Latest volume in Hayao Miyazaki Image Board Series traces the pre-history of Nausicaa, with over 50 never-before-seen Hayao Miyazaki illustrations.

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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 first of those is going to be going into service this summer at the Hotel Vison in the town of Taki, Mie Prefecture. With Calpis being refreshingly sweet but not as sugary as cola, it’s a drink ...

Legends say Sai no Kawara exists on the border between the realms of the living and the dead, but the map says it’s in Tottori. Our Japanese-language reporter Ikuna Kamezawa was born and grew up in ...

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Still, it would be nice to go to Tatebayashi and check out its wares in person if possible, and hopefully get some free soy sauce candy too. One upcoming event where the candies will be is the ...

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Experience the pitter-patter of raindrops like Totoro in the forest. June and early July are the rainiest times in Japan, when continual days of grey skies tend to dampen the mood as much as they do ...

Starting with the most affordable of the bunch, Seiji bit into Family Mart’s 110-yen (US$1.05) Melon Bread with Pearl Sugar, which is made by baked goods company Pasco Shikishima. There’s a quick ...