Travel
5 beautiful Japan time lapse videos
Movie watching time! Today we are featuring a collection of five pretty awesome Japan time lapse videos that were shared by users on YouTube. Read More
Is this Japanese Atlantis?
Just off the coast of Yonaguni Jima, part of the Japanese Ryukyu archipelago, a mysterious underwater formation was discovered in 1986. The submerged stone sculptures resemble stepped pyramids that could have been built by humans. Read More
New shinkansen bullet train ‘Hayabusa’ debuts in March
JR East has recently announced that its newest shinkansen bullet train of the E5 series will start running in Japan on March 5th. Last spring, when we took a closer look at the train, the name was still unknown but now we know that the aerodynamic monster will be… Read More
Record 9.44 million visitors entered Japan in 2010
Robotized toilets, talking vending machines and restaurants without chairs* are just some of the wonders that a tourist will encounter upon landing on the island of the samurai. According to the official statistics by the Japanese immigration bureau, a record of 9.44 million foreigners visited Japan in 2010, making this… Read More
Futuristic night ride on Yurikamome
If you are visiting Tokyo and want to see and experience something futuristic, many Tokyoites will recommend you to take a comfortable night ride on the Yurikamome Line. This train will take you on a 15 kilometer (roughly 9,3 miles) long route with excellent views along the Tokyo Bay. Yurikamome,… Read More
JR Tokai unveils a model for the new high-speed maglev train ‘L0′
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) a few days ago unveiled its model for the new maglev train that will link Tokyo and Nagoya (later Osaka) starting around 2027 on the planned Chuo Shinkansen Line. Maglev (short for magnetic levitation) is a type of train that levitates in a strong… Read More
New photo gallery: Tokyo Sumida River Cruise
Daily Onigiri takes a virtual cruise on the Sumida river — one of the main rivers that flow through Tokyo. We’ll start off at our departing dock in the heart of the city in Asakusa… As we take a boat ride under numerous bridges, we’ll reach the Sumida river delta… Read More
Japanese railway sells edible train ticket
Hungry passengers in Aomori Prefecture in the north of Japan now have a chance not only to keep their train ticket as a souvenir, but to eat it as well. Japanese railway company Aomori Railway Co. this Saturday started selling edible tickets to celebrate the extension of its Metoki-Hachinohe Line… Read More
Tokyo train map for 2010 from Japan Post
Yikes! Could it be any more complicated? This handy mini map is available for free at post offices in Japan (Japan Post). It measures about 23 x 10 cm (9″ x 4″). Available only in Japanese and includes all train lines and stations for Tokyo Metropolitan Area for 2010,… Read More
The oldest tree in Japan
In Japan, you can easily find plenty of old things. One of these is Jomon Sugi (縄文杉) which is officially the oldest known tree in Japan. It is estimated to be between 2170 and 7200 years old — exact age is unknown. Discovery of the tree in 1968 on the… Read More
