This video was shot over 100 years ago in Tokyo, 1913~1915, and is interesting even to me as a Japanese. The first thing that strikes me is the number of children, and I am deeply moved to realize that there really was a time like this in Japan. This is because these children have made […]
Cheap and tasty! MARUGAME UDON.
Do you know Marugame Seimen? It is a cheap and tasty udon restaurant. Many of you may have heard of it. It is a large udon chain with 826 stores throughout Japan and 214 stores overseas. If you have eaten there, you may know that, anyway, Marugame Seimen’s udon noodles are firm and delicious. And […]
How to eat sushi.
Have you ever eaten sushi? Many of you reading this site may be sushi lovers. If you have eaten sushi several times in Japan, you may already be confident in your sushi eating style. However, your way of eating sushi is totally wrong. Here is what you need to know about how to eat sushi. […]
Shinjuku Kabukicho walking video at night with walking map & stores.
Shinjuku Kabukicho at night is fun to see many different faces. It is a neo-Tokyo with a variety of stores and restaurants. It is interesting just to walk around the streets without going into a store. Before holidays and on weekends, it is crowded even at midnight. Be careful, however, as the dark, unpopular back […]
Amazing capsuel loft room in Shinjuku.
This accommodation is for those who want to keep accommodation costs low. 4,000 yen for a 9-hour stay + shower + meals + laundry is reasonable. Moreover, although it is located in the middle of Kabukicho, a 5-minute walk from Shinjuku Station, there is a police box right next to it for your peace of […]
100 Yen Shop Best 10.
Japanese 100 Yen Shops Can Be Quite Useful! When you come to Japan, be sure to go there and get all the supplies you need for daily life. I still wonder how it works that they sell so many useful and useful things for 100 yen. You can buy a lot of small items that […]
Strong! Former sumo wrestler to wrestle in front of the station!
He’s already a retired sumo wrestler, but really strong! As you can see from the video, they have a strong torso. And by leaning his body forward 45 degrees, he is able to defeat his opponent without losing his balance. Even people bigger than him cannot match his sumo skills. If you come to Japan, […]
Food fighter. A young businessman with a big appetite.
The stomach of a young businessman in this suit resembles, metaphorically speaking, a black hole floating in space. His speciality is gluttony. He consumes a huge amount of food, more than you can imagine from his appearance! Most gluttonous people eat in pain, but the great thing about him is that he eats like he […]
This is just a karate performance, but you will definitely lose to her.
This video shows a competition called “Kata” in karate. The “Kata” of Karate refers to the Karate performance. It is a fact that there are both pros and cons to Karate “Kata”. However, to me, Kata seems to be a very symbolic sport of Japan, and I hope that it will remain an Olympic sport. […]
The first store you should go to when you visit Japan is a 100 Yen(one dollar) stores!
Japanese 100 yen stores are quite convenient and interesting to look at because of the wide variety of products. The first store you should go to when you visit Japan is a 100 Yen store! Products at 100 yen stores are cheap but have good performance. Why don’t you buy some useful daily life goods […]
An old food stall in Tokyo with no name.
This stall is not sanitary, not new, not fashionable. Just an old stall. But somehow I am moved by it. It is a restaurant where passersby can see you eating. The prices are not very cheap. But I am excited. There are very few yatai in Tokyo now. They will probably disappear sooner or later. […]
A high school student who is a master of the game “Taiko drum master(Taiko-no-Tatsujin)”.
He’s a master of the arcade game “Taiko no Tatsujin!” As you can see in the video, he is fast and accurate. To the untrained eye, it makes no sense how he can hit a given spot so quickly and so accurately… He also holds a Guinness record of 1241 single strokes per minute. There […]
Nippon Sport Science University’s performance “Collective Action.
Controlled and regular group behavior is easily remembered, for better or worse. It must be input into our genes as a human instinct to survive by working together. It is similar to haka in New Zealand and kecak in Bali. But Japanese collective behavior is a bit different. The big difference is that they don’t […]
Japan Cherry Blossom Spots(sakura), spring only.
Japan’s national flower is the cherry blossom. Many trees are planted in central Tokyo. Therefore, in March and April, when cherry blossoms bloom, Japan is tinged with the pink color of cherry blossoms. Since Japanese graduation and entrance ceremonies are held in March and April, respectively, and cherry blossoms symbolize the season of parting and […]
This looks delicious! Hakodate hotel with the best breakfast in Japan.
Hokkaido is a region of delicious seafood. It takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes by plane from Tokyo. Located in the north of Japan, it is the prefecture with the largest land area in Japan. In Tokyo, the ingredients can only be found in high-end sushi restaurants, but in Hokkaido, they can be found […]
320km/h in the snow! Tohoku Shinkansen runs at full speed.
Have you ever ridden the Shinkansen in Japan? Japan is a long island stretching from north to south, and the climate is completely different between the northern and southern parts of the country. In the northern part of Japan, there is a great deal of snowfall, but even in such conditions, the Shinkansen runs normally […]
Golden eel bowl at Kawasho, an eel specialty restaurant.
Golden eel bowl / Eel bowl specialty restaurant Kawashou This is very good. Eel is one of Japan’s most expensive foods, and there is a dish called “golden eel bowl” which is made by grilling this eel, pouring a special sweet sauce for eel, and putting a half-boiled egg on top of it. It is […]
Push the button against the wind!
He is a Japanese comedian named Takushi Tanaka who forms a comedy duo called “Ungirls”. He is 188 cm tall but very thin, and his body structure and funny face are his main selling points. The name of the duo means “not a woman,” although they look like women because they are both slender. but […]
Tokyo Shitamachi walk.
Dojo-nabe is a traditional Japanese dish. Komagata Dojo,” which appears in the video, is a restaurant specializing in Dojo cuisine with a 200-year history. There are both table and tatami room seating, and the tatami room seating is Japanese style with the food placed almost entirely on the floor. When you come to this restaurant, […]
Cheep & tasty standing Izakaya Uo-kusa in Ueno.
There is a standing Izakaya called “Uo-kusa” in Ueno, Tokyo. It may take a bit of courage to enter as a tourist, but it is a cheap and tasty standing bar! There are many such standing Izakaya in Ueno. If you want to enjoy seafood and sake, you should definitely visit one. Standing Izakaya like […]
Real Tokyo Japan, Jiyugaoka.
Most of the tourists who come to Japan go to major cities for sightseeing. Big cities are fascinating, but if you want to experience real Japanese culture, I strongly recommend you to take a walk in a residential area! You can get a good idea of where Japanese people live, eat, and shop. In Japan, […]
Cool. Moving full-scale Gundam in Yokohama.
Have you ever heard of Mobile Suit Gundam? Many of you know it. This is a full-size Gundam RX-78 at the Gundam Factory in Yokohama, Japan. You can see that the full-size Gundam is quite large in person. No matter how much technology advances, it will unfortunately be impossible for such a large piece of […]
Dark Side Night Walk in Kabukicho, Shinjuku.
As the sun begins to set, Shinjuku begins to show a different face. Friday and Saturday nights are very crowded. Just strolling around Shinjuku at night is a lot of fun, so please be sure to visit Shinjuku when you come to Japan. Kabukicho is much larger than you might imagine and is divided into […]