Kimono Rentals: A Popular Tourist Attraction For many female tourists visiting Japan from abroad, renting a beautiful kimono for a photo shoot or to...
Despite the blistering cold at this time of year in Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological News Agency has released its prediction of the 2019 schedule...
Driving was never really an option for me, until I started working in Japan. Despite having a driver’s licence for over 10 years, I had always...
As a foreigner living in Japan, I’m always amazed by Japanese versions of foreign food. For example, go into any Italian style “family...
“Sake Kasu Fizz.” “Hojicha Infused Whiskey.” What sounds like a bizarre mish-mash of different tastes is, in fact, cutting-edge cocktail mixology, created right...
As winter season arrives, the lively mountains of the summertime Japanese Alps are restored to their tranquility. Mt. Senjogatake (altitude 3,033 meters), “queen” of...
The Furusato Matsuri Tokyo (loosely translated as “hometown folk festival”) kicked off at the Tokyo Dome on Friday, January 11, and will be open...
Photo: grape Japan Once upon a time, a burrito fell in love with a sushi maki roll and they had a beautiful baby called the...
Kitcho, a restaurant representing the pinnacle of Japanese kaiseki cuisine, is a name familiar to any Japanese food connoisseur. Teiichi Yuki, the restaurant’s founder,...
In March 2018 I learned I was accepted into the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program, and my placement was Motomiya — a small...
When I left Japan and came back to Italy a few years ago, sushi was on the verge of becoming popular in...
When autumn sets in, a small temple surrounded by mountains in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, is suddenly bustling with visitors eager to get...
