Lights, chicken, action: Christmas in Osaka (Japan), 2017
Merry Christmas! Or whatever you celebrate. (Or happy holidays, if you’re not religious. It’s all cool with us.) Christmas in
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Osaka
Genderless-kei bags and backpacks: do you know Anello?
The people of Osaka have a brand new bag. Trend-setting backpack and tote bag brand Anello recently opened their global flagship
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How to use DEJAPAN’s item request service
We already work hard to give you access to a lot of Japanese merch on DEJAPAN. If there’s something you really
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Scary Saturday: Halloween in Osaka, Japan, 2017
You’ll hear people say Japan has 4 unique seasons. It’s sorta true. Autumn starts September 1st. No ifs, no buts.
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Meccha suki ya nen: we pick the best Osaka goods
Tokyo and Osaka are like different worlds. (When you’re jetlagged, all of Japan feels weird.) Osaka souvenirs have their own
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‘Side quests and paid DLC’: add videogame merch from Japan to your inventory
Think about your favourite videogames of all time. (We’ll wait, go on.) How many of them were made in Japan?
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The Lottery of Zelda: the legend of 7-11
You’ve heard of pachinko. You know about game centres. You’ve seen people scooping up goldfish and coloured balls at summer
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POP TEAM EPIC POP UP SHOP
Every so often, a manga suddenly goes BOOM. It jumps straight into modern Japanese pop culture, so quick the ink’s hardly
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Hanami: spring, sakura, and sake
Spring in Japan means sakura. And the arrival of sakura blossoms on the trees is a great excuse to get
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Nipponbashi Street Festa 2017: otaku Halloween
In Tokyo, Akihabara is otaku central. A ‘must-see’ for anime fans visiting Japan – assuming you check out the east
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