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Just last week we attended the first-ever Star Wars kabuki play, in which famed actor Ichikawa Ebizo portrayed the internal strife of fallen Force-user Kylo Ren. But there’s now a new …
Many of us thought some mysteries in Spirited Away would never be solved. But now a letter from Studio Ghibli has surfaced giving us some incredibly detailed explanations! Japanese Twitter …
In this way the Rare Fish Festival (Mezurashi Sakana Fest) is like the Rams Head Live stage of the Maryland Deathfest. Taking baby steps into this underground world of fish, we selected our repo…
On first impression, though, Togo Kinenkan’s complex is unassuming—we wouldn’t have been able to guess from first glance that there’s a posh tea salon inside! The afternoon tea course has a 90…
The building’s exterior was already markedly different from Japanese love hotels. It was much less discrete with “Love Hotel” prominently written in large letters above the entrance. Upon e…
Today, a statue of Hachiko stands in Shibuya, showing the dog patiently waiting. Now, it’s that moment’s turn to be immortalized, with a new statue showing Hachiko as he’s rarely been depicted b…
Ushikubo suggests five traps you can lay for your unsuspecting man, explaining how the guy’s response will show whether he’s cheating on you or not. Good guy: Changes the subject because he does…
According to a survey conducted by Niconico News, the following are the top three least attractive haircuts for women, as chosen by men in Japan. To men, women with this hairstyle don’t look dow…
As a parent, it’s your duty to make sure you teach your kids the right way to do things. The right way to talk. The right way to eat. And, of course, the right way to enjoy role-p…
Mickey, Minnie, Pooh, and even Baymax turn into traditional symbols of good luck and the Chinese Zodiac to help ring in 2020. But sometimes you’ll also find only-in-Japan stuff, and ri…
