This week was a short one for everyone living in Japan with two national holidays providing some handy relief from the daily grind. Plenty still happening in the country, though and in this week’s Japan News Digest, we recap our top picks. All stories come from the huge number of blogs and news sites out there which help cover Japan in English. If you think we missed something cool, feel free to add a note in the comments.
- This last week saw the Chinese mid-autumn festival in which Yokohama Chinatown unveiled a giant Mooncake
- In other festival happenings, Shibuya246 visited the Konnou Hachimangu, and has uploaded some amazing pics
- AltJapan reports on Katsuhiro Otomo’s (the guy behind “Akira” and “Steamboy”) art work now springing up around Kichijoji
- Gizmodo teaches us ‘How to Make Instant Ramen into a Gourmet Meal’
- Tokyo Mango revisits Japan’s biggest Harry Potter fangirl ahead of the new movie
- Finally, sister-site Japan Today reports on how opponents to the Nike-lad renovation of a Shibuya park are gathering to protest
That’s our pick for this week!
Photo credit: Steve Nagata / Flickr
