Kyoto city and the surrounding prefecture are full of historic spots worth a vist, but of course some places are going to be over-hyped. So, goo Ranking recently conducted a survey looking at Kyoto p…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 7 months ago | 2 comments

It has been 9 years since that nuclear disaster effected Fukushima. I know a lot of people worried for many months after the incident but even now, still there is worry over the radiation and toxicit…

posted by  BarbaraEbara | 8 years, 7 months ago | 1 comment

What are the benefits of staying in Youth Hostels (Ryokans) compared to staying in AirBnB places? And how about the other way round? Please share your opinions for the benefit of travelers.

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 7 months ago | 2 comments

At some point in life we’ve all thought “why Japanese TV shows are so weird” but are they really? Japanese TV Shows are well known throughout the world as being weird, over the top, obnoxious and som…

posted by  ssj1236 | 8 years, 7 months ago | 3 comments

Construction sites in Japan are enjoying a wave of automation amid an increasing shortage of laborers, with the introduction of robots to do heavy lifting and drones that instantly collect aerial dat…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 7 months ago | 2 comments

In Japan, currently there is only one model of PlayStation 3: the charcoal black 500GB version. That console’s days are numbered.

As Inside points out, Sony recently announced on the console’s offici…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 7 months ago | 1 comment

Graduate recruitment in Japan looks a bit like a scene from the movie The Matrix. Hordes of students dressed in identical black suits and white shirts make the rounds of seminars, tests and interview…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 7 months ago | 2 comments

It’s been almost 3 years since the announcement that JR East was investing 5 billion yen to create a luxury sleeper train. Yesterday, that train was unveiled at a ceremony in Tokyo. Dubbed the Train …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 7 months ago | 2 comments

In March 2016, Sony Global Education unveiled KOOV, a brilliant coding kit for young programmers. Now they are available at Japan Trend Shop but they are not cheap. The sets start from almost $500...

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 7 months ago | 1 comment

I am very happy to share this article because it talks about Toyama - the prefecture where my parents in law live and where I have been many times.

Mt. Tateyama rises 9,892 feet in Japan’s Hida Mount…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 7 months ago | 3 comments