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All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
food

Puzzle Monday: Unofficial Japanese Food Holidays Crossword

AO Puzzles November 14, 2022
Shiotama crawling on all fours in NTV plaza.
Tokyo, Japan

Shiotama

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
museums

Puzzle Monday: The Art of Illumination

AO Puzzles October 24, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
islands

Puzzle Monday: Building Bridges

AO Puzzles September 26, 2022
Beppu, Japan

Aburaya Kumahachi Sculpture

This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
japan

Puzzle Monday: Charting a Path Between Day and Night

AO Puzzles August 15, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
japan

Puzzle Monday: A Pearl Necklace Both Elegant and a Little Evil

AO Puzzles July 18, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
japan

Puzzle Monday: What’s in a (Japanese) Name?

Alex Bellos July 4, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
japan

Puzzle Monday: A 'Pencil Puzzle' Made of Pencils

AO Puzzles June 20, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
japan

Puzzle Monday: Logic, Symmetry, and Astronomy

AO Puzzles May 23, 2022
<em>Puzzle Communication Nikoli</em> has a small circulation but a global influence.
japan

Inside Japan's Cult-Favorite Puzzle Laboratory

Atlas Obscura is bringing you logic challenges from the pages of Puzzle Communication Nikoli.
Alex Bellos May 23, 2022
Hiroshi Igushi, principal of Kamiyama Elementary School in Ichinomiya, Japan demonstrates the use of a <em>sasumata</em>, the same day he actually used one to subdue an intruder.
weapons

In Japan, School ‘Intruder’ Drills Are Full-Contact and Unpredictable

In response to safety concerns, teachers and staff are trained to subdue and disarm.
Allan Richarz May 13, 2022
The entrance to the multimedia Queen in the Park art installation at Ginza Sony Park, in February 2020.
music

The Pandemic Hasn't Dulled Japan's Special Love for Queen

Fans are finding new ways to celebrate the band during the 45th anniversary of their first arrival there.
Allan Richarz April 23, 2020
New York, New York

Sakagura

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
Atsuo Sakurai poses with his Arizona Sake equipment in Holbrook, Arizona.
deserts

The Elite Sake Brewer on Route 66

In the Arizona desert, Atsuo Sakurai found the freedom to make something great.
Abbie Gripman January 7, 2020
Honolulu, Hawaii

Nisshodo Candy Store

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.
Bowls and bottles recovered from the site.
ghost towns

The Japanese Ghost Town Buried Deep in a Canadian Forest

Archaeologists have dug up sake bottles and delicate rice bowls.
Reina Gattuso September 23, 2019
Kakigori, pictured here on the streets of New York City.
japan

How American Gunboat Diplomacy Helped Democratize Japanese Shaved Ice

One show of force had a cooling effect on Japanese summers.
Luke Fater September 5, 2019