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 | 9 years, 3 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 | 9 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

pimp my truck ... the oriental way!

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“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 | 9 years, 3 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 | 9 years, 3 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 | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

Olympic judoka and UFC champion Ronda Rousey turned some heads and busted some scouters when she appeared at this year’s Wrestlemania wearing a Dragon Ball Z t-shirt with an image of Vegeta and the p…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

Looking to buy some AKB48 idol goods in Tokyo? In this shopping guide I'll provide details on where to obtain such goods when you're in Akihabara. Prepare your wallets!! While reika is busying hersel…

posted by  Yubi | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

"Due to shortages, sales of butter are limited to one item per customer." From spring until summer this year, signs like this were posted in the dairy sections of supermarkets and food stor…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

image courtesy the Asahi. Translated by Spoon & Tamago

When we moved to Japan in the early 80s my dad, a Jewish New Yorker from the Bronx, quickly realized that he had made a terrible mistake…

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