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Hina Matsuri: tally of the dolls

In almost any other country, a doll festival would sound… sorta creepy. How does Japan get away with it? Same […]

DEJAPAN Staff / February 26, 2018

Since our post about Instax cheki instant cameras, we’ve wondered what the next big thing is. Turns out we looked

DEJAPAN Staff / February 22, 2018

Japanese food is awesome. And we live in Osaka – Japan’s kitchen – which is where the foodie fun’s at.

DEJAPAN Staff / February 19, 2018

Sanrio characters number in the hundreds. Over 200, last time we counted. Trust us on that figure, ’cause we aren’t

DEJAPAN Staff / February 15, 2018

The quest for convenience in Japan’s led to some crazy inventions. And if something wasn’t invented in Japan, if it’s

DEJAPAN Staff / February 12, 2018

It’s easy to recognise a Pikachu. The bright yellow-ness, the ears, the lightning bolts that come out of those cute

DEJAPAN Staff / February 8, 2018

Japan’s public baths are famous around the world, mostly for 3 things: you gotta get naked in front of a

DEJAPAN Staff / February 5, 2018

Feb 3rd is Setsubun in Japan. As far as tradition goes, Setsubun’s the first day of spring. Except it’s still cold.

DEJAPAN Staff / February 1, 2018

Japan Expo Thailand is – combined with Japan Festa Bangkok – Asia’s biggest celebration of all things Japanese. Half a million

DEJAPAN Staff / January 29, 2018

When you need to know the time, maybe you do what we do and check your phone screen. Then, as

DEJAPAN Staff / January 25, 2018

Japan proxy shopping. Not something loads of people know about. But the people who do… have reeeeal strong opinions on

DEJAPAN Staff / January 22, 2018

Are you ready to get funky? Fans of J-fashion brands like Listen Flavor, Candy Stripper, 390 Mart and Spinns are