Asia’s first! The new Harry Potter Studio Park to open in Tokyo in June 2023
Harry Potter fans rejoice! The new Harry Potter theme park "Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo– Making of Harry Potter –" will open on 16 June 2023 on the old site of Toshimaen theme park in Nerima-ku, Tokyo. This park will be the first of its kind opened outside Britain. Photo: ’Wizarding World' and all related names, characters and indicia are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. – Wizarding World publishing rights © J.K. Rowling via Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo This walk-through entertainment facility takes visitors on a...
Travel in comfort with TOKYO MUSLIM Travelers’ Guide 2023-2024
As a way of accommodating travellers with diverse cultures and customs, the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau (TCVB) have published TOKYO MUSLIM Travelers’ Guide, showing places to eat, pray, shop and stay that are ready to host Muslim travellers, so they can spend a comfortable time in Tokyo. It even includes useful Japanese phrases travellers can use in their trip. Japan Halal Business Association (JHBA) has been supervising this guidebook for three years in a row. And travellers can find more shops in this new edition. Download from the link...
A much-loved Sendai restaurant is back with halal and vegan menus
Closed in 2016, the Italian restaurant "Pasta House Pomodoro" favoured by the locals in Kashiwagi (Sendai) for 20 years, has reopened in February 2023 at the same location. It is approximately a 1-min walk from Kashiwagi 2-chome (Sendai City Bus) bus stop.Bringing back its nostalgic taste, all its dishes are now made to be halal-compliant to ensure all kinds of customers can be assured when enjoying the food. It also serves vegan-friendly dishes, with English menu available. Find out more in the translated link below.
Certified halal, high-quality, diverse prawn & seafood delicacies, FGROW JAPAN
Dealing in sushi ingredients and other fresh seafood goods in Kagawa Prefecture, FGROW JAPAN Co., Ltd. runs a seafood processing and side dish manufacturing business, obtaining Halal certification in 2022.Discover from CEO Hiroaki Senda about their strengths and future prospects. (more…)
Blooming Shibazakura: Another Spring Beauty in Eastern Hokkaido
It's springtime which means another time to be amazed by nature's beauty. Any flower enthusiasts or nature lover must see the Shibazakura flowers in Japan. Take a look on what it is and where to find it. (more…)
Strawberry-picking: TOP 5 ranking of the most popular spots in Japan
Juicy, Plump, Delicious! Strawberry is one of the highlights of Japan's springtime that you don't want to miss. And what better way to enjoy this fruit than STRAWBERRY PICKING.Strawberry picking is a popular activity among the locals and foreigners, with many farms across Japan letting you pick and eat fresh strawberries on your own. Some farms even provide chocolate sauces, snacks or drinks that you can enjoy together with the strawberries. Here are the TOP 5 strawberry picking spots across Japan ranked by popularity, based on the Japanese digital magazine...
NinjaPaste: A new healthy low-carb & low-calorie source, Sydecas
Say hello to the developer behind NinjaPaste, which uses konnyaku as its key ingredient— the food tech company Sydecas Inc. Launching the NinjaFoods brand, they offer an array of products catering to people with food restrictions. Find out all about the features of this ingredient and future developments with the company's president, Mr Masahiro Yoritama. (more…)
Japan’s first halal food & shopping complex emerges in Yashio (Saitama)
On 3 March 2023, the NATIONAL MART & Halal Yataimura Yashiostan, the first establishment of its kind in Japan to feature a halal food court and supermarket, was established in Yashio, Saitama. Home to many Pakistanis, Yashio City is known as 'Yashiostan', combining the words 'Yashio' and 'Pakistan'. After exiting the north exit of Yashio Station, walk straight down the station street in the direction of City Hall for about eight minutes, passing under Metropolitan Expressway Route 6 and you will reach this complex. The complex sells all kinds of...
Aichi’s unique way to make the area more Muslim-friendly for tourists
Aichi Prefecture has drawn up its 'Vision for Regional Revitalisation Through the Asian Games' for the 20th Asian Games coming up in 2026. Part of this vision, the prefecture held an online exchange session under the theme of Welcoming Muslim Travellers between Aichi University's students and Muslims living in the area, aimed to ensure a comfortable environment for Muslims visiting there. They shared their real-life experiences of how they spent Ramadan in Japan and dealt with food precautions. Later, the students went on a fieldwork in a tourist attraction in...
Muslim-friendly udon: For tourists to enjoy Kagawa’s signature sanuki udon
A Takamatsu (Kagawa)-based company operating udon restaurants, Atton (あっとん), has developed halal udon products that comply with the Islamic law, by avoiding using meat, alcohol-based seasonings and such, to make it easier for anyone visiting from overseas to taste Sanuki Udon*1. With a subsidy by the Kagawa prefecture, they have developed five types of halal-compliant frozen products, including kake-udon*2 and bukkake-udon*3. And they plan to add them to the restaurant's menu in May. *1 Sanuki Udon (讃岐うどん): a traditional udon noodle dish from Kagawa Prefecture, named after the prefecture's old...
Clean out all pores! New gentle halal & vegan scrub cleanser from KEANA BEAUTE
Meishoku Corporation, a member of the Momotani Juntenkan Group, has launched a new Halal-certified and Vegan-certified facial cleanser containing scrubs from its KEANA BEAUTE skincare line, on 1 March. Available at drugstores and other outlets nationwide. Gently cleanses pores with a walnut scrubFormulated with vitamin C (APPS) to tighten pores, papain enzyme to cleanse pores, heart leaf (chameleon plant) to tone the skin, and other sebum-balancing ingredient KEANA BEAUTE is a Japanese skincare line focuses on reducing the appearance of pores with every use.All the products in this line are...
In time for Eid: Get your hands on Japan’s first Muslim-friendly snack box
Your friendly platform for halal resources in Japan— Salam Groovy Japan has started the pre-sale of JAPANeid that brings you a selection of exclusive snacks and halal food, that are also suitable for Muslims, from Japan in a box. Straight from Japan to Worldwide including the Middle East, Europe, Asia, the USA and more. (more…)