Pop Culture Talks

Kawaii News 

Kawaii Character News – February, 2016

2016-02-232019-04-27 Kozue 0 Comments Kawaii, Nintendo/Video Games, Pop Culture Talks, Rilakkuma, Tamagotchi

Contents News Flash! Rilakkuma Cafe is Coming in Harajuku in March! Nintendo 3DS “Guru Guru Tamagotchi!” Play Report Spring is

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Pop Culture Shibuya Tokyo 

Halloween in Shibuya, Japan: Photos of How it was like IN DAYTIME

2015-11-022019-10-31 Kozue 0 Comments Cosplayers, New Tokyo, Pop Culture Talks, Shibuya

As a local blogger in Tokyo, I went to have a look at Scramble Crossing in Shibuya on Halloween. In daytime.

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Kawaii News 

Kawaii Character News – October, 2015

2015-10-222017-02-01 Kozue 0 Comments Kapibara san, Kawaii, Manga/Anime, Pop Culture Talks, Rilakkuma, Tamagotchi

Contents My Reviews of Tamagotchi TV New Limited Items at Tamagotchi Department Store Harajuku Rilakkuma Goods for Winter – My

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Odaiba Tokyo 

Must-Know Place & Tips for Gamers Visiting Japan: PLAY Original Arcade Space Invaders, Pacman, Mario Bros & more!

2015-08-142019-04-27 Kozue 0 Comments Manga/Anime, New Tokyo, Nintendo/Video Games, Odaiba, Personal, Pop Culture Talks

When we get interested in something, we also get interested in its history – Where and when did it begin?

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Mitaka Pop Culture Tokyo 

A Trip to Ghibli Museum – Arts of Studio Ghibli, Photos & Visitor Information

2014-10-302016-12-09 Kozue 0 Comments Arts, Autumn, Calm Tokyo, Ghibli Museum, Manga/Anime, Mitaka, Movies, Museums, New Tokyo, Photos, Pop Culture Talks, StreetPass, Studio Ghibli

Studio Ghibli is a famous Japanese animated film studio that created leading animes such as My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery

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Pop Culture Tokyo 

Tokyo Game Show 2014 Report (Part 1) – StreetPass, cosplayers, etc.

2014-09-202017-09-19 Kozue 0 Comments Cosplayers, Crowded Tokyo, Events, Nintendo/Video Games, Pop Culture Talks, StreetPass

My report of Tokyo Game Show 2014 starts with my diary to visit it. Makuhari Messe is located in a bay side district

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Insider's Travel Tips Tokyo 

The Easiest Map to Tokyo Sumidagawa Youth Hostel in Asakusabashi

2014-06-192016-11-02 Kozue 0 Comments Arts, Pop Culture Talks, Small Talks, Tokyo Accommodation Guide

I turned pale when I went out of JR Asakusa-Bashi Station. (Not Asakusa. To go there, take Asakusa Subway Line.

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Seasonal Attractions Tokyo 

How “Japanese” St. Valentine’s Day Started (Second Half)

2014-02-092017-02-14 Kozue 0 Comments Culture, Pop Culture Talks, Winter

Outline of Part 1: St. Valentine’s Day was accepted as “the day girls confess love to a boy with chocolates” by

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Seasonal Attractions Tokyo 

How “Japanese” St. Valentine’s Day Started (First Half)

2014-02-022016-08-26 Kozue 0 Comments Culture, Pop Culture Talks, Winter

St. Valentine’s Day is a sweet day. Yes, it’s sweet in two contexts. First of all, see these chocolate catalogues

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