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I will attend the JATA Tourism EXPO Japan on September 25,2015.

” JATA Tourism EXPO Japan, internationally recognized as one of the largest travel events in the world, will present Japan as a …

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

Onigiri are the perfect Japanese snack food. Portable and (generally speaking) healthy, they consist of a small ball or triangle of rice containing one of a huge variety of fillings, wrapped in seawe…

posted by  Yubi | 9 years, 3 months ago | 2 comments

If someone tells you to go to hell, book your flight to Japan. There are plenty of hells to chose from! Different religious and folklore traditions combined with Japan’s natural volcanic activity hav…

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

Some 50 firms are participating in Japan's first international drone exhibition in Chiba, near Tokyo.

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The TOM team is visiting the shops of Akihabara and reporting back to you. TamTam Akihabara: One of Akihabara's Largest Hobby Shops TamTam Akihabara is one of the largest hobby shops in Akihabara. KA…

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

all photos by Ikue Mio courtesy Sankei

When visitors first come to Japan one of the things that surprises them the most is the abundance of overhead electrical cables. Maybe it’s not evident at f…

posted by  RamenRyan | 9 years, 3 months ago | 3 comments

Japan's capsule hotels are famous for their small size, and seem be evolving to serve tourists.

With Japan's tourist numbers and hotel prices on the rise thanks to a weaker yen, developers are getti…

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

With hundreds of thousands of books published every year, the choice of what to stock can prove bewildering for booksellers. The owner of one small bookshop in Tokyo has taken an unusual approach to …

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

The stone tablet has stood on this forested hillside since before they were born, but the villagers have faithfully obeyed the stark warning carved on its weathered face: "Do not build your home…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 2 comments

If its feature-length movies like those of Studio Ghibli or internationally successful shows like Sailor Moon or Dragonball Z, most people have a pretty good impression of what "anime" is.

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