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After traveling to four cities in Japan, the exhibit is ready to head out and meet the international Sailor Moon fan ...

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

Unlike most other art galleries, there are some hands-on, interactive elements to this exhibition. Visitors will delight in the giant Papanda prop from one of Takahata’s earlier works, Panda! Go, ...

A rare chance to see this temple-within-a-temple that’s off the beaten tourist track. Kyoto is one of Japan’s top travel destinations, and with good reason, as the city boasts the densest distribution ...

The first of those is going to be going into service this summer at the Hotel Vison in the town of Taki, Mie Prefecture. With Calpis being refreshingly sweet but not as sugary as cola, it’s a drink ...

Stories in Shinkansen ice cream tag.Kyoto Shinkansen sweets dessert hack – How to make the bullet train’s super-hard ice cream even better Casey Baseel Jun 26, 2025 ...

There are a multitude of JLPT strategy guides out there, but I’d like to share my experience in how I prepared for the test, since I feel like I did a few things differently. I’ll go over each section ...

Instant ramen company blends special ingredients to create the “strongest Buff Meshi” for gamers. Back in 1958, Nissin invented Chicken Ramen, the world’s first instant ramen, and in 1971 they wowed ...

Shinto priests bless 55,000-pound anime robot’s head in jotoshiki ceremony. Yokohama is Japan’s second-largest city, and being just 20 minutes south of downtown Tokyo also makes for an easy half-day ...

Another heartwarming tale of Nintendo’s legendary God-like customer service. Japanese customer service is often hailed as the best in the world, and one local company that’s become particularly ...

“Please feel soothed by the powered-up cat testicles,” says Hagoromo in the announcement that promises somehow-improved cat nuts compared to the previous iterations of the calendar, which has been ...