Bridging Japanese Content and International Curiosity
A Taste of Sunshine Just 2.5 Hours from Tokyo I planned to arrive in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture while the sun was still shining, but a speech in Chiba City delayed my arrival until long after the moon rose on this Continue Reading
Gold Nuggets of Japanese Culture Prospected by Fans Overseas On a summer hike with a family friend in Winter Park, Colorado, we meandered into a conversation about Japan, my home for 29 years. Wow, Japan! That is so great! Tenkara Continue Reading
I recently opened a new craft beer bar in Tokyo and I thought an article re the process of this would be interesting. After the forced closing of my previous beer bar in Aoyama (the building was being demolished to Continue Reading
If your in the Shinjuku area and you need a break from the hustle and bustle of the big city then Shinjuku Gyoen might just be what the doctor ordered. This tranquil national garden has a mix of wide open Continue Reading
Paletas Frozen Fruit Bar With Japan soon entering the rainy season and summer, there’s neither a quicker nor easier way to keep cool and feel refreshed than with – scream it with me – ICE CREAM! Should you be lucky Continue Reading
“Yuka” platform – Elegant evening of Terrace riverside dining At night, Kamogawa riverside is turned to be the scenic site well-known for its gorgeous Pontocho in Kyoto! I used to take my friends visiting Kyoto to Pontocho without fail. I Continue Reading
Legal At Home; Illegal – MAYBE – In Japan For a long time, the ubiquitous sinus medicine Vicks Inhaler was the butt of jokes among resident foreigners in Japan. Signs used to grace airport terminals with the familiar cream-and-green device Continue Reading
Article by yumin, originally published on Deep Japan Tokyo Culture vs. Osaka Culture Let me compare Tokyo and Osaka in terms of culture by using a metaphor of kitchen accessory. Tokyo is “Sponge”. It soaks up all kinds of information and people Continue Reading
Yokohama City Air Terminal (YCAT) In the thirteen plus years that I’ve lived in Japan, I’ve never once taken the bus to the airport. That seemed to me an incredibly peculiar thing to admit, so I took it upon myself Continue Reading
Article by Nico, originally published on Deep Japan Shojin Ryori, or shojin cuisine, is the form of Buddhist cuisine that is popular with the vegetarian/vegan foreigner crowd here in Japan. Traditionally the food that Buddhist monks make for themselves in their temples, Continue Reading