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Whole Love Kyoto: something old (and Japanese), something new (and Japanese)

September 2, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments Chochin Cap, Hanao Shoes, hand towel, ice cream, ice cream spoon, japan, japan proxy shopping, Kyoto, lacquerware, made in japan, online shopping, Osaka, postcards, proxy shopping, proxy shopping service, tenugui, traditions, urushi, weird Japan, Whole Love Kyoto

Kyoto – the traditional, historical and pretty escape from Osaka’s loud neon life. If you want an escape from that,

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Ningen Works: are we humans, or are we baka?

August 29, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, events, Facebook, internet, memes, New Year, Ningen Works, omotenashi, Osaka, social media, traditions, trend, Trending, Twitter, websites, weird Japan

If new Ningen Works inventions are anything to go by, we’ve all got the potential to be geniuses. Brainstorming upgraded

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A ramen rainbow: colourful noodles from Japan

May 9, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments food, Hakata, Hokkaido, japan, japanese, Japanese food, Kyoto, miso, noodles, Osaka, rainbow, ramen, shio, shoyu, tokyo, tonkotsu, Tottori, Toyama

Ramen noodles. A simple and fast, cheap, always-available Japanese meal… that hugely divides people. Is a pack of instant ramen

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Japan Total Mad Feast Stage Keren: Osaka’s crazy, multi-cultural tourist attraction

March 18, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments japan, japanese, kabuki, Keren, Osaka, Yoshimoto

There’s a new show in town, that town being our home (and technically a city): Osaka, Japan. And it’s a

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Yoshimoto Shinkigeki: 60 years of laughter in Osaka

March 11, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments BTS, comedy, Culture Shock, japan, japan proxy shopping, japanese, Kansai, Life in Japan, merch, Osaka, rakuten, rakuten marketplace, Yahoo!, Yoshimoto, Yoshimoto Shinkigeki

Not all Japanese comedy’s performed by manzai duos, or solo superstars. Some of Japan’s longest-running gags need a whole team

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Life in Japan Shopping Spotlight

mati mati stationery by Zenrin: explore Japan’s streets on paper

October 15, 2018July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments crafts, Hiroshima, japan, japanese, Kobe, Kyoto, masking tape, mati mati, merch, Nagoya, Okinawa, Osaka, Sapporo, stationery, tokyo, weird Japan, Yokohama, Zenrin

Live somewhere long enough, and you’ll get to know the local streets. Spend enough time on Google Street View, and

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Life in Japan Shopping Spotlight

Shopping Spotlight: Heso Production

October 11, 2018October 10, 2018 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, Heso Production, japan, japan proxy shopping, japanese, merch, Osaka, Sanrio, shopping, takoyaki, traditions, weird Japan, zakka

Osaka spirit – there’s nothing like it in the world. This city’s home to thousands of companies. (Including ones we

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DEJAPAN Tutorials Shopping Spotlight

From USJ to you: where and how to buy Universal Studios Japan merch online

April 30, 2018July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments amazon japan, hello kitty, japan, japan proxy shopping, japanese, merch, minions, One Piece, Osaka, rakuten, sailor moon, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, Universal Studios Japan, USJ, yahoo auctions

The east side of Japan can keep Tokyo Disneyland (and Disney Sea). Osaka’s got Universal Studios Japan, and we like

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Life in Japan Otaku Life

Event review: Lego ‘Piece of Peace’ exhibition in Osaka

March 19, 2018July 25, 2022 Kei 0 Comments crafts, Culture Shock, japan, japanese, kawaii, Lego, Lego Clickbrick, Nanoblock, Ninjago, Osaka, Trending

We know, we know it’s not Japanese. But Osaka’s got the Legoland Discovery Centre at Tenpozan, that totally counts. (The

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BKK48 (48 hours in Bangkok): Japan Expo in Thailand, 2018

February 1, 2018July 25, 2022 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, japan, Japan Expo, Japan Expo Thailand, japan proxy shopping, japanese, merch, Osaka, otaku, shopping

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

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