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I Tried Being a Mascot for the Day

Kim Kahan — Fri, 17 May 2024 09:31:31 +0000

This is a tale of how I donned a big furry toy in the name of research, saw my life flash before my eyes and realized a lot of things about society in the process. Mascots in Japan In Japan, mascots — also known as yuru-chara — can be found everywhere. In other countries, the […]

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Photographer Herbie Yamaguchi Has a Message for You: Stay Punk!

Zoria Petkoska — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:42:00 +0000

We suspect we’ve found the Japanese god of photography in an impossibly cool 73-year-old strolling through Tokyo in his limited-edition Doc Martens, Leica in hand. Of course, Herbie Yamaguchi, an inspiring, giving, open-hearted photographer with an illustrious career, humbly maintains that he’s not divine. “Maybe the god of photography gave me a special power to […]

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Rock Around the Clock: The Stories of Tokyo’s Rockabillies

Zoria Petkoska — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 06:35:08 +0000

Right under the clock tower in Yoyogi Park, time seems to have stopped, frozen in ’50s Americana. Passers-by can’t help but stop, too, mesmerized by the dance moves of the rockabillies, as if they were rock ’n’ roll sirens in the sea of people. But they’ll say they neither stopped time nor went back in […]

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Manga Artist Linnea Kataja Finds Her Place in Japan

Samantha Low — Wed, 17 May 2023 03:56:06 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueWD4pNN8csVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How to Become a Manga Artist in Japan | Linnea Kataja AKA Keikokup | Tokyo Weekender (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueWD4pNN8cs) Cute anime girls, a murderous scene and the cutthroat nature of the Japanese entertainment industry. These are just some of the themes and settings that have come from the mind […]

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Tokyo Travel Guide: Tori no Ichi at Hanozono Shrine

Weekender Editor — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:56:19 +0000

Tori no Ichi is an annual event held primarily in shrines around Tokyo as an end-of-year celebration. Here, people and businesses purchase elaborately decorated kumade, symbolic talismans of good luck used to pray for prosperity, happiness and health for the year ahead. Come with us as we show you around, talk about the history and […]

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Muscle Girls Bar Creates a Welcoming Space for Fitness Fans

Melissa Ge — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:06:12 +0000

Japan is home to a plethora of themed cafés, bars and restaurants including maid cafés, a science lab-themed bar and a ninja restaurant. Those who have spent any time on TikTok or YouTube may have seen viral videos about Muscle Girls, the only female fitness-themed bar, not only in Japan, but the world. Below, Tokyo Weekender checks it […]

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Cinematic Stories from Japan: Kanchan and Asumi Adhikari

Weekender Editor — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 01:55:32 +0000

If you’re a regular TW reader, you might already be familiar with our Voice of Tokyo series. Well, we’ve been experimenting with taking that series and giving Tokyo creatives a more visual place to share their stories. Tucked away under the railroads of Nakameguro lie Adi and Chiya-ba, home to treasures from Nepal. From rare white […]

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Softcream Adventures: Tasting Akita’s Local Softcream Flavors

Weekender Editor — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:01:25 +0000

Did you come straight here after watching our other softcream adventures on YouTube? Or are you just finding us for the first time? Either way, welcome to the local softcream flavors exploration mission. This month we visit Akita Prefecture to visit top local sightseeing spots as well as regional softcream flavors. Perhaps most Japan residents […]

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Cinematic Stories from Japan: Lia Tee — Fashion Designer

Weekender Editor — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:09:28 +0000

If you’re a regular TW reader, you might already be familiar with our Voice of Tokyo series. Well, we’ve been experimenting with taking that series and giving Tokyo creatives a more visual place to share their stories. In our latest episode, we spend the day with Lia Tee, a circular fashion designer and travel blogger, to learn […]

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Beat the Heat in Tokyo’s Todoroki Valley

Ben Cooke — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 07:35:14 +0000

If there’s one thing everyone can agree on, it’s that the summer in Tokyo is hot. Often too hot. The combination of humidity and heat-soaked concrete makes for days where the thought of going outside is too much to even consider. However, tucked away in a quiet corner of Setagaya, you’ll find a place unlike […]

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