The Offbeat

Some Japanese toilets are an attraction all in their own, with a range of technological features that are sure to alarm the first time user.

The Japanese animated art form known as Anime dates back to 1917, when Oten Shimokawa created the first Anime film. The film was a 5…

You don’t have to be in Japan long before you get exposure to J-Pop, it is blaring at full blast from just about everywhere. J-Pop has…

Most of the restaurants in Japan have plastic food models of many of their dishes outside the restaurant or in their windows. There are some…

The Japanese have a fascination with different flavours of ice cream, and we are not talking chocolate or strawberry, there are some weird and awful…

Love hotels are so called as they are typically used by young couples who can’t get privacy at home or by Japanese sex workers. Love…

Pachinko is a device used for gambling and is a mixture between a pinball machine and a video poker machine. Pachinko parlours are widespread throughout…

Capsule hotels are one of the more unique lodgings to be found anywhere. They are essentially a small cubicle less than a metre square and…