From Nihombashi to Asakusa: a calming Tokyo walk (video).
Here’s a nice calming video walk through Tokyo for you, from everyone’s favourite Nordic chap.
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Life in Japan and all things Japanese.
A visit to Tokyo’s giant Mech (video).
Japan has only gone and built a real-sized moving GUNDAM mech, currently available to view in Tokyo as a tourist
Read MoreGive me manga, then give me beer, then give me more damn manga (video).
What if I told you there was a place in Tokyo which was a manga lending library that served you
Read MoreCos-play, Japanese Style (video).
If you like cos-play and you like anime, then over in Japan they have a massive con that blends the
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Tokyo’s geek heaven: Nakano Broadway (video).
Nakano Broadway in Tokyo is the mecca for anime and manga geeks – called ‘otaku’ in Japanese. This street has
Read MoreRamen face mask beats all but the fog (weird news).
Japanese animator Shibata Takahiro has created a COVID defender face mask that resembles a bowl of ramen – realistic right
Read MoreJapan’s secret retail treasure (J-life video).
Our man-in-Japan, Ryotaro, says never underestimate the power of Japan’s fave second-hand shop in Sendai … the fabulous Mandai. They
Read MoreJapan’s creepiest abandoned places (J-life: audio).
Japan’s bubble economy left the country littered with a staggering amount of abandoned hotels, buildings, and theme parks. After a
Read MoreThe stacked game of Japanese arcades (J-life video).
The gaming culture in Japan is intense, so this pair of miscreants decided to check out the scene inside a
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Gundam: real-scale walking mecha to become major Japanese tourist attraction (news).
If you like your Japanese mecha big, as in Gundam-size, then you’re in luck! The City of Yokohama in Japan
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