Vegesushi: How Three Japanese Creatives are Stirring up the Sushi World

Sushi is a quintessential Japanese food, but making it the right way just isn’t easy.…

Popular German Eatery Schmatz Opens a New Branch in Shibuya

If you’re walking into Schmatz’s newest location in the Jinnan neighborhood of Shibuya expecting the…

A Photographer Documents His Unlikely Friendship with a 90-Year-Old Japanese Calligrapher

A few years back, Ben Beech would often find himself pedaling past a ramshackle building…

Mark’s Table

Before his second life as a chef, Mark Sekita worked…

New Book Explores 100 of Japan’s “Hidden Towns”

Every traveler in Japan is going to hit the big…

Wise Sons Tokyo Serves Up Jewish Deli Favorites

Every major US city has at least a few reliable…

Wise Sons Tokyo

A Jewish deli in Tokyo? We were surprised by the…

Dagashi Bar Ebisu

Dagashi bars are an up-and-coming chain of drinking establishments focused…

Ewatari

Looking to send a big candy care package to a…

Itabashi Dagashiya Game Museum

Instead of an entrance fee to this museum, you put…

Komachi

Komachi, more so than just about any dagashiya I’ve seen,…

On “Letting Go” and Following Your Dreams: An Interview with nature airliner

This year is shaping up to be a big one…

A Tribute to Bill Hersey: We Look Back on the Fascinating Life and Times of TW’s Society Columnist

Photographs of celebrities, politicians, and dancers. Statues, masks, and handcrafts…

Two Rooms Serves Up a Vegetarian Course Meal That Even Appeals to Carnivores

I am many things, but a vegetarian is not one…

New Elegant, Arty Hotel is the Perfect Retreat for a Rainy Day in Kanazawa

There’s an old Japanese proverb that says, “You can leave…