Not the face you’d like to see coming after you in a dark alley. The city of Nabari in Mie Prefecture is not particularly famous, especially among people not from the area. However, over the past few years, more and more people have started to become aware of this relatively small city. This is thanks in no small part to …

You’re never too old to kick some butt. Last month the city of Tome in Miyagi Prefecture released a sequel to their award-winning action-packed promotional video from last year: Tome Musō (Tome is Unparalleled). In Tome Musō 2 actress Sanae Kaneko, now 62-years-old, reprises her role as the aptly named Tome (Tome can also be a woman’s name), a butt-kicking stick-wielding …

All you need is the power of kawaii. In an effort to promote tourism to the city of Okayama, the city has released a video that can only be described as “kawaii.” Released on October 7, this new promotional video stars model, actress and Okayama-native HInako Sakurai. The video presents a super “kawaii” (cute) version of the classic Japanese fairy …

Welcome to Mango Town. Following the release of a promotional video in which a government official holds a fake press conference and declares that the Miyazaki town of Nangocho will be changing its name to “Mango Town” government officials have revealed that they have been contacted several times by people genuinely wishing to know whether the town would actually be …

Meet Kaisendon The two cities on either side of the Kanmon Straits have come together to promote tourism in the area via a jointly produced video that features some entertaining B-movie level acting and an impressive kaiju designed by the people behind Shin Godzilla. Released at the end of March, this mini-movie was produced as a way to get more …

This week the Hokkaido town of Rishiri released a music video for “We Are Rishiri Boys,” the debut song of Rishiri Boys, a new hip hop group whose three members have a combined age of 246 and an average age of 82. Composed of three fishermen from Rishiri Town, which is located on an island of the same name in …

Don’t get in between this lady and her noodles. A video intended to raise awareness of the city of Tome in Miyagi Prefecture is getting a lot of attention for featuring some intense action scenes and a 61-year old woman that doesn’t like it when you get between her and her food. The roughly 4-minute action packed video, which was …