Getting up-to-date information requires reliable Internet access, and travelers to Japan will find a growing number of convenient free and fee-based wi-fi services available for their computer, smart…

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

Photography and story by NANCY LEBRUN Ryan Neil at work. A bonsai artist's worth is measured by how well he manipulates a tree to make it a living, changing thing of enduring artistic value.

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

Britain’s Prince William recently went on his first trip to Japan. He spent three days there, as part of a larger trip that also included a few days in China. The Duke of Cambridge had his own animal…

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

Have you ever been to a temple in Japan and thought, “I wish I had some of this amazingness in my house?” Then the Japanese butsudan (??) is for you.

A butsudan is a small, household Buddhist shrine…

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

Inden-ya is a 434-year old family-run company specializing in Koshu Inden, a traditional Japanese craft that consists of lacquer-based printing on deerskin to create leather products. The process w…

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

Let me amend that. Top five things to see in Akihabara that do not involve a Maid Cafe. Because, come on, these costumed girls are all over Akiba handing out coupons. You don't need my help to find o…

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

pimp my truck ... the oriental way!

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

“Victory 1945?, one Fukuda’s best-known works, features a projectile heading straight at the opening of the barrel of a cannon

If Shigeo Fukuda were alive today, I wonder what he would say; what …

posted by  RamenRyan | 8 years, 10 months ago | 2 comments

If you're suffering from the heat while out and about in the muggy urban streets of Japan this summer the good news is there's a free way to cool down.

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posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 2 comments

Japan is a popular target market for pop singers that want to take their fame internationally, particularly, it seems, when it comes to debuting in Asia. Is it because of the infectious fan base? Is …

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