Waiter’s Race 2016

Last week Japan had another cool event…a race! Hold on, it wasn’t just any race, it was the Waiter’s Race in Osaka, Japan. In this race, waiters and waitresses race each other while carrying a drink tray with a liquor bottle and glasses. The first group to the finish line without spilling the drinks or dropping the glasses wins! Naturally, it was a very fun … Continue reading Waiter’s Race 2016

Den Den Town: Nipponbashi Street Festa

Den Den Town (Nipponbashi) is the go-to place in the Osaka downtown district during March, for its very popular annual Nipponbashi Street Festa–an otaku-matsuri extravaganza. Den Den Town is known for its electronic shops that are lined with a mix of old school, new school, hip trending fashion, anime, manga, movies and games–reminiscent of what you might see in Akihabara in Tokyo, Japan. The matsuri … Continue reading Den Den Town: Nipponbashi Street Festa