Matsumoto Castle, unexpectedly the home of a killer antique gun museum Move over James Bond, because Q was not the first to think of hiding a gun in something no one would suspect! Deep within the maze of Matsumoto Castle is an antique gun museum with an exhibit of sneaky weaponry that would fool ErnstContinueContinue reading “The Name is Bond, Samurai Bond”
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Meaningless Wastebaskets of Japan
How do you say, “Don’t even think of stuffing your snack wrappers and pet bottle empties into your room’s trash can”? With the world’s tiniest wastebasket, of course! Seriously, this waste receptacle technically checked the “wastebasket” box at a ryōkan I recently stayed at, but was barely big enough for a single used Kleenex. •
Be a model in Japan, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
Just think! Your face will be in every Family Mart in Japan! When your modeling agency tells you they’re sending you to Japan to be the face of a famous international brand, you probably weren’t envisioning this. But cheer up. You’re in good company. They make their own pop stars pose in headgear that’s equallyContinueContinue reading “Be a model in Japan, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.”
