Stories in Shirogane Noel tag.

Another great idea is to factor in any upcoming holidays or cultural festivals in your country that students would not likely be able to experience authentically in Japan. For instance, while ...

It turns out that Sen and Rizu are beings called Crysnut Spirits, who’ve come to our world to thwart the ambitions of the evil empress Hamester. Together, Ikuno, Anami, Sen, and Rizu must gather the ...

If potatoes aren’t the future of ice cream, they should be. Potatoes sure are great, and I’d even eat them raw if they didn’t tend to cause stomachaches that way. That being said, when I heard ...

You could even get a bargain, if you get your timing right. Japan is famous for its vending machines. It could easily be dubbed the “Land of the Vending Machines.” While most countries stick to ...

Local dances, local ramen, and more to love about Tokushima. When last we left our traveling reporter Masanuki Sunakoma, he’d just finished summiting Mt. Bentenyama, one of Japan’s most unique ...

Like the worst maid cafe you’ve ever been to, where diners are told to eat their food like pigs. Japan is famous for its weird and whacky themed cafes and restaurants, but right now there’s a ...

A rare chance to see this temple-within-a-temple that’s off the beaten tourist track. Kyoto is one of Japan’s top travel destinations, and with good reason, as the city boasts the densest distribution ...

The second generation of 1:1-scale stuffed animals remind us that little Eevees grow into great big Eeveelutions. Last month, the Pokémon Center revealed some very eye-catching, and eye-opening, ...

It’s about an hour and a half from Shinjuku Station in downtown Tokyo to Otsuki, or 40 minutes from the west Tokyo suburb of Takao, where Ahiruneko lives. The farther you get from the Tokyo center, ...

Special Snoopy serves up kindness in this huge new release. Starbucks has been delighting fans of the Peanuts comic with a couple of limited-edition collaborations over the years, and now fans will be ...

Part of the Japanese casual clothing chain’s UT graphic T-shirt sub-brand, the Ai Yazawa Collection consists of five designs, one (which we’ll get to a little later) featuring a brand-new illustration ...