Tokyo’s Akihabara district is known as a place for otaku culture, such as...

Shiho Starla Kay
Shiho Starla Kay is a social media specialist currently working for a global IT company in Tokyo.
Raised in both Japan and America, she is passionate about spreading an attractive culture of Japan to the world and occasionally writes a blog for Japan Forward.
“Japan blue” is the color of the emblem for the Olympic and Paralympic...
(Photo Credit: Naoki) Katsuobushi — dried, fermented, and smoked skipjack...
(Photo Credit: Naoki) While Harajuku is more internationally known for its distinctive fashion...
(Photo Credit: Naoki) Shiho Starla Kay in Yokohama, Kanagawa ...