All About Japan

5 New Tea-Infused Kit Kat Flavors

Other than the popular green tea Kit Kat, you can get your tea and Kit Kat fix another way with these five tantalizing tea flavors.

Don't Miss this Fashionable Harajuku Cat Café!

Cat cafés are already pretty trendy, but this feline lovers' paradise takes the cake in both fur and chic.

Sip on Sakura Soda Under the Cherry Blossoms

No cherry blossom viewing party would be complete without at least one bottle of 'sakura'-infused cola!

Ueno Gets a New & Elegant Crossdressing Bar

Open to crossdressers, trans women and men, and guests of any gender, Bar☆Onna no Ko Club promises to be a fun space where people can easily drink, talk, make new friends, and dress up if they choose to.

Sakura & Samurai Houses in Kakunodate

Check out one of the Three Famous Cherry Blossom Spots of Michinoku, including the centuries-old weeping cherry blossoms of Kakunodate's samurai district.

This is One Ramen Bowl You Can't Slurp!

Can't get enough ramen in your daily diet? For dessert, why not try baking these ramen cookies?

It's Hard to Resist a Sakura Macaron

Back by popular demand, Lindt's seasonal White Chocolate Sakura Iced Drink and cherry blossom-flavored macarons are ready for consumption!

Matcha Isn't Just for Tea

Itohkyuemon, a reputable tea company in Kyoto, has added a new sparkling wine drink to its matcha-infused liquor line.

World's Smallest Bento Fits Inside a Watch!

Watch as four artisans collaborate to create the world’s smallest bento that fits inside a watch!

East-Meets-West in Cake Form

Pastry chef Hideki Kubota fused together Japanese and Western elements to create one tantalizing 'sakura' cake!

All-You-Can-Eat Fried Chicken for ¥100!

This fried chicken bargain is quite the steal!

Cardcaptor Sakura Café Coming to Animate

A new Cardcaptor Sakura café gives fans a taste of dishes that overflow with Clow and Sakura power!

Make Adorable Rilakkuma Cookie Cup Clingers!

Uber-talented Korean food artist and YouTuber Sweet The MI shows us that cookies and milk can be a lot more kawaii than we could ever imagine!

2 Sakura Cupcakes, 2 Very Different Flavors

To show their appreciation for the cherry blossoms, two famous Western bakeries are offering limited-edition 'sakura' cupcakes!

Check Out the Real Kiki's Bakery!

Whether you've seen the Ghibli film 'Kiki's Delivery Service' or not, you won't want to miss this bakery in Oita Prefecture!

Want to Sip on Sake from a Squid Chalice?

Why settle for sake cups when you could be drinking your fine rice wine from an edible chalice made out of squid?

Saitama Pizza Buns

Why make regular sweet buns when you can make Saitama sweet buns?

2 Mouth-Watering English-Speaking Restaurants

Can't order in Japanese? No worries! Here are two restaurants in two of Japan's leading cities that have you covered!

Sink Your Teeth into Natural Sakura Ice Cream

Why settle for artificial cherry blossom-flavored ice cream when you can have the full on petals in your tasty, icy treat?

18 Awesome Recipes Using Pickled Sakura

This list of awesome recipes with pickled cherry blossoms, or 'okazuke,' includes traditional Japanese foods as well as contemporary Westernized treats! Yum!

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