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Fukubukuro ‘lucky bag’ haul 2019: sweetness, sand, snacks, and salt

DEJAPAN Staff / January 10, 2019

New Year’s Day brings the shrine visits and the lucky bags. The only 2 reasons not to stay home under […]

DEJAPAN Staff / January 11, 2018

A new year’s when your luck for the next 12 months is decided. Many people visit a temple or shrine

People talk about ‘weird Japan’. You know the stuff. Pachinko places, conveyor belt sushi restaurants, department stores that feel like