A lot of people who are visiting Japan for the first time have no idea where to go. I understand! There's a lot to see and do. While I personally tend to get off the beaten track, I do have a recommended "first-timers" … [Read more...]
One of the coolest things about Japan might be right below your feet. All across the country, manhole covers are custom made for individual towns and cities. Even though it might seem like a mundane topic, the variety and … [Read more...]
Japan is world-renowned for its amazing architecture, and it's not hard to see why. I've written about some of Japan's most jaw-dropping skyscrapers along with some of the more quaint, but still novel, houses. It's … [Read more...]
Japan loves its food. It also loves its food movies. No matter where you go in Japan, you'll always run into local dishes, special sweets, and famous restaurants and chefs. It really is a food obsessed nation. So obsessed, … [Read more...]
Japan is known to for their bizarre and over-the-top festivals. A few that come to mind are the 裸祭り (はだかまつり, Naked Festival), the かなまら祭り (かなまらまつり, Penis Festival), and the 御柱 (おんばしら, festival with the extreme log … [Read more...]
No, no - we're not talking about aliens this time (sorry to let you down). The kind of UFO I'm referring to here is the classic Japanese arcade game: The Almighty UFO Catcher (or claw crane game for all you … [Read more...]