Suddenly no one was interested in their own selfie, they just wanted to watch B-Boy Taisuke flipping and freezing in the middle of the street. As...
“The train does not run through a real tunnel, but it will take you through a ‘green’ one” “When the air-conditioner is turned on and...
You might have heard of ohanami, the wonderfully decadent practice of admiring cherry blossoms in the spring. But have you heard of otsukimi? Japan, in...
What is Japan’s “national sport”? It depends on what is meant by “national,” or if we’re talking about spectators or participants, amateur or professional....
Pillow fighting as a sport! Most of us have enjoyed a good pillow fight at some time in our lives. (If you haven’t, you don’t...
In Gunma Prefecture a few hours north of Tokyo lies Doai Station, the deepest train station in Japan. With its platform located 70 meters underground...
The Kiyotsukyo Gorge Tunnel (Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture) is enveloped in chilly air as I walk through. After about a 20-minute stroll, the 750-meter passageway...
(Second of Two Parts) (Read Part 1 at this link.) The second installment of this two-part report on the remnants of Tokyo’s...
(First of Two Parts) At its peak, Tokyo had an extensive public tram network which covered 213 kilometers of routes and a private tram operation...
Kakuda City, a place in the middle of nowhere in Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, has managed to make a name for itself by planting...
When I moved to Japan in August 2018, I came with a firm belief that I was going to fully immerse myself with the Japanese community...
It is a somewhat curious experience walking through the streets of the Bikan old merchant district in Kurashiki, the second largest city in Okayama Prefecture....
