As the release date for the hotly anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake draws closer (April 10, 2020!) excitement is certainly building, especially in Japan. As a result, Square-Enix is holding a special event at their cafes in Tokyo (Akihabara and Shinjuku) and Osaka as well. With a unique menu, merchandise, and décor (wall to ceiling posters of your favorite characters) inspired by this fan-favorite game, it shouldn’t be missed.

Here we guide you to the 15 things to in Hakodate, Hokkaido. A city in the north part of Japan teeming with culture and wonder.

At most vegan restaurants in Japan the ingredients aren’t always obvious. And many of the top 100 vegan restaurants listed online are mostly popular for their proximity to tourist destinations, or that make Western-styled foods such as tacos or burgers. This article highlights the three best places to eat in Kyoto that have a more authentic Japanese twist to them.

Japan has so many amazing foods to sample, but you would be missing out if you didn’t check out the Japanese dessert world. Being a self-diagnosed chocoholic myself, I have been sampling many Japanese sweets and here are some of my favorite place in Gifu!

You may find this article a little "fruity". Then again, after you read, why not slice an apple, peel an orange, break a coconut, or squeeze a lemon?

Japanese Sake. Used for religious ceremonies, court festivals and drinking games, it has been an essential element in Japanese culture and tradition for a long time. However, it also has a dark side.

As I am a regular visitor to all these places and enjoying my regular cup of coffee there, I know all places personally very well and am very happy to tell you about it!

Strangely enough, though, there is not a lot of information regarding wagyu outside of Japan. What do most people know about it in foreign countries? It’s fatty and tender, it’s pricey and served usually in tiny portions. And the best there is is called Kobe beef.

When drinking matcha, you are consuming the whole tea leaf. Thus you will receive the full nutritional benefits of the tea leaf and enjoy a higher concentration of antioxidants, amino acid, vitamins, minerals, and fibers.

While living in Gifu, my friends have introduced to me to a variety of restaurants that I would/could have never found on my own. It’s like the saying goes, locals know best.

It is not a new thing for Japan to have unique and entertaining restaurants as people’s hangout destination. Let’s say maid cafes, animal cafes, etc. Girls may not enjoy maid cafes the same way guys do, but luckily Japan has made a kind of cafe girls can enjoy.

Kyoto is especially known for traditional sweets, particularly colorful (pink, green, yellow, beige, light purple) higashi dry confectionery shaped as leaves, flowers, fruits or Japanese crests, which usually accompany a bowl of matcha tea during tea ceremony.