The Japanese Meteorological Corporation has just announced the Cherry Blossom forecast for 2019! And this year, the Sakura (cherry blossoms) are expected to arrive earlier than usual. People in Tokyo and Nagoya are expected to begin seeing Sakura on March 22, in Kyoto on March 25, and Osaka on March 27. The full bloom of the Sakura in Tokyo is predicted to arrive on March … Continue reading 2019 Cherry Blossom Forecast Revealed!
The Sumo world is sad today, as Yokozuna Kisenosato has officially announced his retirement from Sumo. After his third loss of the New Year Grand SUmo Tournament in Tokyo, Japan, Kisenosato had little choice but to accept that his time at the pinnacle of Sumo was over. Unfortunately, many Sumo fans saw this day coming, as he had previously withdrawn from the Kyushu Grand Tournament … Continue reading Yokozuna Kisenosato Retires!
Japanese Instagram user @Ikura_0711 posted a short video in which she shows her cat sitting next to a couple of stuffed animals. But the thing that is catching everyone’s attention is that her cat appears to have a “heart” pattern on it’s back. But is it real? You can checkout her Instagram post here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ikura ❤︎ … Continue reading Cat With Heart Pattern On It’s Back, But Is It Real?
From March 26 to June 30, Tokyo Disney Resort’s Ambassador Hotel will have one more reason to join the fun, a special room themed on the popular game “Kingdom Hearts”. The Kingdom Hearts’ decorations will run throughout the room, including headboards, tables, and chairs. But the highlight of the stay will be the “key blade” key that you will get with this room: For those … Continue reading “Kingdom Hearts” Special Room Announced at Tokyo Disney Resorts!
AKB48, the uber-popular idol group in Japan, just announced that the largest group of members to ever take part in the New Adult celebrations in Japan! How many? Well, a total of 44 members! January 14th is seen as “Coming of Age” day in Japan, and this is when everyone celebrates and congratulates those that have reached the “age of maturity”—20 years old—in Japan. So … Continue reading AKB48 Announces Largest Group Of New Adults!
It looks like lonely Otaku may be able to find their very own idol very soon, but in the form of a robot idol! Japanese robotics company, Speecys, recently revealed the completion of the World’s First Motion Figure, Kosaka Cocona. You can see her in a demonstration clip here: Plans for this robot include being a singer, dancer, animation character, actress, and theme park attendant. … Continue reading Japanese Company Develops World’s First Life-Sized Motion Figure!
One of the toughest times of the day is when you have to put down your Pokemon GO to catch a quick bath, but one Twitter user has figured out a way to make sure that this doesn’t stop her from her love of Pokemon. Japanese Twitter user @lexia980 recently showed the Twitter-verse her fix for this problem: ポケモン図鑑と化している実家の風呂 pic.twitter.com/PxuJE1YgOt — Alexia🐛 (@lexia980) January 12, … Continue reading Japanese Twitter User Doesn’t Let Bath Time Keep Her Away From Pokemon!
In what I thought was an impossible task, Japanese Twitter user @Yossy_hoho_2 and his team @plarail_bot just finished recreating the complex Tokyo Subway system in miniature form. And as you can see, it looks crazy! You can see the original post here: 遂にプラレールで東京都内の地下鉄全路線が完成しました‼️写真だと伝わりにくいのですが、間近で見ると迫力満点です‼️#プラレール東京地下鉄完全再現 pic.twitter.com/kWAfVBUrFD — kokutetu103 (@yossy_hoho_2) January 11, 2019 But if looking at the model isn’t enough, then you can checkout this post where … Continue reading Japanese Twitter User Recreates Tokyo Subway System!
As a gamer myself, sometimes things get very tense during a match or when you are doing everything you can to win. The result is that some games can become very toxic. One of these games is CSGO, which is notorious for being a very intense game. However, as Japanese Twitter user @don3play recently noted, some American gamers can be very openly supportive of their … Continue reading Japanese Gamer Hopes Japanese Players Would Have American Gamer’s Positive Attitude!
Japanese Cosplayer “Enako” is at it again, and this time she is pumping everyone one with her Hatsune Miku cosplay. Honda Motors have teamed-up with telecom company Dwango, to create “Osoba” a smartphone app that pairs with your car to give you live updates about performance, mileage, and other cool items. And you is helping you with this information? Hatsune Miku of course! And so, … Continue reading Japanese Cosplayer “Enako” Turns Into Hatsune Miku!
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