These blooms are now gone, but were too pretty not to share. The young nashi (pears) are forming under the green leaves that fill out more and more every day. What's interesting about this orchard is…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago | 1 comment

We still have the rainy season ahead of us, however some people already consider, if they should visit Japan in summer or not. 

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 11 months ago | 1 comment

TOKYO - A few years ago, you'd see the Humping Dog all over Akihabara. It's a USB toy: Plug it into an open slot and the little motorized dog draws power from the PC and starts humping your computer,…

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Posts about museum sazae written by rendyharahap

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Tokyo Islands Cafe Fair presents a selection of delicacies and specialties from the Izu and Ogasawara islands. The ashitaba plant, kusaya dried fermented fish, shiokara salted fermented viscera, came…

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By Koki Kataoka / Yomiuri Shimbun Photographer"Please move your body along with me and say 'banzai.' Ready?" A 40-centimeter-tall robot led the activities for about 30 elderly people gather…

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Regardless of what some of you might think of Airbnb, this is a great idea to support people who need help after big disasters:

• https://www.airbnb.com/disaster/southernjapanearthqua…

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Have you ever been to Tokyo but you have never heard of Ikebukuro? Probably because you were too busy exploring Shibuya crossing or getting lost in Shinjuku’s sexy nightlife? This is a NO-GO, since..…

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Conventional aquarist knowledge has held that the water goes inside the fish tank, air is around it and everyone is happy. That’s just the way it is. But Japanese designer Haruka Misawa has completel…

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Japan's Defense Ministry has successfully completed a test flight of a domestically-produced stealth aircraft prototype.

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