Latest volume in Hayao Miyazaki Image Board Series traces the pre-history of Nausicaa, with over 50 never-before-seen Hayao Miyazaki illustrations.

Weekly. Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid; New unlimited-ride JR Japan rail pass is perfect for a laid-back trip in east and northeast Japan ...

Stories in Shinkansen ice cream tag. Weekly. Tokyo day-trip hot springs: Beautiful Mt. Fuji-view bath is just one highway bus stop from Shibuya ...

Legends say Sai no Kawara exists on the border between the realms of the living and the dead, but the map says it’s in Tottori.. Our Japanese-language reporter Ikuna Kamezawa was born and grew up in ...

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Still, it would be nice to go to Tatebayashi and check out its wares in person if possible, and hopefully get some free soy sauce candy too. One upcoming event where the candies will be is the ...

Classic children’s literature star takes big appetite to McDonald’s.. We’ve seen a number of McDonald’s Japan’s Happy Meal toys featuring beloved children’s franchises such as Chiikawa, Super Mario, ...

This summer, Unimocc is serving back-to-back salutes to Katsushika Hokusai, the most celebrated painter in Japanese art history.Hokusai was a prolific artist, but he’s best known for the Thirty-six ...

This cleverly designed product allows you to make perfect “shirotama” (literally “white egg”), a popular ramen topping.Shirotama — a raw egg, cooked ever so slightly with the heat of the broth so that ...

Cultural confusion is still cultural. Having come off a grand success with his latest DIY drinking party for under 1,000 yen (US$9), known as a “senbero” in Japanese, our Senbero Meister Mr. Sato has ...

This summer they’ll be serving as the venue for the Wano Akari x Hyakudan Kaidan: A Riot of Demons event. The most dynamic piece is an illuminated representation of an oni (demon) done in the style of ...

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