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 | 10 years, 2 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 | 10 years, 2 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…

posted by  Yubi | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

The ocean surrounding Japan is home to unique types of fish as well as a sheer abundance of aqua-life unlike anything in the world. Japan also boasts a large amount of rivers, lakes, and marshes with…

posted by  Yubi | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

Artist Osamu Kokufu once told us there’s nothing more evocative of the future than the car.

His words made a big impression on us and we had planned a Ping Cars road trip with his help. Our destinat…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

So after exploring how conservative and hardworking the Japanese are, let’s look at another related topic. The (very condensed) logic goes like this:

Fact 1: Japan’s streets are really clean. And th…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

A consortium of Japanese researchers recently unveiled a project that utilized femtosecond lasers. I had no idea what that meant, but it sounded cool, so I read on. The project, dubbed “Fairy Light…

posted by  RamenRyan | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

Manga cafés are places where, for a nominal fee, you get access to a huge number (often thousands) of Japanese manga and can spend some quality leisure time with the manga of your choice.

read the …

posted by  Yubi | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

Comprehensive living guide for foreign residents in Japan - Living Information

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Hello, winter in Japan. We're freezing, how about you? My house, like many Japanese houses and apartments, has crap insulation and no central heating. It's cold up in here. If your place, like mine, …

posted by  Yubi | 10 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment