Have you ever had “matcha beer”? Lately it’s been all the rage in Japan, but frankly I had even never heard of it. As we can easily imagine, it…

  Today, I would like to share a video that Audi Japan created in honor of acquiring 200,000 fans on their Facebook page. Japanese public bathhouses, called sento, traditionally feature gigantic…

  Japan is a land of “yuru-kyara” (relaxing character) mascots, such as Kumamon from Kumamoto prefecture and Funassyi from Funabashi city. The one I would like to share today is “Mangetsu-man” from…

  One of the Japan’s biggest ramen festivals, the Tokyo Ramen Show – 2014, will be held from October 24th through November 3rd. This highly anticipated event features a vast…

Summer is coming to the end and we are feeling autumn is on its way. We may have to wait for sun bathing and outdoor swimming till next year, but…

  How time flies! It’s already the latter half of September, and gradually becoming autumnal. Speaking of autumn, many fun festivals and events take place outdoors this time of year,…

  In Nishi Tama, only about one and a half hour driving time from Central Tokyo, sits the Tenko-ji temple. Tenko-ji offers deep mind-body training, not only to priests, but also…

If you are looking for a modern, unique, and accommodations in Tokyo, you will find the best with the special artist rooms of Park Hotel Tokyo! Park Hotel Tokyo has…

  Japan is a beautiful country. However, we Japanese might become so used to our lovely surroundings that, over time, we fail to notice and appreciate them. Australian artist David…

(Image source: Mr. Naka’s blog post of June 5)   One hot day in June, a man holding a strange sign saying “NEET Rental” appeared in Akihabara, the Tokyo district that…

  On June 2nd, one of Japan’s best known stationary companies, Pentel, opened a unique cafe in Tokyo called “GINZA RAKUGAKI Cafe & Bar by Pentel“. “Rakugaki” means scribbling or doodling…