Like this post? Help us by sharing it! There are endless things to see if you look up in Japan, but have you ever thought to look beneath your feet? A curious craze sees surprisingly beautiful manhole covers making their way on to t-shirts… Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Arts & Entertainment
Quiz: What type of Japan traveller are you?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We would never suggest travellers can be categorised, but if you don’t know where to start planning your Japan trip, this handy quiz (and perfect procrastination tool) will give you somewhere to start. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
6 of the best summer festivals in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With long hot days, icy beer and a calendar fit to burst with events, when it comes to festivals in Japan, nothing beats summer. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Crafting in Japan: Kyoto’s best kept secret shop
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! What do you do when you’re a crafting enthusiast in Japan and want to find an independent, authentic shop that sells unique artisan products? Team up with a determined Japanese-speaking resident! Keen shopper, Charlea made it her mission to find Kyoto’s best-kept secret shop. Like this post? […]
Interview with photographer Everett Kennedy Brown
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Everett Kennedy Brown’s timeless photography has been featured across international media in everything from the National Geographic to the New York Times. For 25 years, his “love affair” with Japan has evolved, seeing him become a cultural spokesperson to the Japanese government, opening a farm outside Tokyo […]
Welcome to the Pokémon Center DX Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Pokémon is one of the most iconic examples of otaku culture. Whether you remember trying to trade Pokémon with friends in the playground or looking for the faintest light to illuminate your screen on a long drive, odds are you’ve played Pokémon at some point, or at […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Pokémon is one of the most iconic examples of otaku culture. Whether you remember trying to trade Pokémon with friends in the playground or looking for the faintest light to illuminate your screen on a long drive, odds are you’ve played Pokémon at some point, or at […]