If you’ve got 2.75 million yen to spare, you could own this life-size Atelier Ryza figure【Photos】

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Casey BaseelA big figure with a big price for big fans of the anime-style video game. The Atelier franchise occupies a unique spot in the video gaming industry. On the one hand, it’s low-profile enough that a lot of gamers have never heard of, let alone played, one of the fantasy RPGs from developer Gust where […]

Boxing reflex balls are the best way to make you a hit on social media

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Master BlasterIt’s the Instagram of the tiger; the thrill of the likes. Having spent his period of self-isolation mastering the kendama, our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma is always seeking new skills and challenges to push himself with. He is especially drawn to cool-looking stuff like fight training, but he didn’t want to spend a lot of money […]

World’s first make-your-own KitKat shop is opening in Tokyo

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Casey BaseelJapan is filled with special KitKat flavors, but one you design and make yourself could be the most special of all. This month the Miyashita Park entertainment complex opened in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. Not every tenant has moved in just yet, however, and one of the star attractions won’t be open until next week. It’s […]

First look at new Miyashita Park shopping complex in Shibuya

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Oona McGeeBouldering walls, a skate park and a 24-hour yokocho food alley are just some of the drawcards you’ll find at Tokyo’s newest shopping mall.  A massive redevelopment project is currently taking place in Shibuya to revitalise the district and deliver a completely new-looking Shibuya by 2027. Recently, some of the new high-rises and shopping complexes tied to the redevelopment have opened […]

“I didn’t ask the old men for any advice” says director of Studio Ghibli’s first CG anime

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Casey BaseelGoro Miyazaki didn’t seek any input from his dad, the famous Hayao, on how Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch should be made. Last week was the opening of the Not-Big Ghibli Exhibition at the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, a modestly sized showing of design artwork related to the in-development Ghibli Park amusement park […]

Is that the Japanese bullet train in your underwear, or are you just happy to see me?

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Casey BaseelShinkansen underwear lets you show (or hide) your love of Japan’s fastest trains. Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train network started with the Tokaido Shinkansen line, which runs between Tokyo and Osaka. Since then service has continually expanded and now stretches all the way from Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan to the northern island of Hokkaido, and […]

Make your Japanese snacks even more Instagrammable with these mochi ice cream backgrounds

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Katie PaskSay goodbye to boring old plates with these adorable designs! Summer is well and truly here in Japan and that means only one thing – ice cream! While Japan has a great variety of delicious frozen treats, nothing beats a Yukimi Daifuku for me. Yukimi Daifuku is ice cream lovingly wrapped in a layer of […]