Tokyo's most famous sushi restaurant removed from Michelin Guide
(CNN) — It's considered one of the best sushi restaurants in all of Japan, yet a famous restaurant bible won't recommend it. Tokyo's Sukiyabashi Jiro is legendary, not only for it…
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Sabers for samurai as Japanese theatre stages kabuki version of Star Wars
The Star Wars franchise is about to breach the artistic final frontier with a one-off performance of a kabuki adaptation starring one of Japan’s most revered stage actors. Ten days after th…
Survey finds big gap in Japanese train passengers who want to sit next to someone of opposite sex
But sometimes the driving factor is who they don’t want to sit by instead. To examine one criteria, Japanese website Shirabee polled 1,400 men and women between the ages of 20 and 69, asking if …
5 Reasons Japan is a Budget Traveler’s Dream Destination
Here are five reasons why you should choose Japan for your next bargain trip. Private rail networks across the country also offer a big range of special train pass packages that include meals, s…
World’s 'best sushi restaurant' removed from Michelin guide
The world’s best sushi restaurant has been removed from the Michelin guide. While reports indicate that the restaurant has been "stripped" of its Michelin stars, the spokesperson added…
Demolition work begins on Kyoto Animation’s arson-ravaged studio
Workers begin gutting interior of Fushimi anime studio in preparation of tearing down its frame. In all likelihood, the emotional scars of the arson attack on anime production company Kyoto Anim…
The one and only master of train station packing-tape calligraphy shares his story and inspiration
These packing-tape signs weren’t made by a team of construction workers, nor will you be able to find them at many other stations in Japan. That’s because these signs are all one-of…
Michelin No Longer Dreams of Jiro
This week, the unfortunate victim of that last one is Jiro Ono, the renowned sushi chef and elderly man behind Sukiyabashi Jiro, which has been dubbed the world’s best sushi restaurant. “We reco…
Sukiyabashi Jiro, exclusive sushi restaurant, is dropped by Michelin
Image copyright White House/Pete Souza Image caption Obama was served sushi at the restaurant in 2014A world-renowned sushi restaurant where Barack Obama dined has been dropped from the Michelin…
A 200-Year Old Soy Sauce Maker Rebuilds Itself After the Earthquake
In April of 2016, a powerful earthquake rocked Kumamoto, toppling parts of Kumamoto Castle and damaging many other historical sites. One of those was 200-year old Soy Sauce maker Hamada Sho…