For the anime fans, Studio Ghibli's classic anime techniques and surreal stories keep our childish hearts delighted. But didn't you know that beyond the magic, each film's setting is inspired by real…

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

If you have plans to visit a City Hall you’re definitely not bragging to your friends about it. City Halls are stuffy places, with suits and paperwork. It’s where we go to change our address, submi…

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

Travellers and residents of Tokyo know, that the city is packed with thousands of restaurants serving a variety of fresh and delicious food. It is almost impossible to find a place which serves a bad…

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

Instead of a "Top 10 Ramen in Tokyo", I'm going with a "Top 3 Ramen in Tokyo", more or less. The top 3-ish in 8 different categories. Shoyu - Mainly a soy sauce based soup Shio - …

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 3 comments

a hyper realistic goldfish lollipop | all images courtesy ame-shin.com

Amezaiku is the Japanese craft of lollipop-making, which dates back to the 700s when artisans made mouth-watering and artist…

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

Summer festivals start from the third weekend of July, in line with the school holidays. If you are a tourist, it will be fun to drop by and see one!

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

Tokyo's district of Akihabara developed into the city's bustling electronics quarter from a neighborhood known for its shops selling various types of scrap and recycled parts. Its famous "Electr…

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

Greetings and welcome back to Akihabara, Tokyo's beloved and sheltered paradise of everything electronic and nerdy. It's me, Marc, Hardcore Gamer's official nerdy guy in Japan. Last time I gave you d…

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

Even a vacuum cleaner can result in a hero-like character!

The new figure was displayed, on the 4 floor of the Kotobukiya store in Akihabara, for only 4 days (17-20 of July). As we have told you bef…

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

Summer is the "insect season". Even if you are here just for travel, it will be fun to see all sorts of insect killers sold in Japanese supermarkets.

With summer comes insects, and in Japa…

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