Manga and alcohol are a wonderful mix. Sadly, few artists explored this pairing before Araki Joh wrote the manga, “Sommelier,” in 1996. It is the story of a Japanese wine connoisseur living in France…

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

If you take a walk in a city in Japan, you might notice something. Where are all the rubbish bins!? Seriously, you've been carrying this empty onigiri wrapper around for an hour now and you just want…

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

It's true, cherry blossoms do tend to overshadow Japan's other stunning flowers. However, plum ( ume) blossoms - which bloom in late February to signal the start of spring - should not be overlooked.…

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

Tokyo subway is huge, complicated, and overwhelming for a tourist. Now there is one good thing about it; it has free Wi-fi.

As part of the improvements leading to the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo Metro, th…

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

Haneda Airport, formerly known as Tokyo International Airport is with more than 60 million passengers per year one of the busiest airports in the world. However Haneda mostly handles domestic flights…

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

TOKYO - Being a passenger in a self-driving car is similar to being driven around by a very cautious person, maybe your grandmother. Requiring neither hands on the steering wheel nor a foot on the ga…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 4 comments

This is one of the things any real otaku should buy and wear to work.

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

If you are in Japan, and you or the kids accompanying you are geeky, here is a small show that you must see. The show does not limit itseld to Rudy Goldberg machines. It heals kids to learn problem s…

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

The day for eating grilled eel is July 22nd! Retailers and restaurants are gearing up to boost sales of grilled eel as the mercury rises, toward the traditional Days of the Ox, dates calculated from …

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

As an advocate of all things ice cream and gyoza, it would be a disservice for me to not tell people about Namco Namja Town. It's not just one of Japan's largest indoor amusement parks, it's a shrine…

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