When you feel like eating something not too heavy although you are hungry, what about "Ochazuke"? Ochazuke is one of...

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Anime Japan is a Japanese anime convention which was created from the merge of The Tokyo International Anime Fair and the Anime contents Expo in 2014.

It is organized by the Anime Japan Executive…

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Depending on which side of the art critique spectrum you stand on, Takashi Murakami is either a boon to contemporary Japanese art or a blight and disease that is ruining otaku culture. But say what…

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Japan has a reputation of being a homogeneous, mostly harmonious society. There are few foreigners, linguistic differences are rare and on the surface class distinctions are largely absent. But, as M…

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My brother had warned me, “Once you go rice cooker, you don’t go back.”

He was right.

I had grown up in a household where we cooked rice in a pot, on our stovetop. In college I used a hotpot to the…

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The Lowdown Restaurant Name: Nagi Shinjuku Golden Gai Cuisine: Japanese Ramen Average Price per Person: ¥750 to ¥1,500 JPY or $8 to $16 USD Location: Shinjuku, Tokyo (please refer to the map below fo…

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Do you know that Dinosaurs lived in Japan, and you can see the fossils where they were found?

The Dinosaur Valley Fukui Katsuyama Geopark (Recognized as a geopark October 2009) is a geopark that enc…

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The emotions from ‘Inside Out’ and their corresponding kanji character

As Pixar plans the release of their latest film ‘Inside Out,’ slated to hit the big screen in the U.S. on June 17th, so too …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 1 comment

So you've come to Japan and have even made your way to otaku mecca Akihabara. Since you've followed our guide, you already have all the Japanese games you could want! But that's not enough to satiate…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 1 comment

From glasses to wristbands and clothing, firms representing a variety of industries began showcasing their wearable electronic devices at a Tokyo trade show that kicked off Wednesday. Companies, incl…

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