TW Local Style Profile: Creative Director Boa Campbell’s Ode to Birds In our TW Local Style Profile series, we get to know Tokyo-based designers and trendsetters…
Into the Twisted World of Special Effects Makeup Artist Amazing Jiro One fateful day in Poland, an unwitting customs agent at Warsaw Chopin Airport unlatched the…
Ladybeard: The 5 Songs That Changed My Life After 15 years on stage and on camera in various forms of entertainment all over…
Day Trips From Tokyo: Wandering Around Enoshima Island Kate takes us on a day trip to Enoshima island, about 1-hour south of central…
Softcream Adventures: Tasting Tokyo’s Local Softcream Flavors Ready for some sweet sweet softcream adventures with us? In this YouTube video series, we’ve…
Getting Lost in Translation at 21 21 Design Sight This week we visit 21 21 Design Sight’s latest exhibition, “Translations.” Full of interactive works,…
Slurping Noodles at Afuri Ramen in Roppongi Hills Ramen. No matter the length of your stay in Japan, it never gets old. It…
Inside Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s ¥569,250 Takashi Murakami Suite We embark on a private tour of Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s Takashi Murakami suite and take…
“I Believe Your Heart Can Be Your Home”: Finding Harmony with Sugizo Being in the presence of a rock god — even with strict social distancing measures…
The Latest Kawaii Must-Do in Odaiba: A Permanent Unko Museum Opens It made Japanese and Western news, mostly because it was weirdly something we didn’t know…
Savor a Slew of Seafood and Sake at Totoju Ginza Honten For outstandingly fresh fish with a side of all-you-can-drink alcohol, look no further than Totoju…
Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo: Five Top Runway Trends Spotted at S/S 2019 As Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo S/S 2019 came to a close on October 23, we…
Yojiya Cafe Ginkakuji: Enjoy Coffee in an Old Machiya at Kyoto’s Silver Pavilion Boasting over 100 years in business, Yojiya has become almost synonymous to Japanese visitors to…
Soothe Your Soul with the Beauty of Kyoto’s Hosenin Temple Hosenin is a temple in Ohara district in Kyoto that holds many mysteries and delights…
Hantei Nezu Honten: Eat Classic Kushiage in a Meiji Period House If you’re hankering for some traditional Japanese fare in an old shitamachi setting, look no further…
