otsukimi
Fried chicken meets Japanese tradition with a new lineup, and there’s a sweet pie in the mix too.
If you know where to look, you’ll be able to try a jugful of noodles that nobody wanted the owner to create.
What the heck is a ‘moon viewing’ burger? Why does McDonald’s Japan sell these lunar sandwiches at this time of year? Is it actually good? We solve all these riddles with this taste test!
If you happened to be in Japan this week, you may have noticed rather a lot of rabbit-themed goods, particularly sweets. Not to worry, the Japanese haven’t gotten their dates for Easter spectacularly wrong, these lapine lovelies are part of otsukimi, a tradition celebrating the harvest moon.
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Japanese city paints well-known prostitution street bright yellow, adds fish art【Video】
Sushi Bears restaurant opens in Tokyo, offers exactly what its name promises【Photos】
Stunning ukiyo-e art experience floats over to Tokyo for its latest exhibition
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One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Uniqlo announces first-ever collaboration with horror manga master Junji Ito【Photos】
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Japan’s most popular castle raising ticket prices by up to 200 percent for non-local tourists
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
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Japan’s top 10 food travel destination prefectures【Survey】
We test Daiso’s new storage container to see if it keeps rice fluffy even after freezing
Sakura season arrives at McDonald’s Japan with new range of exclusive menu items
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
Japan’s train otaku ruin the sweet story of the lone schoolgirl and her train station
Japanese “Ichiban Street” recreated at new shopping mall in China
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A visit to Subnade: Downtown Tokyo’s survivor subterranean shopping center【Photos】
Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station’s west side: Quite possibly best spot in Japan for Pokémon GO
Drink hot sake at Tokyo train station’s “phantom platform”
Soak in a sand bath in Beppu, Japan’s famous onsen region
Studio Ghibli tea blends contain ingredients inspired by My Neighbour Totoro
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