Yakiuo Ishikawa Ginza Rinkaro serves up a very unique crossover of meat and seafood traditions.

One thing that makes Kunchi a unique festival is the Odoricho or “Dance Towns.” In Japanese, the suffix “-cho” is often translated to “town,” but in big cities, it usually just refers to a ...

Each year, monks from Shinguji, a temple in the town of Yao, Osaka Prefecture that was founded in the late 17th century, hold a massive funeral service. Last year’s ceremony was to celebrate and put ...

On September 22, a 69-year-old man stopped by a house he owns in the Kagawa city of Mitoyo. When he opened up the refrigerator, he saw a pack of udon noodles inside, but he didn’t buy or put them ...

Häagen-Dazs’s Japan hardly ever disappoints, but hardly any ice cream has ever made our taste-tester this happy.

The first event of its kind in Japan converts traditional culture into a thrilling new sport of strength and technique.

Free toast with your coffee? How about an entire loaf of bread, ice cream, and a souvenir to take home?

A rare case of udon being unexpected in Udon Prefecture, but where they came from is still a mystery.

Number of international visitors to Japan continues to rise, but spending patterns are shifting as bargains start to dry up.

Enjoy an elevated Starbucks experience at this famous tourist site.

Japan is one of the last bastions of video game arcade culture, but these are tumultuous times for the industry. It’s not just little local arcades that have been closing their doors, as even ...

Nintendo took a break from expanding last year, but now it’s getting ready to open its first new location since 2023. As revealed back in May, Fukuoka is the next city to be getting a Nintendo shop, ...