the...
A pre-opening look at the new US$2 billion expansion, including the rides and yes — Disney food! On 6 June, Tokyo DisneySea will open the doors to its long-awaited Fantasy Springs port, where v...
With “inbound pricing” becoming a bigger issue, Shibuya seafood restaurant offers discounted prices for domestic customers. Tamatebako is a new restaurant that opened last month in Tokyo’s ...
Mr. Sato tries tostadas for the first time and falls in love with the tacos at Tortilla Club Tortilleria. Tokyo is often, and rightly, called one of the world’s great cities to eat in. Aside fr...
Uzushio is the shortest path from Akihabara Station to revolving sushi. Everybody knows that you don’t have to walk very far in Tokyo’s Akihabara district before you come across an anime, ele...
We try the edibile flowers that everyone’s talking about right now, and let you know where you can get them. The days are finally beginning to warm up in Tokyo, which means ice cream weather is...
The Ichirandon is causing a stir amongst fans, but it’s a secret dish that isn’t listed on the menu. Whenever you go to a ramen restaurant you’ll likely be craving noodles, but for every bo...
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A new product on the market contains concentrate to make two of Japan’s most popular popsicles at home. As the hot, humid days of summer in Japan get closer and closer, we can thankfully stay c...
Traditional Japanese hospitality, with a dash of mystical matcha, appears at the Pokémon Cafe. It’s a good time to be a matcha-loving Pokémon fan in Japan right now, because in addition to a ...