5 Must-Read Manga From the 90s You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
Essential 90s manga titles for a taste of dystopia, mystery, Sci-Fi, comedy and more. While there are many, many more than five must-read titles from the 90s, I am focusing on more obs…
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Visiting Yokohama? This Online Map Will Help You Explore the Best of the City’s Food Culture
Eat like a local with the Yokohama West Gate Restaurant Guide. Yokohama West Gate Restaurant GuideOne district in Tokyo’s cosmopolitan neighbor of Yokohama, the host city of the upcoming Rugby W…
Top Jobs in Japan You Can Apply to From Overseas – Week 39, 2019
On Sep 26, 2019Each week GaijinPot looks through its daily updated database of jobs and selects the best opportunities for finding and securing a career in Japan from overseas. They currently ha…
Top 10 Foreigner-Friendly Bars and Clubs in Tokyo
Spend a weekend in Tokyo, and you’ll realize it’s a city that really likes to drink and party. Here are 10 of the coolest foreigner-friendly bars in Tokyo where anyone can enjoy a drink unt…
The Mountainous Sengyoji Temple and Indoor Mechanical Cemetery
The architecture firm’s founder, Masahiro Harada, grew up in Shizuoka which is also home to the famous mountain. Completed in June of 2018, the new Sengyoji Temple, located in Ikebukuro, is a to…
Detailed Ballpoint Pen Illustrations by Manabu Endo
Manabu Endo creates dignified portraits of his subjects using a watercolor background and detailed ballpoint pen illustrations. The dreamy animals, plants and occasionally humans are reminiscent…
Rooms Where Time Stops: Miyu Kojima’s Miniature Replicas of Lonely Deaths
a page from Miyu Kojima’s new book, which features essays and photos of her miniature replicasTwenty seven-year old Miyu Kojima (previously) works for a company that cleans up after kodokushi (孤…
Miyu Kojima Creates Miniature Replicas of Lonely Deaths
Twenty six-year old Miyu Kojima works for a company that cleans up after kodokushi (孤独死) or lonely deaths: a Japanese phenomenon of people dying alone and remaining undiscovered for a long perio…
Japan Now Thinks Rugby Is The Best Sport In The World
Rugby is now the most amazing sport in Japan after the national rugby team defeated Ireland 19-12 in a Rugby World Cup pool match in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday. “Stuff soccer or baseball…
Tokyo Events This Week: Hokkaido Fair and Tamagawa Fireworks
Tokyo events for Monday, September 30 to Sunday, October 6, 2019This week, try delicious Hokkaido cuisine in the heart of Tokyo, catch the fireworks in Tamagawa or join a horror-themed street ra…