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 […]
Tokyo in 1913-1915
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 […]
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. […]
WEST EXPRESS Ginga” is a sleeper train that will make you feel the richest.
Why don’t you enjoy Osaka-Shimonoseki on the “WEST EXPRESS Ginga”, the sleeping car train that will make you feel the richest? I’m sure you’ll have great memories! WEST EXPRESS Ginga(Japanese) WEST EXPRESS Ginga(English) WEST EXPRESS Ginga(English) WEST EXPRESS Ginga(Google search/English) WEST EXPRESS Ginga(Google search/Japanese) […]
100 yen portable toilet.
This video may look like a joke, but it is serious. Have you ever had to go to the bathroom while camping or on the road? In Japan, there are many clean toilets in town, but it is not so easy when you go camping. Many people who have traveled to various countries may have […]
Live Cam in Asakusa, Tokyo.
The Nakamise Street near Sensoji Temple is lined with traditional crafts and food stalls, Hanayashiki, built in the mid-19th century, has screaming attractions and cafes, and Sumida Park along the river regularly hosts festivals and firework displays, creating an atmosphere of a traditional downtown area. Festivals and fireworks displays are held regularly at Sumida Park […]
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 […]
AKIRA (ANIME 1988-2019 Remix Tribute)
Many of you may know this manga/anime. Yes, it is “AKIRA”. But I don’t think many people know the fact that I am about to tell you. The manga AKIRA was first serialized 40 years ago, in 1982, and already in the manga, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were depicted. Moreover, in the second volume of […]
Sanja Matsuri, a traditional festival that enlivens Asakusa.
The festival is held on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting on the third Saturday of May, mainly in the 44 towns that are Ujiko of Asakusa Shrine. It is one of the representative festivals in Japan, attracting approximately 1,800,000 people over the three days, mainly for the parade of portable shrines, which is both heroic […]
Noh is a traditional Japanese performing art. Masks are scary, but also beautiful.
Noh has become a branch of Nohgaku, a traditional Japanese performing art, and It is a form of theater. However, Noh is a little different from the plays we see on TV and in movies, in that Noh is mainly dance and music. The story is told through dance-like movements accompanied by vocal music called […]
A little girl’s first errand.
There is a program in Japan called “The first time to errand” (Hajimete no Otsukai). It is a program that records the process of a small child who is asked by his mother to go shopping at a local supermarket by himself, and it is surprisingly moving. The film crew is in disguise, but adults […]
Drop the chocolate in the crane game! Massive win!
Crane games are a type of arcade game played to win prizes and are mainly installed in game arcades. It is a transparent glass, plastic, or acrylic box with a crane attached to the ceiling, which contains stuffed animals, candy, and other prizes. Sometimes the ceiling allows one to see the crane’s physical range of […]
Shinjuku Station is an underground dungeon. Do you know the real Shinjuku Station?
Shinjuku Station is a very complex and vast place, because JR Shinjuku Station is connected underground to Shinjuku Stations of all nearby lines, subways and private railways. Shinjuku Station is an underground dungeon. Exploring Shinjuku Station underground can be a very interesting attraction. The main JR Shinjuku Station is connected to a total of 12 […]
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 […]
The mundane daily life of a Japanese high school student.
Are you a high school student? Probably not… This video shows a slightly different side of the high school student we see every day. This is almost the same in every country, isn’t it? So this is what you look like in school. […]
Live Cam in Shiodome, Tokyo.
Shiodome is the name of a district and former town in Minato Ward, Tokyo. Today, it mainly refers to the “Shiodome Siosite”, a huge urban complex built in the Shiodome district on the east side of Shinbashi Station. The former Shiodome (Shiodome-cho) is now mostly Higashi-Shinbashi and part of Kaigan 1-chome in the current administrative […]
Courageous Japanese try their best to speak messed up English – Part1
There is a comedian in Japan named Tetsuro Degawa. He is a famous comedian in Japan who established the genre of reaction art. He is honest and natural. The words that come out of his mouth are straightforward, but not hateful, and they make people laugh. He cannot speak English well at all. He goes […]
A sake brewery in Nara.
Do you know what sake is? While most whiskey is made from grains such as barley, rye, and corn, sake is made from rice. The taste and price of sake depends on whether the rice is used as is or whether the outer part of the rice is scraped off and only the sweeter part […]
Super delicious! Top 10 really good Tonkatsu shops in Tokyo.
What is the best side dish to go with rice in your opinion? I would answer, “Tonkatsu”. If you have never had Tonkatsu, then you are missing out on half the joy of living. Tonkatsu is a simple dish of deep-fried pork, but it is incredibly delicious. Tonkatsu meat is juicy, tender, and has a […]
Live Cam in Haneda airport, Tokyo.
Tokyo International Airport is the largest airport in Japan, located at Haneda Airport in Ota-ku, Tokyo. It is commonly known as Haneda Airport. Its IATA airport code is HND, and its ICAO airport code is RJTT. “Tokyo” in flight timetables usually refers to the airport, but in many cases it is also referred to as […]
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 […]
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 […]