Fusion of tradition and contemporary styles
This episode is filmed in the most Japanese and Japanese-American populated city in Los Angeles, California. “…
Last November, I stood alone in the moss garden of a temple in rural Shiga Prefecture. No other visitors, no a…
People keep telling me Japan is expensive. And every time, I ask the same question: “Compared to what?&#…
The first time I truly understood Japanese street food was not at a famous market in Osaka or Tokyo. It was at…
I almost did not go to Tohoku in autumn. A friend in Tokyo had told me, “You already live near Kyoto. Wh…
I was standing in the back row of the Kokugikan arena in Ryogoku, Tokyo, watching two sumo wrestlers the size …
When most people think of Japanese islands, they picture Okinawa, maybe Hokkaido. If they are really into trav…
This episode is filmed in the most Japanese and Japanese-American populated city in the United States, Los Angels, California.