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A Sea of 4.5 Million Baby Blue Eye Flowers in Japan’s Hitachi Seaside Park

April 1, 2022 by Japan Informer

Azure TB Hitachi Seaside Park is a sprawling 470 acre park located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, that features vast flower gardens including millions of daffodils, 170 varieties of tulips, and an estimated 4.5 million baby blue eyes (Nemophila). The sea on blue flowers blooms once annually around April in an event referred to as the “Nemophila Harmony.” If you plan on … [Read more...] about A Sea of 4.5 Million Baby Blue Eye Flowers in Japan’s Hitachi Seaside Park

Parents In Japan Place A Peach Over Their Baby’s Bum

April 19, 2020 by Japan Informer

This aww-inspiring story comes to us from our friends at AOL.com. If you have a little baby that’s just cute as a little peach, this might just be the perfect trend for you to get in on. Parents in Japan seem to have started a new craze that’s too cute to ignore. They’re taking photos of their adorable little infants and then placing a peach over their little bums. It … [Read more...] about Parents In Japan Place A Peach Over Their Baby’s Bum

Unusual Blue Ramen Served Up In Tokyo

In a city with seemingly more ramen restaurants than people, crafty ramen masters have been coming up with new and exciting takes on the traditional noodle dish. About a year ago the owner of Kipposhi, a small ramen joint near the Tokyo Sky Tree, sat pondering – he wanted to create something beautiful. A dish […]

Xbox To Expand Its Collection Of Japanese Games

Xbox wants to make a big impact in Japan! Microsoft has been actively extending the their platform. Beyond the Western market, this also applies to other areas. The Asian market has long been dominated by Microsoft’s rivals. Japan, in particular, is regarded as the birthplace of PlayStation and Nintendo. Nevertheless, Microsoft has recently noticed a […]

Studio Ghibli Park Releases Renders Of New Attractions Including Howl’s Moving Castle

Landscapes from Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, and Kiki’s Delivery Service will be recreated at the Studio Ghibli theme park. Anime and film enthusiasts worldwide are excited for the opening of Ghibli Park, which will take place on November 1. But, as wonderful as that day will be, it will only be the beginning of […]

Elderly people in Japan are getting arrested on purpose because they want to go to prison

Japan has the world’s oldest population, with more than a quarter of its citizens aged 65 or older. The ageing population has already put a strain on Japan’s financial system and retail industry. But in recent years, another unexpected trend has been unfolding: In record numbers, elderly people in Japan are committing petty crimes so […]

These adorable cat hanko seals make stamping your documents a lot cuter

Whenever you need to prove your identity in documents, you might think to use a signature, but in Japan, people use a hanko (判子) instead. Hanko are personalized name seals that are stamped on to documents, and since they need to be unique to the person using them, you’ll often find customized hanko in various […]

DIRECTORS CUTS: KUROSAWA’S 7 BEST SAMURAI MOVIES

Several months back, I did a Directors Cuts column listing my seven favorite films by Akira Kurosawa that don’t have to do with samurai and (with one exception) don’t take place in the Edo Period. Enough time now has gone by that I think we can now talk about the films for which Kurosawa […]

Japanese Artist Creates Incredibly Intricate Life-Size Insects From Bamboo, And The Result Will Impress You

Sometimes art can look so real, it’s hard to believe it was made by human hands. Noriyuki Saitoh artworks are exactly like that. This incredibly talented sculptor from Japan creates intricate life-size sculptures of various insects. The artist uses bamboo as his main material and tries to create lifelike creatures. “We are not preparing specimens […]

Japan Is Home To The Weirdest Stock Photos In The World

It doesn’t matter how weird, unusual or downright bizarre something might be – you’ll be able to find it in Japan. Here’s a recent example for you, Sukima Nurse is Japanese a website that contains nothing more than photographs of a day in the life of a young and ever helpful nurse. But instead of […]

Toshiba’s New Test Can Detect 13 Cancer Types with 99% Accuracy from a Single Drop of Blood

TOKYO| Toshiba Corporation has developed a simple, highly accurate cancer detection technology that utilizes microRNA in blood. With a unique electrochemical microRNA detection technology, the company confirmed to comprehensively distinguish between healthy individuals and patients with 13 cancer types, such as pancreatic cancer and breast cancer, within two hours and with 99% accuracy at the […]

Who is This Beautiful Japanese Girl ‘Saya’ ? She Is Not What You Think

The beautiful “Saya” has taken the Internet by storm and it’s not because she has done some great feat. It’s simply because of her existence. Dressed in a school uniform and with eyebrow-covering bangs, Saya looks like the ideal Japanese schoolgirl beauty. However, there’s something about her that’s been freaking people out. Saya Is Not Human Saya […]