The second state of emergency was declared in Japan on Thursday. As of right now, the prefectures affected are: Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama So, what will happen? Restaurants and Bars must stop serving alcohol at 7 om and close an hour later, except for Read More …
Right after New Year, Japan’s version of Black Friday kicks in as it becomes “Fukubukuro” (Lucky Bag) Time! Of course, while Black Friday and Cyber Monday have been slowly been integrated to Japanese shopping (thanks Amazon!), the tradition of Fukubukuro continues after the New Year. Read More …
When it comes to Japan, the words “Harajuku Kawaii” describes the cutesy fashion of Harajuku. And Masuda Sebastian is known for promoting the Kawaii concept worldwide, may it be fashion, music and lifestyle. And in 2015, Kawaii Monster Cafe Harajuku opened its doors. The cafe Read More …
Located in Hiroshima Station is patisserie quatre feuille, which is owned by Moriwaki Osamu. Morikawa graduated from confectionery school and trained at a major confectionery maker in Hiroshima and served as chief and store manager at various FC-developed confectionery stores. In 2006, he opened patisserie Read More …
If there is one major travel tip that I can give to those who want to travel internationally, that is to purchase a digital weight scale. One of the scariest things that many travelers (on a budget) always want to make sure is to not Read More …
My sister recently treated the family for lunch at J Pot Mini Hot Pot & Bar in Fresno, California. Located inside the River Park Shopping Center, my sister has been raving about this restaurant for months. Because of COVID, there is a bit of wait Read More …
If there is one major travel tip that I can give to those who want to travel internationally, that is to purchase a digital weight scale. But not all digital travel scales are equal, but for the most part, most have positives, a few have Read More …
Right next to the Sega Arcade in Ikebukuro is Silk Hat Ikebukuro, an arcade formerly known as GAME Saint-Tropez Ikebukuro) has announced that they are closing on January 11, 2021. The announcement was made on the Silk Hat Ikeburo Twitter and saying there is a Read More …
A lot of people have been anticipating this…. Universal Studios Japan announced that “Super Nintendo World” will be open to the public on February 4, 2021. “Super Nintendo World” is a large-scale theme area that reproduces the world of Nintendo in the real world. From Read More …
Not far from Harajuku, is Shibuya Ao no Dokutsu, an area is popular for it’s blue Christmas lights (blue illumination lights). The whole place is illuminated in blue every winter and may you be with family, friends or a love one, people like to take Read More …
When it comes to Japan, specifically when it comes to social media, one must think that the majority is on Facebook but the truth in the matter is that the most popular are LINE, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, TIKTOK. And when it comes to communication with Read More …
KITTE MARUNOUCHI announced that music artist May J. will be kicking off the midnight lighting ceremony for WHITE KITTE 2020 at KITTE MARUNOUCHI on November 18th. Songs to be presented are “Let it Go” “Yuki no Hana” and “Wish Forever” and will be delivered live Read More …
Omotesando Hills in Harajuku and Aoyama district typically does something unique and awesome each year for Christmas, but with the novel coronavirus affecting events and trying to prevent crowds, Omotesando Hills is planning to do things a little different in 2020. On November 13th through Read More …
It’s that time of the year again, KFC reservations for the Christmas holidays is happening throughout Japan. For those who don’t know, in Japan, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is huge! They have a different type of branding that promotes family and couple bonding over fried Read More …
The Rikugien Garden is one of the beautiful, traditional Japanese gardens in Tokyo. And every mid-November, many people have visited the location for its autumn illumination. But unfortunately, due to the novel coronavirus infections, this year’s evening illumination event has been canceled. Rikugi, which means Read More …