Tokyo Walking Distances Projected to Subway Map
Here's an impressive effort of projecting walking distances to Tokyo underground map. It appears that things are often more close than we imagine! Here's the original art…
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Is it the end of "tsuyu" (rainy season) today?
Someone said that today is the official end of tsuyu (rainy season) in Tokyo. If that is true, is the change is really noticeable? What's coming next - sunny days? ;)
Here's your Pokemon Go
Sorry it is not a question, just couldn't help sharing this :)
Have you already played Pokemon Go?
Pokemon Go is not yet available in my country but it looks like real and healthy fun :) I am really looking forward to playing it as soon as it becomes available in my country (France). …
How familiar products can turn strange in Japan
This is not really a question, I would like to propose that we share strange mixtures and unexpected combinations that we can only find in Japan. I'd like to start with sake flavored KitKat and …
This "bagel head" can't be true, right?
Here's how it goes down: technicians insert a needle into the forehead and inject about 400 cc of saline to create a forehead-sized blob. (One bagel-ee describes is…
What is the current Akihabara station stamp?
As I was looking online I found this image. I was wondering if this is the currently used stamp for the Akihabara station? I am also curious to know how often they change they…
Would you have a funeral for your favorite anime figurine?
Aparently Akihabara is really a special place so that even shrines start offer special services tailored specifically for the otaku crowd :) the article says: …
Why this nice robot is showing the finger?
I have seen this on Twitter today with a bunch of comments on Japanese. Of course I didn't understand anything, but I am still curious why Pepper if showing his middle finger?
if you edit your game save files you can be arrested in Japan!
I wanted to ask if it is too much, but apparently in Japan it isn't - a student was arrested for doing just that: http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2016/06/...