Ryokan

Best 6 Ryokans In Tokyo For Authentic Experience

August 22, 2023 by Japan Informer

Tokyo is a place full of riches; five-star hotels have luxurious amenities worthy of royalty, and on the other side of the spectrum, there are budget guesthouses, including a bed and bathroom with enough amenities that make your stay pleasant but not memorable.In addition to them, you have delicate accommodations in the form of Ryokan that show architectural styles unique to … [Read more...] about Best 6 Ryokans In Tokyo For Authentic Experience

8 Things You May Did not Know About Mt. Fuji

1.No-girls-allowed-mt-fuji Until 1868 women weren’t allowed to climb Mt. FujiAccording to legend, Mt. Fuji used to be the abode of a fire goddess who would be jealous of any other woman in the vicinity. 2. A 1000 yen view Mt. Fuji, as it appears on Japan’s 1000 yen note, is a view from Lake Motosu […]

The new Pringles instant cup ramen and yakisoba fried noodles from Japan

Life is all about eating and getting foodier. People love the new way of taste with every items. Which one is tastier: Sour Cream and Onion yakisoba or Jalapeño and Onion cup ramen? Earlier this month, Pringles fans everywhere were given a surprise they never saw coming — instant noodles. Created to mark 50 years […]

Japan’s Fake Food Industry Is Weirdly Fascinating, Here’s An Inside Look…

In East Asia, restaurants don’t simply display what’s on offer by posting a menu outside. Instead, each restaurant has its own glass display case filled with fake versions of the food the restaurant sells, so hungry passersby can do their own version of window shopping. What’s even more interesting: A vast majority of the fake […]

Smartphone app finds empty restroom stalls in Tokyo subway station, makes pooing easier than ever

Because the last thing you want to do is wander through one of Tokyo’s massive stations while trying to hold in a dump. With pretty much the busiest mass transit system in the world, Tokyo also has some seriously huge subway stations. Major hubs in the Tokyo area are made up of seemingly endless corridors connecting various lines, shopping […]

83-Year-Old Japanese Man Sails Solo Across The Pacific In A Small Boat

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie became the oldest person to sail solo across the Pacific in a nonstop 8500-kilometer yacht journey. The 83-year-old record-breaking man arrived at Kii Channel’s small yacht, which divides the two Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures. His yacht isn’t that long, only weighing a ton at 6 meters in length. He said […]

Exclusive footage of Fukushima’s radioactive ‘ghost towns’—everything seems frozen in time

A daredevil urban explorer shares haunting images of the four Japanese towns that have been abandoned since the nuclear meltdown seven years ago. He sneaked into the highly irradiated region to get the inside view of the “exclusion zone.” Wearing a gas mask but no other protective clothing, explorer and photographer Keow Wee Loong visited […]

Japanese Fire Sergeant Gets Salary Cut For Uploading Gaming Videos On YouTube

A 33-year-old fire sergeant received a disciplinary pay cut in Japan because the authorities discovered that the officer earned extra money by posting let’s play videos on YouTube. He’s a government employee of Kita Fire Station in Wakayama. He posted videos on YouTube less than for a year from December 2020 to October of the […]

“Crotch” Jewellery, The Most Uncomfortable Fashion Statement Yet

Has fashion gone too far? This weird new “crotch” jewelry phenomenon might just be the nail in the coffin. Known as the ‘Beachtail’, this statement piece from Japanese jewellery company Bodivas hangs from bikini bottoms and dangles awkwardly between your thighs. We’re assuming the point of the ‘Beachtail’ is to highlight the wearer’s thigh gap, […]

Japanese Man Sneaks Back Into Highschool After 40 Years To Steal What Teacher Took From Him

Almost everyone had a moment in their class where someone brought something they weren’t allowed. And if they get caught, most of the teachers would seize the item. That situation played out one day at a junior high school in Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, with a male student that shall not be named. He […]

JR East Runs A Mock Attack To Help Employees Prepare For Possible Train Attacks

East Japan Railway Co conducted an attack simulation on Monday in the northeastern region of Japan to help train employees for an eventual incident similar to the recently reported incident at train stations in Tokyo. The incident was simulated and witnessed by the JR East’s Sendai branch and the local police. The incident involved a […]