Let's face it: there are a lot of terrifying children's toys out there. Walking down the isles of "Toys 'R' Us" I can't help but gawk in awe at some of the items on the shelf, wondering "Who the fudge would buy this for … [Read more...]
There are the places that everyone recommends you visit... the temples of Kyoto... Nara's giant Buddha statue... the cement jungle that is Tokyo... To those people I say "bah" and "pshhh, you don't know what you're … [Read more...]
A while back, Hashi wrote a post about Japan's Weird, Themed Cafes. While Japan's cafes are admittedly pretty weird, I think that Japan's themed restaurants really take the cake as far as being weird goes. Japan has many … [Read more...]
When most people think of Tokyo, they have a very specific idea in their heads: a thriving, ultramodern megalopolis. You probably think of the million time-lapse videos you've seen of Shibuya … [Read more...]
Oh, you're probably thinking. Another one of those “Weird Japanese foods” posts. I don’t blame you – “weird” is a matter of perception, and depends very much on who is looking down the … [Read more...]
When I write for Tofugu, I ask myself a lot of questions to make sure I'm writing a good post. Is this topic interesting to me? Will this be interesting to other people? Is the post too short? Too long? Is the title … [Read more...]