Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Often obscured by its more famous siblings, traditional Japanese puppet theatre, known as bunraku (or ningyo joruri), is an experience well-worth having during your stay in Japan. A single performance can be quirky and delightful one minute, and devastatingly emotional the next. But what is bunraku? Along with […]
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Contemporary Architecture in Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Few places in the world have such a wealth of cutting-edge architecture as Tokyo. Partly due to necessity, being at once one of the planet’s most seismically active zones and densely populated regions, mandating technological innovation and thoughtful use of space. And also partly because of a […]
Tattoos in Japan: Taboo?
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Tattooed yakuza members
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! So you want to travel to Japan but – uh-oh – you’ve read in the forums that tattoos are a no-go. Thanks to that ill-advised tribal you got when you were seventeen you’re going to be banned from swimming pools, hot springs and waterparks and kicked out […]
8 Things to look out for when in Akihabara
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Akihabara is truly the Japan’s capital of “otaku” – often translated as ‘someone who has obsessive interests in video games, manga, anime, electronics and the like’. There’s more manga and anime in this little district of Tokyo than exists anywhere else in the world. But whether you […]
Japanese Street Fashion
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Japanese Lolita fashion in Harajuku, Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japanese street fashion is never more evident that during Tokyo Fashion Week… There is a saying in Japan that goes: “Deru kui wa utareru”, or “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” In other words, conformity is key. This saying is often trotted out by those […]
AKB48: The Surprising Truth Behind the World’s Biggest Band
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! They’re one of the most successful pop acts in the world, and yet unless you’ve ever been to Japan you’ve probably never even heard of them. Just who, exactly, are AKB48? AKB is short for Akihabara, an area of Tokyo known primarily for cheap electronics, comic book […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! They’re one of the most successful pop acts in the world, and yet unless you’ve ever been to Japan you’ve probably never even heard of them. Just who, exactly, are AKB48? AKB is short for Akihabara, an area of Tokyo known primarily for cheap electronics, comic book […]