Finally, after millennia of bullshit agriculture and metallurgy and revolutions industrial, political, cultural, whatever, shit's finally getting good. That's because there are now two giant, functio…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

Since we started writing about AKB48, one of the most asked questions we've been getting is how to get tickets for the AKB48 Theater in Akihabara. Unfortunately, the official site has no instructions…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

In the Anime with the English name “Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon”, the heroine wears a ribbon under her breasts to raise them and boost her cleavage. This somehow got the attention of yo…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 4 comments

The other day, I visited the Shinjuku Suehirotei which is a theater for rakugo, a traditional Japanese verbal entertainment. Though I have seen rakugo on Television before, this was the first time I …

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 6 comments

Yanaka (???, ??), Nezu (??, ??), Sendagi (????, ???) area, called Yanesen (????, ???) is very good at walking around. Yanesen is a coined acronym consisting of the initial Kanji of this 3 areas' name…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

I am very curious about those small trays that are used in Japan when settling daily cash transactions. Instead of handing your payment to the clerk, or setting it on the counter by the cash register…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 3 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. They are al…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 3 comments

Moses Weisberg was walking his bicycle through the National Arboretum in Northeast Washington when he stopped at a mushroom-shaped tree. The first thing he noticed was the thickness of the trunk, est…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

No immediate reports of damage, tsunami after magnitude 5.6 quake TOKYO-A powerful earthquake shook central Tokyo on Monday afternoon, causing the temporary suspension of some bullet trains and the c…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

Cats are an obsession in modern Japan. Most people have heard of cat cafes by now, but did you know there are cat shrines and even cat tourism? Tama the cat was appointed stationmaster of a Wakayama…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments