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Today’s Japan Photo: Massive Kagami Mochi 鏡餅

January 3, 2012

For Today’s Japan Photo, we shall take a look at a massive Kagami Mochi that is being offered to the [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Praying In The Year

January 2, 2012

It is tradition that on New Year’s Day many, most Japanese visit a Shinto Shrine and pray for good luck [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Momotarou Manhole Cover

December 30, 2011

For Today’s Japan Photo, we take a look at this very interesting manhole cover spotted in Okayama Prefecture that features [...]

Alien Jones Drinks BOSS Coffee in Space

December 29, 2011

Seems like everyone in Japan is captivated by space travel following the return of famous Japanese astronaut Furukawa Satoshi (古川 聡), and [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Wendy’s Japan Relaunched

December 29, 2011

Two years ago, I reported that Wendy’s Japan had closed down all of its 71 stores in Japan. For Today’s [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Packing the Fukubukuro

December 28, 2011

We are in the final week of 2012 and while many are busy planning the year end celebrations, departmental stores [...]

Reconstruction Process of Life-Size Gundam in Odaiba

December 28, 2011

Over the past few weeks, I had featured a couple of the timelapse video by our photographer friend  DARWINFISH105. Now that [...]

Dream Over for Free Flights to Japan

December 27, 2011

A couple of months back, the Japanese Tourism Agency had hatched a plan to boost visitors numbers by providing 10,000 [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Katori Buta 蚊取り豚

December 27, 2011

For Today’s Japan Photo, we shall take a look at these really cute and nifty ceremic pigs that are known [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Kinkaku-ji White Makeover

December 26, 2011

The Kinkaku-ji [金閣寺] is a one of the most popular historic building in Japan due to its golden pavillion which are [...]

Japan’s Next Generation Vending Machine

December 23, 2011

Japan is the country with the most vending machine and you can virtually find them anywhere selling almost anything. Here’s [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Caretta Shiodome Blue Forest

December 23, 2011

For Today’s Japan Photo, we return to Caretta Shiodome, Tokyo to admire the beautful “Blue Forest”. The blue forest comprises of [...]