Photos by popular Japan based blogger Danny Choo from the @Home Maid Cafe, one of the more popular cosplay cafes in Akihabara, Tokyo. Photography is usually not allowed in a themed cafe; these pictures were taken when Danny was filming a TV show, Culture … [Read more...] about Danny Choo @Home Maid Cafe, Tokyo, Japan
Japanese Food
West Japan nostalgic vending machine tour
A Japanese guy [YT] spent two weeks in July 2010 travelling across West Japan and sampling food (mostly noodles) from various old-style vending machines... Only a few of the 70+ items look appetising to be frank. The price of each item is shown on the … [Read more...] about West Japan nostalgic vending machine tour
Bluefin tuna sold for $396,000 in Tokyo
A bluefin tuna fetched a record 32.49 million yen (~ $396,000 USD) in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji market on Wednesday... The 342-kilogram tuna was bought by a joint bid by the owners of Itamae Sushi chain in Hong Kong and the Ginza … [Read more...] about Bluefin tuna sold for $396,000 in Tokyo
Box of apples sold for $12,000 USD in Japan
A box of 28 premium Esashi apples was recently sold for a record one million yen (~US$12,000) in Iwate, Japan. Located in the city of Oshu, Esashi is known for its high quality agricultural products, especially for its rice and apples. It's not … [Read more...] about Box of apples sold for $12,000 USD in Japan
Free Café Harimaya Station, Japan
Harimaya Station is a cafe chain in Japan which offers free Senbei (煎餅, Japanese rice crackers) and drinks to their patrons. … [Read more...] about Free Café Harimaya Station, Japan
Ramen restaurant closes because it’s too popular
You don't hear this often. A ramen (noodle) shop in Tokyo is closing its doors, at least temporarily, because of its overwhelming popularity. Customers line up for hours to eat the noodles at the Shinagawa based Rokurinsha [Jp] restaurant, but the long … [Read more...] about Ramen restaurant closes because it’s too popular
Japan’s banana vending machine
Japan has got its first banana vending machine - installed in Tokyo's Shibuya subway station on June 23 - courtesy of Dole... Wonder what took them so long... considering that Japanese folks could buy almost everything (so I thought) from vending … [Read more...] about Japan’s banana vending machine
Japan’s star-shaped and heart-shaped cucumbers
Farmers from Japan's Fukushima Prefecture have produced some star-shaped and heart-shaped cucumbers by using plastic moulds... The price of these shaped cucumbers is 5-6 times higher than normal stuff, but the market demand for the special products is … [Read more...] about Japan’s star-shaped and heart-shaped cucumbers
Lotteria Tower Cheese Burger
Japan's Lotteria fast food chain has introduced a Tower Cheese Burger at selected outlets. It's an ordinary single 160 Yen cheese burger but you can stack up to 10 patties for 100 Yen each. In reality it doesn't look half as appetising as the advert, but … [Read more...] about Lotteria Tower Cheese Burger
UDON (2006) movie trailer
Trailer for Japanese movie UDON (a popular Japanese noodle), starring Yusuke Santamaria, Manami Konishi and Tortoise Matsumoto etc. The film tells the story of Kosuke (Yusuke), son of an udon shop owner, who left his family but returned home to face his … [Read more...] about UDON (2006) movie trailer