Kazuhiko Ota takes a daytime stroll through the good old townscapes and old temples in the countryside.

At night, he visits carefully selected "quality izakayas" that are rooted in the local area to show you the owner's special dishes and fine sake!

We also introduce the Ota way of sake drinking and give you the lowdown on cups and utensils.

Walking through the curtain of an izakaya at dusk and slowly enjoying a selection of sake and snacks...

A few words with the owner or the hostess. The restaurant you enter on a whim becomes the most memorable part of your trip.

The restaurant makes you think: "Ah... I want to go to such an izakaya"

The anime features characters with human bodies and fish heads as office workers at an IT firm.

The "Tetsuincho" (iron seal book) can be enjoyed on 40 local lines throughout Japan, just like collecting red seals.

Actresses Mary June Takahashi and Nori Sato, who love to travel, will take you on their first railroad journey together, while being soothed by the scenery flowing through the train windows.

It's their first trip together on a train!

The series follows the adventure of Bearers of Light's Core that will shape the destiny of the world.

A shy baker tries to reach out to his pretty cake-loving customer.

After finding himself reincarnated into the world of a novel, Loneal goes to great lengths to steer clear of Prince Alec, the hero, to avoid disrupting the main storyline between Alec and the heroine, Lily. However, to Loneal's great surprise, the prince becomes infatuated with...him?! "A charming physique, such as yours, more than makes up for your lack of experience." Before he knows it, he finds himself melting into the prince's arms... Why is everything so different from the novel?!

Everyday life of Devil's soldiers in the image of salaried workers.

Shōwa Monogatari is a 2011 Japanese anime film and television series about the Yamazaki family, who live in Tokyo during Shōwa 39, the same year Tokyo hosts the 1964 Summer Olympics. The film, directed by Tadahiro Murakami, was released in Japan on January 29, 2011. Hiroshi Kugimiya directed the 13-episode television series, which had its broadcast run between April and July 2011

The story centers on Minato, who goes to an anime event that has a voice acting recital with a friend. He is fascinated by the talent of the voice actors, and he meets Chikako, who studies at the Suidoubashi Animation Academy. The series follows the trials and tribulations of those who aim to become voice actors.

The comedy follows a lion, toucan, and lizard as they live the lives of office workers in a capitalist society in Japan, while also dealing with their unique situations as animals living beyond the savanna and the food chain.

Shio Ogura is a Japanese high school student, who is visiting Taiwan on a school trip when she is suddenly attacked by monsters. Agents known as "E-Gene Holders" from the government agency DOGOO also arrive, who wield weapons infused with the spirits of historical figures. Shio is revealed to also be an E-Gene Holder when the soul of Oda Nobunaga awakens after she tries to rescue a friend.

A story about girls playing board games after school!

Kyoto in Spring. Aya is a high school girl who's just moved to a new town. Miki is her shy classmate, and her first friend. One day after school Aya and Miki follow the committee president Midori to a speciality board games store. The Dice Club!! Without thinking they try out a German board game together.

These girls, who are searching for fun, soon fall into the exciting world of games!