The Complete Guide to Osechi Ryori
In addition to watching the sunrise on the first day of the New Year, be prepared to gorge yourself on tiny dishes that have auspicious meanings.
There's No Vegetable Like Snow Vegetables!
Giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "frozen vegetables," farmers in these prefectures have decided to harvest their crops a little differently.
Get Energized Before Cherry Blossom Season
What better way to kick off the spring season than to crack open a can of Red Bull?
Put Your Paws in the Air for these Manju!
A dessert so adorable you almost won't want to eat it!
Finally, a Vending Machine You Can Talk To
Trying to figure out what a drink is on a Japanese vending machine is kind of like a guessing game if you don't read kanji. Luckily, there's one vending machine that's looking out for consumers.
Top 5 'Frozen' Bento
What better for snow season than a delightful bunch of bento based on Disney's "Frozen"?
Gudetama, You've Been Served
This lazy egg character has come to terms with his fate of being part of a delicious meal served on your plate.
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'Tis the Season of Giving
One restaurant in Hokkaido decided that the giving season should continue all year round—so it devised a unique payment system to make giving a little easier.
Triangular Rice Balls Are So Last Season
This group of cute anime edibles with rounded, 3-D bodies might be at home sitting in a museum!
How to Make it to the Office the Day After
We all like to eat and drink endlessly, but nobody likes a stomachache or a hangover. Here are four Japanese tricks for beating the post-party blaaaaghs.
A Great Burrito in the Tokyo Desert
Forget Taco Bell—a small restaurant is doing authentic, Southern California-style burritos a stone's throw from Tokyo!
8 Things You Don’t Know about KIT KAT in Japan
Thought you knew everything about Japan's multifaceted KIT KAT bars? Read on!
Chase Away the Winter Blues in Okinawa
While better known as a summer destination, sunny Okinawa has lots to offer travelers seeking an offbeat winter vacation in the sun.
Sweet Osechi
Kill two birds with one stone—satisfying your sweet tooth and buying osechi for New Year's—by heading over to Ginza Cozy Corner for a special turn-of-the-year treat.
3 Awesome Ozoni Recipes
This special soup is usually only eaten one day of the year!
Japan's First Female-Only Otaku Café
Sorry fellas, but this manga café in the heart of Osaka is run by ladies, for ladies.
Bring in the New Year with Kit Kat
Kit Kat has been known in Japan for its off-the-wall flavors. For 2016, the company is ringing in the New Year with decorative boxes and... holograms?
5 Fun Otoshidama Envelopes
What's better than getting an envelope full of money at New Year's? How about a cool-looking envelope full of money!
