According to this year’s forecast, Japan still has a month or two until the cherry blossoms turn the country into a beautiful pink-tinged wonderland. But while it’s too early to see the sakura, you c…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

When the bell rings after 4th period, it’s time for lunch.

I need to bring my brimming tray from the staffroom to the class I’m eating with today. A whirlwind of activity threatens my careful ascent …

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Travelling to Tokyo can be a daunting experience. For one, there are so many places to visit, it is difficult to know where to start.

But what if you have been there so many times that you long for n…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

Japan's Mainichi Shimbun reported on Tuesday that 792 threatened life forms around the world are being harmed because of demand in the world's third-largest economy.

Japanese imports have resulted in…

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To hear photographer Shoichi Aoki describe it, what killed Tokyo’s famous Harajuku style was basically what happens when a glut of factories set up shop at the head of a river that feeds vital waterw…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

Members of the city's Bald Men Club took turns competing in a unique game of tug-of-war by sticking a suction cup, which is attached to a single red rope, to each of their heads. Both sides then atte…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

Japan is turning to those hooded samurai-era acrobatic spies known as ninja to woo tourism.

The Japan Ninja Council, a government-backed organization of scholars, tourism groups and businesses, said …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

The word "unique" is overused in marketing, but in this case seems appropriate: Volvo, Uber Eats, Dentsu, and former 'Iron Chef' commentator Yukio Hattori have come together to create a culinary expe…

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Since it opened in November of 2016, the Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo has already recorded 100,000 visitors, proving that the enigmatic Katsushika Hokusai continues to be an object of deep fascinat…

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Foreign entrepreneurs and investors who want to follow the Silicon Valley venture capital model in Japan can do so, but it will cost a fortune, raise tax risk, and might not work as expected. John Sa…

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