Without a doubt, Kyoto has become one of tourists’s favorite cities in Japan because of its intact and well preserved cultural heritage sites. The city contains numerous shrines and temples, and it’s surrounded by beautiful nature that turns into vibrant shades of red in autumn or delicate blooms of white and pink in spring. There…

Well-known Japanese actor Matsuzaka Tori (松坂桃李) hits our screens again, this time as the star of the mystery drama entitled Shikaku Tantei Higurashi Tabito (視覚探偵日暮旅人), translated to Virtual Detective Tabito Higurashi in English. Get ready to see the actor play the part of investigator Higurashi Tabito who is tempting to unriddle his convoluted past. The…

McDonald’s Japan is giving their customers a chance to win real gold. Rather than a boring block of gold, McDonald’s will be giving the gold prize in the form of a golden Chicken McNugget. They also have plenty of other exciting things in store for this campaign. Check them out below! New Flavors You may…

Tokyo is world famous for being one of the most expensive cities in the world. Head to Ginza shopping district and you could easily spend your whole month’s salary on a few pairs of socks. Visitors to this city often expect to pay ridiculous sums of money for products, restaurants, hotels, and definitely finer items…

Nihonbashi is a whole area in Tokyo that takes pride in “Edo Style” shopping. Literally translating into “Japanese Bridge”, it is indeed a bridge connecting old Edo traditions with contemporary style. Hakuza Nihonbashi definitely feels like you are are walking into living history. Hakuza Nihonbashi View this post on Instagram A post shared by M…

The best shopping mall to experience Japan in As you know, Tokyo is a really big city and there are thousands of shopping malls. My recommendation is Coredo-Muromachi, which is located in Nihonbashi. Coredo-Muromachi has a lot of Japanese traditional shops such as chopstick shops, Dashi (Japanese cooking stock) shops and many restaurants that you…