Don’t blame you. To people looking to stay in Japan long-term, especially if you’re planning to start a family, renting places begins to make a lot less sense. It’s a conclusion my wife and I came to recently, and led us to embark on what would become a two month journey, resulting on us having a home of our very own. Or a home of the bank anyway, depending on [...]

It doesn’t matter whether you think a chip is a memory card, or a fry is French; what really matters is whether or not your taste buds are prepared for the highly delectable Fish and Chips available at The Red Dragon in Ebisu, Tokyo.  Conveniently placed in the heart of Tokyo; neighboring the ever so infamous Shibuya and ‘fly by your pants at night’ Roppongi.  Those in the know will [...]

One of the essential pilgrimages everybody in Japan should make at least once in your life, the Sapporo Snow Festival has stunned crowds for over 60 years with jaw-dropping, intricate sculptures of snow and ice. From grand mansions to finely detailed Thai elephants, carefully modelled cicadas to pop culture figures (themselves ranging from the earnest appearances of Kirby and Hatsune Miku, to the ironic, as in a fifty foot high [...]

We didn’t make this, but damn it if it’s not our duty to bring you stuff about Japan that’s interesting and accurate.

Mochi Throwing – 餅投げ Mochi Throwing is a very common event in Japan. It is to throw sticky rice cakes and then have people scramble around on the ground to collect them. Fortunately they are put into bags first! This video is taken at the Asaba Festival when all the different areas of Asaba came together for an afternoon event and they had Mochi Throwing. Here is a lolly scramble [...]

Kaiten Sushi – Sushi Train – 回転寿司 Kaiten sushi is very popular in Japan. Sushi is carried on a conveyor belt or a train around the restaurant to the customers tables. Sushi train is another name given to it. This video was taken at a very popular restaurant called Kappa Zushi and you can find one of its restaurants all over Japan. Check the video out. Thanks for your support. [...]

This is the season of festivals in Japan and it is really one of the times I like Japan. I love Japan but free alcohol, singing, dancing and having a great time with friends, family and the neighbours just makes this great to be apart of. Check out a couple of videos that I have put together of the Asaba Festival here in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture. Thanks Follow me (ashmanjp) [...]

Cosplayers are an interesting subculture that has seen its membership explode in recent years. Thanks to the efforts of guys and gals, not just at places like TGS but also anime conventions and the like, Western folk have also caught on to the idea that dressing up as your favourite character in an outfit made from cardboard and bits of string isn’t solely the domain of fancy dress parties and [...]

  We won’t bore you with what games we played at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.  We’re not even going to attempt to thrill you with what we think of all the new future releases we saw.  So shall we bust out in a little show and tell with all the cool swag that we picked up?  No, let’s get down with a little eye candy, or eye sores depending.  So, without [...]

  Japanese women are adorable, lovable, and very resilient.  While living in Japan and being married to one of these great specimens over the last 13 years, I’ve come to learn a great deal more.  Like a National Geographic documentary, I sometimes step back and reflect upon life as if it is indeed a documentary of Japan, its culture with its games and anime, comics, and of course, the people. [...]