Sailor Moon’s characters are involved with Azabu-Juban district, in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. Because of this, and as a way to bring in tourists, Minato Ward decided to put five Sailor Moon-themed manhole covers in places important for the original story. If you go to the …Read more »
A new tour kicked off in Tokyo this month in which sightseers are shuttled around to… public restrooms. To be fair, these aren’t any ol’ toilets. These restrooms are all part of THE TOKYO TOILET project, which invited leading architects to put an artistic spin …Read more »
Overall Japan likes getting tourism for its anime and manga, but that doesn’t mean that some tourists can’t be annoying. A railway crossing in Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan is a major tourist stop for fans of Slam Dunk, and over the years some tourists have been …Read more »
It’s no secret that as a country Japan is very interested in bringing in foreign tourists, though that endeavor obviously took a hit from COVID-19. However, an article at the Japanese paper The Mainichi notes that tourism is beginning to rise again, including in the …Read more »
Get over here, friends! Japan will finally be lifting its restrictions on tourist travel starting October 11, said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while visiting the UN in New York this week. Visitors from countries that were previously exempted from visas for travel, such as the …Read more »
Anyone who’s tried to travel to Japan since the COVID-19 pandemic hit knows it hasn’t been easy. Until very recently, tourism was a no-go, and even now, you have to buy into tour packages to get in. There’s also an entry cap of 50,000 people …Read more »
You know what’s really cool? The moving, kinda-sorta walking Gundam down in Yokohama that opened back in December 2020. You know what’s not cool? That no one from outside Japan’s been able to come see it! Well, now there’s a (slightly) better chance of that …Read more »
While Japan has its borders closed off to non-residents for the foreseeable future, there’s one way you can get your travel fix and see some of Japan’s greatest sights. Through JRPGs, of course! Video games are a great way to escape for a little bit …Read more »
Japan looks to unique ways to bring in tourists, sometimes turning to pop culture. Pokémon, for instance, helps bring in tourism through manhole covers and Pokémon ambassadors, and big franchises like Gundam or Attack on Titan have their own local ways to get people in. …Read more »
Steins;Gate (which turns 10 this year!) takes place in Chiyoda, one of Tokyo’s 23 wards and the home of Akihabara, which we suspect you may have heard of. Anyway, if for some reason you were planning a trip to Tokyo and didn’t have Chiyoda in …Read more »
Last year we reported on MariCar, a Go-kart tour service in Japan which rents Mario Kart-themed cosplay to customers as they are lead on a driving tour around Tokyo. In characteristic fashion, Nintendo felt the need to protect their IP from damage and began a …Read more »
Many fans just learned about After the Rain thanks to the new anime adaptation, but the manga itself is nearing an end. The manga by Jun Mayuzuki, which started its run back in 2014, will end after two more chapters, it was announced today. The …Read more »
This past weekend, an anime tourism event was held in otaku mecca Akihabara, and some special guests were on hand to join in the fun. One of those guests was Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, who is a self-professed fan of anime and cosplay. She was …Read more »
March Comes in like a Lion , the anime adaptation of the manga by Honey and Clover ’s Chica Umino, started airing this week, and a pop-up cafe has, uh, popped up near Tokyo Station to promote the series. The cafe, which is open from …Read more »
Chichibu, the city used in anohana , is a popular pilgrimage spot. When fans travel to a city or specific location used in their favorite anime series or film, it’s known as an anime pilgrimage. These pilgrimages have brought in a ton of cash to …Read more »
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