Tag: Japan
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Kinokuniya Books, one of our favorite places
Kinokuniya Books next to Bryant Park in Manhattan is really great. It’s full of all sorts of books, magazines, and stationery that you won’t find anywhere else, at least outside of Japan. It’s inspiring to go there because you’ll always find something new to catch your eye. Their first floor is full of English language…
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DIY: Super Nintendo nostalgia on your TV
I’m going to put this in Brewing, as in your own homebrew Super Nintendo, since it’s the best category I have for now. When we were in Montreal, we stumbled on this cafe that had a Super Nintendo with Super Mario for customers. It was the coolest idea, video games while you enjoy your coffee.…
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Japan’s 21st-century toilet technology
Never have I seen so many buttons in a bathroom stall, I thought as I took a quick pit stop after our 14-hour flight from New York to Tokyo. It turns the sleek international terminal of Narita Airport would not be the last place we’d see what I’d call “toilet technology”. Japan is indeed a…
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How to Take a Bath in Japan
Our Western stereotype of Japan is that everything there is small and more efficient, and while that isn’t entirely true, it does hold for the perplexing task of bathing in a Japanese bath. Believe it or not, bathing is not a straightforward exercise, and at the moment to you go bathe, we have found that…
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In Japan, it’s always time for coffee
There is a well-founded stereotype of Japan as a place where people take their job seriously. One sip told me they take their coffee seriously here as well. For a country associated with green tea, this was a big surprise. There is no watery diner coffee here. If even grandparents make this strong a drink,…
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