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Hello Kitty Dental Clinic Opens in Tokyo

January 16, 2012

Hello Kitty pervasive invasion into everyone’s life in Japan is unstoppable. Now if your love ones have a painful tooth [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Purification with Freezing Water

January 16, 2012

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will take a look at the annual cold-endurance ceremony that is held at Kanda Shrine [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: New Year Drink Otoso お屠蘇

January 13, 2012

Apart from eating yummy food and visiting the local shrine, Japanese also consume a sake drink called Otoso お屠蘇 on New [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Snow Miku Tram

January 12, 2012

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be checking out one of the special mode of transport that is being featured at [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Racing for Luck

January 11, 2012

For Today’s Japan Photo, we see participants running with all their might for the annual special race for luck that [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Celebrating Coming of Age at Disneyland

January 10, 2012

Yesterday was the “Seijin no Hi” (成人の日), otherwise known as Coming of Age Day in Japan where young adults who turned [...]

Yokohama Landmark Tower Sky Garden Time Lapse

January 9, 2012

Photographer DARWINFISH105 returns with a lovely time-lapse video that was shot at the Sky Garden Observatory on the 69th floor of the [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Hadaka Matsuri 裸祭り

January 9, 2012

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will take a look at the interesting annual Hadaka Matsuri (裸祭り) that just took place over last [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Station Master Tama’s 5th Anniversary

January 6, 2012

It feels like just a little while ago when Tama first became a celebrity cat when she was appointed by Wakayama [...]

Massive Tuna Auctioned for Record 56 million Yen

January 5, 2012

Expect to pay millions if you want to score the first auction of the year at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market, [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Generous Donations

January 5, 2012

While most Japanese folks visit their local shrines and temple to pray for good fortune on New Year’s Eve and [...]

Otosan Spots A Bowl of Ramen in Space

January 4, 2012

As we cross over to the New Year, Softbank’s mascot Otosan is still drifting about in space, fulfilling his dreams [...]