Japanese life on a budget: our 100-yen store haul
100-yen stores in Japan are like pound shops in the UK, or dollar stores in the US. The exchange rate’s
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Life in Japan
Daily life in Japan. Sometimes normal, sometimes… not.
Japanese fountain pens: made for your write hand
A quick opener, for anyone who’s not into fountain pens. People who are into fountain pens love them as much
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Stylish Japanglish: J-fashion collections with names as funky as the clothes
Japanese fashion labels – from a bunch of sub-genres – give their clothes and their collections some unusual names. A
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Poop, poop everywhere: Unko Kanji Drills in Ikebukuro Namja Town
The Namja Town area in Ikebukuro is… for kids. And their parents. It’s a massive playground with interactive games and
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Big in Tokyo: a massive BE@RBRICK Summer event at Omotesando Hills
Omotesando Hills is a big shopping complex in Tokyo, close to Harajuku. It’s kinda fancy – not as expensive as
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Turning Yokohama yellow: Pikachu Outbreak in Japan, summer 2017
The summer ‘Pikachu Outbreak’ event’s been ‘a thing’ for a couple years now. ‘A thing’ as in the biggest, craziest
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Ja-painful!: the most insane Japanese spicy foods, snacks, and sauces we could find
For people who can’t deal with spicy food, Japan is fine. You can always order your sushi without the wasabi.
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Cup Noodle: junk food that inspired legit merch
We love Cup Noodles. We do! They’re tasty (our favourite is Chili Tomato). On days when you can’t be bothered
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Long exposure: Japan’s still in love with the instant camera
Digital cameras are super handy, aren’t they? Delete all the blurry selfies and only keep the shots you want. With
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Fridgeezoo: the coolest kitchen friends, literally
When you open your fridge, the light comes on. Unless your fridge isn’t working, but let’s just say that it
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