Tateishi is the heart of downtown Tokyo.
The problem is Tateishi Nakamise is pretty grim at first glance.
Walking back to the train Nobu pointed out the narrowest alleys, lined with rundown shacks, t…

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Sakura and jellyfish: an unusual, but beautiful, combination.
We’re still a few days away from the blossoming of the sakura in Tokyo, but there’s already a place in the city where you can see beautif…

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From paintings, printmaking and muralism, there is an intensive influence Yayanagi has had over the last 50 years of Japanese art.
From Whitestone Gallery, who has shown Yayanagi in the past:"After d…

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Comiket: a haven for otaku, cosplayers, self-published manga authors, and other doujin, or fans who unite to create things and enjoy shared interests.
▼ “[Announcement] The fourth day of Air Comiket …

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Customers must also undergo four-stage disinfecting process before being seated.
Though many restaurants in Japan have transitioned to take-out service these days, eat-in dining is still allowed.
▼ C…

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Approached Japanese man she met at cosplay event and offered to pay him to be her husband for visa purposes.
In 2012, Canadian citizen Shannon Wong came to Japan on a four-year student visa.
The two …

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You can find many of the fundamentals for sale at 100 yen shops, where, as you’d guess from the name, almost all items cost just 100 yen (US$0.92) plus tax.
Our Japanese-language reporter Go recently…

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Visiting a cat cafe in Japan is a bucket list item for many tourists, but the animal cruelty that goes on behind closed doors should give you pause.
By Aaron Baggett May 6, 2020 5 min readIt’s hard t…

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Hidden within the mountaintop Saisho-ji Temple in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture sits the mummified corpse of Kochi Hoin.
Further inside is what looks like a mummified cat, but the temple insists it’s a…

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Then again maybe it’s just my line of work, where miner mannequin idol groups and people licking cops are everyday occurrences, that has made me jaded.
Given the nature of the story, however, it is u…

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