Latte art in Japan: Sakamoto Ryoma You’ve probably seen cafes creating cute shapes in the foam of cappuccinos and lattes before. Maybe a heart, or a four-leaf clover? Well, this one puts them all to shame. Check out the Sakamoto Ryoma latte: According to Japan Probe, the cafe that does this is in Kochi city. So if you’re ever in the [...]

Expensive pizza in Japan It’s a little tricky to wrap your head around the prices in Japan. Most things are more expensive in than in the US, but it depends on what you buy. Pizza, for example, is far more expensive and you’ll probably get quite a shock after ordering your first pizza here. The amount of pizza that [...]

Japan has iPhone cookies! Here’s a pretty sweet mobile phone if I ever saw one. Check out these pictures of iPhone cookies (courtesy of engadget) created by a bakery in Japan. The menu bar is a little big, but overall this is a pretty nice job. This reminds me of those iPhone cupcakes that were making the rounds on [...]

Try making your own Takoyaki Takoyaki is one of the most famous Japanese snack foods there is, and when you come here it’s a must-try in any gourmet tour of the country. I came across this recipe for takoyaki over on Bento.com, and I hope some of you guys might try it out. Even if you can’t make it to Japan [...]

Oh my god, you ate Ponyo! Yes, now you too can eat your very own Ponyo. A bakery in Yokohama has started kicking out these awesome little Ponyo buns. Well, technically it’s not actually Ponyo, but rather ‘goldfish princess bread’ so as to avoid any copyright issues. Smart move… What do you think? Do you see a resemblance? Is it ok to [...]

This Japanese restaurant will scare the beejeesis out of your kids For parents out there who struggle with picky eaters, this restaurant might be a good option for you. Unless of course, you aren’t into scaring the beejeesis out of your kids and scarring them for life, that is.. This Namahage restaurant in Akita has big grassy monsters that come out and ask kids if they’ve been [...]

Edible sake bottles made from squid! I’m not a fan of squid, but I figure if I could drink a half-dozen of these bottle’s worth of sake I might come to enjoy it. These creative little sake bottles are amazingly made from squid, which is a very innovative – but yet very old – way of storing sake. They’re called Ika tokkuri, [...]

Video: Eating a Windows 7 Burger Many of you might have seen ads for Burger King’s Windows 7 Whopper, available only here in Japan. It’s an absolute monster of stacked meat – 7 layers high to be exact – that could easily feed three or four people. Well, the folks over at Gizmodo took a shot at eating one (or at [...]

Rilakkuma Pancake Mold No, not that kind of mold. Check out the photo of this super cool pancake mold that allows you to shape your flapjacks in a Rilakkuma pattern. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take any excuse to get the kids over to the breakfast table and away from the television. Rilakkuma pancakes would certainly do [...]

Japan’s new Red Bean Pepsi (Cherry Coke, eat your heart out!) If you thought Cherry Coke was awful, wait till you get a load of this crappy crimson cola. It’s red bean Pepsi, the flavor that everyone outside Japan loves to hate (or at least most foreigners I speak to are not so keen on it). Now, if you’re not sold on the Pepsi brand red-bean cola, [...]