There's a good change you might just see your favorite Nintendo characters on the big screen. Nintendo is eyeing ways to get into the film business at some point within the next five years, said Nint…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

Ego Wrappin’ has been around for a long time. I discovered them in college in the early 2000s but they go back to 1996, which means that this year they’re celebrating their 20th anniversary. For th…

posted by  RamenRyan | 8 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

Himeji Castle (photo by Bernard Gagnon)

Himeji Castle dates back almost 700 years and is the largest and most visited castle in Japan. The central tower is a monumental 5-tiered structure (in rea…

posted by  RamenRyan | 8 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

The Kurobe Gorge Railway runs along the full 20.1km of Kurobe Gorge, Japan's deepest V-shaped gorge, from Unazuki Station to Keyakidaira Station. The trip takes around 1 hour 20 minutes each way, and…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

The Golden Week finally ended last week and vacations are now over for everybody. Yes, over here in Japan, almost the entire country was on vacations 2 weeks ago, some enjoying some time with...

The…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

On Friday I finally got to do something I had been wanting to do for a long time: to visit the Toyota Museum, located on the edge of Toyota (the city), near Nagoya, the 3rd biggest city in Japan. So …

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

Major travel agency H.I.S. Co. has been forced to cancel a sales campaign offering customers the chance to travel with "beautiful girls" from the University of Tokyo after an online backlas…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

A month ago we asked you to tell us about your Japanese noodle experiences and what you might know (or not know) about Yamanashi prefecture.

We got great answers and amazing advice from all of you a…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

May is the season for “Shibazakura”, which literally means “cherry lawn” but really refers to the pink carpet created by blooming moss phlox. One of the best locations for enjoying this riot of color…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

What's brown, lumpy, and can now be purchased via capsule toy machines in Japan? If you guessed "a turd," then you have a gross mind, but are also entirely correct! For a reason unbeknownst…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments