How to Walk Like a Pro in a Yukata or Kimono There’s nothing like wearing a yukata to feel the full force of a summer festival,…
Fight-Themed Restaurants in Tokyo: For Fans of Pro-Wrestling, Samurai and Muscle Mania Whether you’re a pro wrestling fan, a gym junkie, or your buffness is limited to…
Meet Tokyo’s “New Wave” Chefs: New Book Offers Intimate Insights into Their Stories Most creatives who have lived in Tokyo for some length of time find a way…
Uchimizu: The Japanese Tradition of Sprinkling Water to Beat the Heat The high humidity and soaring temperatures of summer in Japan can call for creative measures…
Visit Tokyo’s Largest Illumination Art Festival at Hotel Gajoen Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, the opulent Hotel Gajoen Tokyo is commemorating the occasion…
A New Film by Gori Explores the Okinawan Ritual of Washing the Bones of Deceased Family Members Asked to make a movie on the sparse island of Aguni in Okinawa, Toshiyuki Teruya…
Photo Story: A Thought-Provoking Series Debates Kawaii Culture’s Impact on Japanese Women From frilly Lolita fashion and schoolgirl uniforms to voluptuous anime beauties and virginal pop idols,…
A Day in the Life of a Japanese Tea Ceremony Host Growing up with a mother and grandmother who are both Japanese tea ceremony masters, Maiko…
What It’s Like to Be a Japanese Food Fighter Japanese people sure do seem to love food. They certainly consume enough of it, what…
A Day in the Life of a Japanese Tatami Maker Many of us have taken off our slippers to shuffle barefoot across the soft, cushioned…
“What I Learned From Being a Japanese Porn Translator” “Ben” has been studying Japanese for more than 10 years now, both privately and academically.…
New Book Explores 100 of Japan’s “Hidden Towns” Every traveler in Japan is going to hit the big cities, and places like Kyoto,…
Discover Historic Buildings and Ambience at the Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum Visiting the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is like traveling back in time – find…
Try a DIY Tea Ceremony Experience at Soso in Daikanyama Whip up your own fresh cup of matcha and grill your own dango (dumplings) in this hidden haven. At…
Exploring Flavor, History, and Ingenuity in Aichi Aichi Prefecture is known for being the home of Japan’s industrial powerhouse, Nagoya, but on…
