In the same way as Irish pubs or tapas bars, izakaya are informal, inexpensive, and fun places you can’t miss when visiting Japan. By Shaun…

With the official Studio Ghibli theme park set to open next month in Japan’s Aichi prefecture, it makes sense that locals are getting in the…

Starting tomorrow, August 5th, 2022, the Sushi Bar Fujiyama branch in the Akihabara neighborhood of Tokyo is introducing a new dish called フジヤマこぼれ寿司 (fujiyama kobore-zushi…

Chuhai (short for “shochu highball”, although the term refers to carbonated cocktails with any sort of alcoholic base) are a go-to drink for many in…

Stephen Kenny is a London-based letterpress artist who—despite residing in a different continent entirely—has produced works that grace the walls of many Japanese homes and…

Izakaya, or Japanese pubs, are home to a wide variety of tasty snacks and drinks, but for many one of their chief allures can be…

Zombies and drunk people really aren’t that much different — this is what a new Japanese card game is trying to prove with its mechanics….

Concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus have resulted in some creative takes on organizing scheduled gatherings (such as one university letting their students…

As COVID-19 makes mincemeat out of the economy, struggling restaurants are left with one weapon with which to win over customers: innovation. Shibuya based Izakaya,…

A lesson from Big Bird A child of the nineties, my first exposure to Japan was the gutsy, gripping, epic, and eye-opening documentary, Big Bird…

If you’re living in Japan or plan on visiting this fall and if you also enjoy drinking, you may know about izakaya, those convenient establishments…

Some optical illusions are intentional like trompe l’oeil paintings in amusement parks or murals, or on a smaller scale like this young Japanese artist who…

Written by Sara Doel for JAPAN Forward The pub — short for “public house” — has long been established as part of daily life in…

One of the perennial questions faced by visitors to Tokyo, especially first-time visitors from abroad, is what to do at night. Unless you have unlimited…

Setsubun is the day which marks the beginning of spring in Japan, and for good fortune it is traditional to eat ehomaki. Ehomaki, literally meaning…