For some folks, finding a place to live in Japan can be a challenge, particularly if you don't speak Japanese fluently. I'll be addressing this more in the coming months in terms of finding and ren...

posted by  Yubi | 2 years, 1 month ago | 2 comments

There are several different ways to hold your chopsticks in Japan, here are some examples. Regular: International Style: Masculine Grip: Phoenix: Daimyo: Mount Fuji: Human Kindness, First Love: Gal...

posted by  banzaitokyo | 2 years, 1 month ago | 1 comment

Samurai get too much credit. Japan’s foot soldiers, the ashigaru, started as nothing more than farmers pulled from the fields to swell a daimyo’s army. Yet as time passed they became a professional...

posted by  banzaitokyo | 2 years, 1 month ago | 0 comments

Kei Meguro is a Tokyo-born illustrator and graphic designer. After moving to NY for art school she settled down in Brooklyn where she’s not only cultivated her photorealistic aesthetic but also e...

posted by  banzaitokyo | 2 years, 1 month ago | 0 comments

Angel Beats PC - the game version of popular manga "Angel Beats" was released on June 26th, a month later than the announced date.

Promotional video also unveiled for visual novel where ...

posted by  Yubi | 2 years, 1 month ago | 0 comments

Nik Yasko examines Japan's popular punt Listen to the real sounds of pachinko Read more on Pachinko Commonly mistranslated as 'vertical pinball,' pachinko is a noisy, smoky, time-consuming, and hyp...

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Follow the arrow and the penguin. You're about to have a shopping experience with no comparison! Right off the escalator (the real store starts on the second floor), you'll see seasonal merchandise...

posted by  Yubi | 2 years, 1 month ago | 2 comments

Fukutegami: write, fold, send; receive, read, put on.

Just like the Internet changed the dynamics of long-distance relationships, Masako Yokoi wants to give separated friends and lovers, quite ...

posted by  banzaitokyo | 2 years, 1 month ago | 0 comments

Tokamachi Yuki Matsuri was started in 1950 by the citizens and for the citizens of Tokamachi based on the idea "let's not make snow our enemy, let's make snow our friend." The fireworks t...

posted by  Yubi | 2 years, 1 month ago | 1 comment

Rainy season -Tsuyu- is approaching Japan and this season doesn’t only bring hot and humid weather, but also beautiful blooming hydrangea and the ripping of the plums. Tsuyu (??) – „plum rain“ indi...

posted by  banzaitokyo | 2 years, 1 month ago | 0 comments