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Why, Japan, Why?
Santa gets a Japanese makeover
It’s no secret that Japan is known for coming up with some, er, interesting interpretations of Xmas traditions, but none are more amusing than their seasonal takes on old Saint Nick himself…read more
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The Thing I Learned Today:
The thing I didn’t know about Pearl Harbor: Kamikaze pilots didn’t just fly planes
As the December 7th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor rolls around again, come with me to the Yūshūkan war museum at the Yasukuni Shrine and learn some things I didn’t know about these doomed pilots’ tragic mission…read more
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Beyond Tokyo:
Hidden secrets of Miyajima Island
Autumn splendor, the famous floating torii gate at night and 2,000 steps straight up! Miyajima is just a short ferry ride from Hiroshima, so it’s easy to snap the obligatory pix of the famous floating torii gate and be home for dinner, but staying on the island delivers delights that daytrippers never…read more
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What the heckin’ heck is THIS?
Guess what this only-in-Japan product is used for?
Every issue, I’m going to post a picture of an only-in-Japan product that will baffle you until you know what it is…and then you’ll want one…more here
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Book Review & Giveaway:
The Last Yakuza: Life and Death in the Japanese Underworld
by Jake Adelstein
The Last Yakuza picks up and dives deep where Tokyo Vice left off, and Jake Adelstein hasn’t lost a bit of his talent for shocking, amazing and speaking from harrowing personal experience about people most of us would very much prefer not to meet in a dark alley…read more
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly Japanagram newsletter, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
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