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Souvenirs from Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai! Recommended goods from the official store in the venue

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Souvenirs from Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai! Recommended Goods from the Official Store in the venue

2025.04.25

NEW Hello! This is Hakoboya, the souvenir promotion captain of Kodawari Times ╭(·ᴗ·)╮╰(·ᴗ·)╯! The long-awaited Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai has just opened! I can’t stop being excited

Hida Takayama, where the old townscape remains and is surrounded by rich nature

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Hida Takayama, Where the Old Townscape Remains and is Surrounded by Rich Nature

2025.04.23

NEW Located at the foot of the Hida Mountains, one of the highest mountains in Japan and surrounded by rich nature, Hida Takayama is an area where the elegant streets of the castle tow

Tsunagari Factory, a craft brand born in a town factory in Osaka

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Tsunagari Factory, a Craft Brand Born in a Town Factory in Osaka

2025.04.18

Small and medium-sized factories and manufacturing plants scattered throughout Japan, known as machi-factories, have supported Japan’s manufacturing industry. Among them, Osa

From Osaka, Japan! funs brewing, a craft beer brewery dedicated to Japanese food

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From Osaka, Japan! funs brewing, a Craft Beer Brewery Exclusively for Japanese Food

2025.04.11

Craft beer has been steadily increasing in popularity around the world. Craft beer is a type of beer made at small breweries with a special attention to detail, and the ban on craf

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai Official Store

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I visited the Expo 2025 Official Store! What are MYAKU-MYAKU’s most popular items?

2025.04.04

Hello, I’m Hakoboya, the souvenir promotion captain of Kodawari Times ╭(·ᴗ·)╮╰(·ᴗ·)╯. Speaking of 2025, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan is finally here. I am eagerly awaiting

Recommended Sake from Hida Takayama's long-established sake brewery, Oita Sake Brewery

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Born from the bounty of nature in Hida Takayama! Oita Sake Brewery, famous for its sake “Onikoroshi”

2025.03.28

Hida Takayama attracts tourists from all over the world and is becoming more and more crowded every year. Located in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture, almost in the middle of t

New possibilities for contemporary Japanese painting! Artist Mujimo from Osaka, Japan

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Osaka Artist Mujimo on the Appeal of Japanese Painting

2025.03.23

Japanese art fascinates not only Japan but also the world. Today, we would like to introduce you to a teacher of Japanese painting, a uniquely Japanese art form, and tell you about

Gourmet food at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai

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Gourmet Food at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai Unveiled! Let’s go eat the food of the future!

2025.03.21

The 2025 Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai is less than a month away! The contents of each pavilion and information on events are being announced one after another, and the anticipation for