Milk pudding sakura Frappuccino and latte released by Starbucks Japan in February March has finally come, and here in Japan, we can already feel the breeze of Spring! Sakura have started to bloom beautifully in several regions, and it’s time for people to have hanami picnics with their loved ones.  Typical to Japan – there...

Source Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish that is highly popular all around the world. Nowadays, instant ramen is widely produced and sold worldwide so that anyone who lives outside of Japan can easily get a taste. But how much do you know about instant ramen? Before we take a tour of the Cup Noodle...

Source The end of the year is approaching quickly! And it only means one thing: Christmas and New Year celebrations are coming. Perhaps in your part of the world, preparations to celebrate the festivities are already being made. Streets full of Christmas lights, gingerbread cookies in the oven, a trimmed Christmas tree standing tall… even...

Take a look at the picture above and take a guess: are they real or not? From weird burgers and DIY snacks to cute bread art, Japanese food culture is highly creative. And this is especially true for Japan’s highly realistic plastic food models. You can find these mouth watering fake foods, called ‘sampuru’ in...

Source Halloween might have passed, but there’s one thing we can not get enough of: horror stories! Some of you might have heard about yurei and yokai, two kinds of Japanese ghosts that have haunted people since ancient times. Yurei refers to spirits of the deceased who didn’t rest peacefully and yokai refers to kinds...

Japan is a country filled with numerous unique cafes. Previously, we have talked about several character-themed cafes, like Gudetama cafe or the Pokemon Cafe. But, following the “tapioca fever” that is happening in Japan, do you know that Japan has a new unique cafe called 2D Cafe? Confused? We were too! What is 2D Cafe?...