Best shopping and souvenir places and tips in Japan! From the huge shopping metropolises of Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto to hidden gems in the inaka.
Japanese swordsmiths are amongst the greatest in history – who wouldn’t recognise a katana (samurai sword)!? But now that there is no longer a daily need for a katana, the honed skills of the best smiths in the world have been passed to the knife makers. Japanese knives, while on the pricey side, make a …
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Took a while to think of a cleaver pun for the title. OK that was the last one (maybe). After learning all about Japanese knives in this post, be sure to check out the 17 top spots to buy Japanese knives in Japan. Japanese knives vs western knives Harder & sharper In general, there are …
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Top 6 Rankings: second-hand manga stores So you want to buy used manga in Tokyo? I’ve spent a long time browsing stores over the last few years, and built a collection of over 100 manga books for abooouuut 10,000 yen ($75). In doing this, I’ve done my share of googling for the best places to …
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