Summer in Japan is here! That means lots of heat, tons of hand fans, and the annual Tokyo Tower “Milky Way Illumination”! From June 1 to September 3, 2017, you can stop by Tokyo Tower’s observatory and checkout the wonderful illumination. But if you can’t travel all the way to Tokyo, don’t worry! You can checkout the illumination here (video courtesy of Japan Times): Continue reading Tokyo Tower “Milky Way Illumination”!
Fans of Studio Ghibli will have another theme park to travel to beginning in the early 2020s. It is the “My Neighbor Totoro” theme park, which is set to open in Nagakute! One of the main attractions will be “Satsuki and Mei’s House,” a life-size replica of the house in the movie. This house has actually been on display since the Aichi Expo in 2005, … Continue reading “My Neighbor Totoro” Park Opening in Japan!
Today, sekiwake Takayasu was promoted to Ozeki–the second-highest rank in Sumo. At 27 years old, this is a great acheivment. Takayasu (Akira Takayasu) is very popular in Japan, as he is half-Japanese (father is from Japan) and half-Filipino (mother is from Phillippines). The Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday officially promoted sekiwake Takayasu to the second-highest rank of ozeki. After his ceremony to be initiated as … Continue reading Takayasu Promoted to Ozeki!
Hello everyone! Guess who is back…PIKOTARO! This morning in Japan, Pikotaro gave the first live performance of his newest song: Mancha Mancha Po Mancha. Checkout the performance here: This song has another catchy tune, and I;m sure it will be stuck inside everyone’s heads very soon! As always, make sure to checkout http://www.JapanSauce.Net for more great news from Japan! –Sal Continue reading New PIKOTARO Song: Mancha Mancha Po Mancha!
Beginning April 1, 2017 visitors to Nagoya, Japan will be able to have fun at the first Legoland in Japan! (Though some preview days have already begun) The park is located in Nagoya’s Minato Ward, and has more than 40 attractions! The total number of bricks to create this awesome world–17 Million bricks! Of course, this Legoland will have mini-cities, including this mini-Tokyo: Can you … Continue reading Legoland Japan!
Here is the latest chapter of Gaikokujin! We hope you enjoy! Continue reading Gaikokujin Chapter 3- Immigration
Hello Everyone!! We’re back with a new Chapter! Make sure to come back each Monday for a new Chapter! Continue reading Gaikokujin Chapter 2- 14 Hours
In celebration of Dragon Ball’s 30th Anniversary, the JR East Railway Company and Dragon Ball have teamed-up for a limited-time Dragon Ball Stamp Rally! From January 10 to February 27, 2017, there are 65 unique stamps from the Dragon Ball Series, spread across 65 JR Train Stations in and around Tokyo, Japan. If you collect all 65 stamps you get special limited-edition prizes! Here at … Continue reading Dragon Ball 65 JR Train Station Challenge!!!
It looks like everyone wants a piece PikoTaro, including Justin Bieber. Beiber has been a fan of PikoTaro for a while, but it looks like they finally met at the filming of their SoftBank commercial. Here are some behind the scene clips: The SoftBank commercial has not aired yet, but I’m sure many people will be looking forward to this collaboration. –Sal Continue reading PikoTaro and Beiber Meet!
As part of the One Piece 20th Year Anniversary, One Piece Tower in Tokyo, Japan will be FREE for children (infants and elementary school students) the last Saturday of every month! The first free Saturday will be March 25th, and will continue through December 30th. That is a savings of 1,500 to 1,600 yen, which you can use to buy snacks now! Haha. So if … Continue reading Tokyo One Piece Tower Free For Kids!
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