Ever since I found out Japan got its first banana vending machine, I've been chomping at the bit banana for a conveniently placed second banana vending machine, preferably someplace I didn't have to fly an airplane to get … [Read more...]
A couple months back, we already talked about how different the Japanese Christmas is. Now it's time to take a look at another holiday that's isn't quite the same in Japan: Valentine's Day. … [Read more...]
I've seen some old pictures of Japan... but these are really old. We're talking like 1860-1861 here. I didn't know cameras existed at this time (though apparently the first exposure ever was taken in 1827, around 30 years … [Read more...]
There's a pretty decent chance that if you're Japanese, you're about to head off to pick up your (possibly reserved) Christmas Chicken from KFC... you know, because that's how the rest of the world celebrates Christmas. … [Read more...]
After a quick night in Saitama, I made my way up to Nagano, from which I was able to go to Jigokudani. This place is known for its hot springs and it's "hellish" landscape. What it's really known for, though, is its … [Read more...]
Whoops, it's been a while since I've done a writeup. Time to catch up. The hard part about these writeups is I can't give away tooo much info, otherwise the actual TofuguTV video and writeups won't be as interesting, but … [Read more...]