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▼ Overlooking Golden Gai is Hanazono Jinja, or Hanazono Shrine, which translates to Flower Garden Shrine. Image: Wikipedia/nnhFounded in the mid-1600s, when it was once surrounded by land t…
Illustrated diagram shows why the weakest Pokémon is also the worst kisser. In a tweet posted back in the summer, Japanese Twitter user @nokochan1224 was sharing some of her musings on what make…
There was only one way to find out, and so Mr. Sato walked into one of Asakusa’s many souvenir shops and bought a hanten, or happi coat. Things got even more “JAPAN” when Mr. Sato took it out of…
You can also get miso bear. Aside from the giant-font katakana text reading “brown bear” (ヒグマ/higuma), there was a lifelike bear illustration right on the label. The can contains 70 gr…
Now, you might be wondering what separates a “hamburger steak sandwich” from a hamburger. Mansei’s hamburger steak sandwich is also served on sandwich bread instead of a bun, and, in a departure…
Men and women feel very differently about whether this man should go after his crush in Japan. The man wrote in to the Career Connection news and advice site with his quandary, saying:“I’m a 46…
Japan is home to a wide variety of otaku “geeks” that show their fandom for things like trains, manga, anime and video games. Would you be able to date or marry someone with an otaku interest?…
Other countermeasures include ice cream for volunteers. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics less than a year away, the burning question on everyone’s mind is: will anyone die from the excruciating heat…
Until recently, rice-loving Americans looking to add a little zing to their favorite grain would need to trek out to the nearest Asian grocery store to pick up a pack of furikake rice topping.…
Is it because you’re being asked how many ba of birds there are instead of how many wa? For those unfamiliar, Japanese uses what’s called “counter words,” words that come after a number when cou…
