Shinto is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people and it is as old as Japan itself. Today it remains Japan's major religion alongside Buddhism and Christianity. Most people who have any interest in Japanese culture are … [Read more...]
On our last full day in Japan, the Tofugu team and the venerable Gakuranman visited Sega Joypolis, an arcade / amusement park in Odaiba, Tokyo. At Joypolis, we tried our hand at purikura, or a Japanese photo booth. As … [Read more...]
At one point in our recent trip collecting film for TofuguTV, we went up to Yoichi, Hokkaido to visit the Nikka Whiskey Brewery. In our naivety, we bought whiskey thinking we could send it back. We quickly found out that … [Read more...]
There's a little-known phenomenon in history called “dancing mania,” and it's pretty much exactly what it sounds like: huge groups of people start dancing for no real reason until they're completely exhausted. It's a rare, … [Read more...]
When I first came to Japan when I was 11 years old, Japanese TV was a source of mystery and wonder to me. I kinda knew about all of the parodies about Japanese game shows, and I can remember sitting transfixed in a hotel … [Read more...]
While I definitely miss plenty of weird things about Japan, there are things I do not miss as well. While everyone has differing tastes, these are the things that I personally don't really miss (and wish I could have while … [Read more...]