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With pancakes queues on every corner, there is no doubt breakfast is the next big thing in Japan. On September 2, six of Japan’s top chefs gathered in one kitchen to determine…
By Vivian Morelli
If you’re looking for a little pre-flight luxury before a long trip ahead, JAL lounge has you covered. After recently revamping the Sakura business class lounge in March, Japan Airlines opens its…
By Sami-chan
Situated deep in the mountains of Nyuto in the Akita Prefecture, there is a stretch of onsens that remains nearly undiscovered by tourists. Their views are breathtaking and simply put, each one…
By Weekender Editor
Hiking in Japan is strange. But then pretty much everything else is too, so that makes it normal, I guess. Anyway, I enjoy it because I like nature, plus it gives me…
Gazing out at the shores of the Kamo River, you can see couples and young families walking by. An evening breeze blows by gently, cooling off the still-warm air. The server brings you your next course in what seems like an endless variety of dishes. Welcome to the one of the best ways to dine in Kyoto during the summer months.
By Alec Jordan
Gion Matsuri: A Party Worthy of the Gods
See the city from a different angle as you explore Tokyo with a lens in mind. Camera-equipped smartphones, and the filter applications that let you easily tweak the pictures you take with…
Get your gear ready: Japan’s iconic peak is open for climbers. Maybe it’s when you see the salarymen wielding their fans on the trains, or when you see people in their best…
After a disappointing showing against the Ivory Coast in Recife, Japan need to bounce back with a victory against Greece this Friday to keep alive their hopes of making it to the…
Just when you thought a train traveling at speeds of 320 kilometers per hour and offering the option to soak your feet in a foot spa, was luxury at its finest, JR…
“It’s been nearly 70 years,” ama diver Reiko Nomura says, “I’ve been diving since I was 13 years old, and I am 82 years old now.” By Sami Kawahara Through an interpreter and…
Following a visit to Iki, the second stop on our tour of Nagasaki’s unsung islands took us to Tsushima, whose history has been shaped by its closeness to mainland Asia. Text and…
Nagasaki’s Iki: An Island in Time
Tradition and modernity meet at The Gateway to Tohoku. Founded by the great warlord Date Masamune in 1600, Sendai is known as the gateway to the Tohoku region, and is a city…
Boston Museum of Fine Arts Director Malcolm Rogers looks back at a unique museum partnership between Japan and the US. By Sarah Custen Last weekend, the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts celebrated…
We take a look ahead to one of Tokyo’s original themed races: a watermelon run in Tomisato. By Tamatha Roman Japan has been seeing its wave of “theme” races, with the first…
Before the cherry blooms in spring, its lesser known sister, the plum, gives us the first glimpse of springtime, resplendent in its equally stunning shades of red, pink and white. However, it…
The founding father of the Fukuoka domain and hero of the popular drama Gunshi Kanbē now showing on NHK, Kuroda Kanbē was one of Japan’s most iconic warriors. A samurai of great…
