Do you know Marugame Seimen? It is a cheap and tasty udon restaurant. Many of you may have heard of it. It is a large udon chain with 826 stores throughout Japan and 214 stores overseas. If you have eaten there, you may know that, anyway, Marugame Seimen’s udon noodles are firm and delicious. And […]
Tokyo in 1913-1915
This video was shot over 100 years ago in Tokyo, 1913~1915, and is interesting even to me as a Japanese. The first thing that strikes me is the number of children, and I am deeply moved to realize that there really was a time like this in Japan. This is because these children have made […]
How to eat sushi.
Have you ever eaten sushi? Many of you reading this site may be sushi lovers. If you have eaten sushi several times in Japan, you may already be confident in your sushi eating style. However, your way of eating sushi is totally wrong. Here is what you need to know about how to eat sushi. […]
Cheep & tasty standing Izakaya Uo-kusa in Ueno.
There is a standing Izakaya called “Uo-kusa” in Ueno, Tokyo. It may take a bit of courage to enter as a tourist, but it is a cheap and tasty standing bar! There are many such standing Izakaya in Ueno. If you want to enjoy seafood and sake, you should definitely visit one. Standing Izakaya like […]
Real Tokyo Japan, Jiyugaoka.
Most of the tourists who come to Japan go to major cities for sightseeing. Big cities are fascinating, but if you want to experience real Japanese culture, I strongly recommend you to take a walk in a residential area! You can get a good idea of where Japanese people live, eat, and shop. In Japan, […]
Top 10 really good ramen shops in Shinjuku.
Shinjuku is a fierce battleground for ramen. While there are famous ramen stores such as Menya Musashi and Ichiran that appear in guidebooks, there are also some lesser-known but still delicious ramen stores. In this article, we would like to introduce some ramen restaurants in Shinjuku that are not so well known to tourists, but […]
Noh is a traditional Japanese performing art. Masks are scary, but also beautiful.
Noh has become a branch of Nohgaku, a traditional Japanese performing art, and It is a form of theater. However, Noh is a little different from the plays we see on TV and in movies, in that Noh is mainly dance and music. The story is told through dance-like movements accompanied by vocal music called […]
Lots of stores, eating at Tsukiji.
Many of you may know Tsukiji. Tsukiji is a very lively town with an outdoor market. It is a town where you can enjoy fresh seafood and vegetables at reasonable prices. It is one of the areas you should definitely visit when you come to Tokyo. Eating slowly at a restaurant is fine, but the […]
A sake brewery in Nara.
Do you know what sake is? While most whiskey is made from grains such as barley, rye, and corn, sake is made from rice. The taste and price of sake depends on whether the rice is used as is or whether the outer part of the rice is scraped off and only the sweeter part […]
Izakaya with a great atmosphere, Shinjuku Nanako.
There are many, many great restaurants in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, but this one comes highly recommended! Atmosphere, taste, and price all add up to a satisfying experience. This is a fish restaurant. In front of the counter, there is a sunken hearth where fish on skewers are grilled over a charcoal fire, adding to the […]
Shinjuku Station is an underground dungeon. Do you know the real Shinjuku Station?
Shinjuku Station is a very complex and vast place, because JR Shinjuku Station is connected underground to Shinjuku Stations of all nearby lines, subways and private railways. Shinjuku Station is an underground dungeon. Exploring Shinjuku Station underground can be a very interesting attraction. The main JR Shinjuku Station is connected to a total of 12 […]
A gourmet trip to Kobe with its delicious seafood.
Kobe is a city facing Osaka Bay in the Kinki region. It is known for its famous marbled meat and beautiful mountain scenery with the harbor in the background. Stores and other places that appear in the video. Tosa Shimizu World Sannomiya Sakae Restaurant Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Hotel Sui KobeSannomiya by ABEST Ikuta […]
Push the button against the wind!
He is a Japanese comedian named Takushi Tanaka who forms a comedy duo called “Ungirls”. He is 188 cm tall but very thin, and his body structure and funny face are his main selling points. The name of the duo means “not a woman,” although they look like women because they are both slender. but […]
Super delicious! Top 10 really good Tonkatsu shops in Tokyo.
What is the best side dish to go with rice in your opinion? I would answer, “Tonkatsu”. If you have never had Tonkatsu, then you are missing out on half the joy of living. Tonkatsu is a simple dish of deep-fried pork, but it is incredibly delicious. Tonkatsu meat is juicy, tender, and has a […]
Super hot ramen and Ice with capsaicin, this is really bad.
This video needs no explanation! This is what happens to people when they drink seriously insanely hot ramen + tomato juice with capsaicin. Seriously hilarious! […]
Tokyo Shitamachi walk.
Dojo-nabe is a traditional Japanese dish. Komagata Dojo,” which appears in the video, is a restaurant specializing in Dojo cuisine with a 200-year history. There are both table and tatami room seating, and the tatami room seating is Japanese style with the food placed almost entirely on the floor. When you come to this restaurant, […]
The $2,500 Figure is full of reality.
This is a character from the game NieR : Automata, an action RPG released by Square Enix for PlayStation 4 in 2017. As you can see in the video, it is very elaborate. Elaborately made figures can be found in every country, but the crazy thing about Japan is that even mass-produced products are elaborately […]
Akihabara walk in Tokyo.
This is a nice and realistic video. I’m sure you’d have plenty of fun walking the exact same route as this video! If I actually walked the same route, it would probably take me a whole day from morning to night because I think I would make a lot of stops. The interesting thing about […]
Yakisoba noodles sold at convenience stores are hell hot.
Japan is a nation of instant foods: cup ramen, cup yakisoba, cup pasta, etc. Recently, spicy ramen and spicy yakisoba have become a boom, and the video I am going to show you is a very spicy cup of yakisoba! This “Peyoung Yakisoba / Goku-Gekikara Final” is seriously bad. I love spicy food and can […]
Traditional Japanese sport that combines horsemanship and archery, Yabusame.
Yabusame (horseback archery on horseback) is a traditional Japanese martial art that has been passed down through the ages, and is a Shinto ritual in which people make a wish. Yabusame has been passed down from the Heian period (794-1185) to the present, and is now so popular that it is practiced not only in […]
Courageous Japanese try their best to speak messed up English – Part2
There is a comedian in Japan named Tetsuro Izukawa. He is a famous comedian in Japan who established the genre of reaction art. He is honest and natural. The words that come out of his mouth are straightforward, but not hateful, and they make people laugh. He cannot speak English well at all. He goes […]