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Tokyo Subculture Mecca: Nakano Broadway
How would Akihabara look if it was all condensed into one building? The answer lies in the colorful district of Nakano.Nakano Broadway. Five glor...
A Day in Nakameguro: Of Cherry Blossoms, Hip Cafes and Small Dogs
The name of this quiet Tokyo district usually evokes two things in people's minds: popular cherry b...
Want to Try Tachigui Soba? 3 Standing Soba Restaurants to Get You Started
Tokyo is full of them. You might have spotted one on a busy train station platform or tucked away in a dark a...
Stay at Taiyoji, an Isolated Buddhist Temple Just Outside Tokyo
Imagine an ancient Buddhist temple perched on top of a mountain. Surrounded by nature and peace, away fr...
Explore Kagurazaka, Where France Meets Traditional Japan
Kagurazaka's history is quite unique. In the Edo period it flourished as a hanamachi, a geisha town...
10 Secrets You'll Want to Experience in Oboke and Iya
Deep within the Shikoku mountains, there is Oboke and Iya. This place is a secluded village surrounded b...
Get to Know a Buddhist Nun at a Local Temple
If you had to choose, what words would you use to describe Buddhism in Japan? After visiting some of the fa...
A Beginner’s Guide to Sento
by guest writer Stephanie Crohin (sento journalis)Sento or public bathhouses are an attractive part o...
Order a Cocktail from a Monk at Vow's Bar in Nakano
by guest writer Laura Loss"Why," asked the Japanese man sitting at the counter, absently st...
Osechi—the New Year’s Cuisine with Ingredients Said to Attract Good Luck
by SHUN GATEOriginally published December 2016The main food associated with Japan’s New Year i...
One Bowl Wonders: Six Classic Japanese Rice Bowls
The rice bowl. Simple yet satisfying, these meals started gaining popularity outside of their native A...
