Category: Travel
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Park Ghibli publishes its Illustrated Guide for Visitors
Created in cooperation with Aichi Prefecture, Ghibli Park will finally open its doors on November 1, 2022 in the city of Nagakute, although only three sections of the five planned will open. On October 27, just days before the park’s grand opening, Studio Ghibli shared its very own “Illustrated Visitor’s Guide.” And the coolest thing Read more
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Japan’s Top 5 Regional Burgers of 2022
Seikatsu Guide.com, a website operated by Wave Dash Inc. that supports local communities, has announced the Top 5 of its 37th annual “Regional Burger Rankings”, selected with user votes*. Today we are going to tell you a little about these 5! 1. Sasebo Burger Perhaps the burger that Japanese people most often associate with ご当地バーガー Read more
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Retro, Vintage, and Cars: Megaweb History Garage in Odaiba
If you like retro things, vintage aesthetics, are a fan of the Showa era or vintage cars, the Megaweb History Garage is the right place for you. Its collection of cars and items from different periods is one of the best in Japan! Personally, I love the retro style, so every time I visit, I Read more
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Shibamata, Tokyo’s retro showa neighborhood
Shibamata (柴又) is a nostalgic neighborhood full of magic that is often underestimated by visitors to Tokyo. Many tourists prefer to go to the most modern and bright areas, such as Harajuku or Shibuya, bypassing this beautiful neighborhood and its temple. Shibamata is located in the Katsushika district of Tokyo, between the city’s urban center Read more
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“All you can ride” Shinkansen offer is coming to Japan for a limited time
TOKYO – It’s been 150 years since the railways opened in Japan, and to celebrate, East Japan Rail (JR East) is launching a special offer called ” JR East Rail Pass Opening 150th Anniversary Commemoration .” The new pass offers unlimited travel on various trains, including the Shinkansen bullet train , for a period of Read more
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The Scariest Bus Stop in Japan
There are plenty of train stations in Japan that have appeal beyond their transportation function, but in this case it’s a bus stop that recently had a special hit on twitter. And it is that it is a must for fans of the esoteric adventure and fans of Demon Slayer. Masazumi ( @azuma_ne_zasa ) recently Read more
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Forest of the Seven Deities of Fortune
The Forest of the Seven Deities of Fortune (Hida Kaiun-no-Mori Shichi-fuku-jin, in Japanese) consists of seven huge statues of Shinto deities carved from wood that once belonged to trees that were over 1,000 years old, near Takayama, Japan. The sacred septet are important figures in Japanese legend and mythology , each with unique attributes resembling Read more
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The world’s first hotel run by robots in Japan
“Emotion meets comfort” is the phrase with which the Henn na Hotel is presented, the first hotel in the world attended by robots and located in Nagasaki Prefecture, where cutting-edge technologies are presented. The hotel reception has multilingual robots that will help you check in or check out. The experience of staying at the Henn Read more
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Ningyocho Mechanical Clock Towers
Long before the development of the now world-leading Japanese robotics, wind-up and mechanical automatons called karakuri had been in vogue in Japan since the 17th century . Some of these traditional wooden puppets could bring cups of tea to their guests or prepare arrows and shoot them. The people of feudal Japan were very fond Read more
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Myouryuji – The Ninja Temple
Myōryū-ji (妙立寺) commonly known as Ninja-dera (“Ninja Temple”) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan . Although not actually associated with the ninja , the temple earned its nickname due to its many somewhat misleading defenses. Originally established in 1583 as a small prayer hall by the samurai lord Maeda Read more