Jiyugaoka: European Sweets, Mont Blanc Cakes & the Streets of ‘Little Europe’
Jiyugaoka β βthe hill of freedomβ β is southwest Tokyoβs pastry capital: a low-rise grid of plane-tree streets…
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Kiyosumi-Shirakawa: How a Quiet Old Town Became Tokyo’s Specialty Coffee Capital
Kiyosumi-Shirakawa was, until roughly the 2010s, known for exactly two things: a beautiful Meiji-era stroll garden and a…
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Nishi-Ogikubo: Antiques, Curry & Quiet Streets β Tokyo’s Best-Kept Secret
Nishi-Ogikubo β βNishiogiβ β is the Chuo Line stop that even many Tokyoites skip, sandwiched between famous Kichijoji…
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Tsukishima & Monja-Yaki: Walk Tokyo’s Reclaimed Island Neighbourhood
Tsukishima is reclaimed land β built from harbor dredging in the 1890s β a flat grid island in…
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Sangenjaya: Young, Affordable & Completely Authentic β Tokyo’s Coolest Town
Ask young Tokyoites where they want to live and Sangenjaya β βSanchaβ β comes up constantly. Two express…
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Togoshi Ginza: The Longest Shotengai in Kanto (1.3km of Local Life)
Togoshi Ginza is the longest shotengai in the Kanto region β roughly 1.3 kilometers of continuous shopping street…
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Kagurazaka: The French Quarter of Tokyo β A Walk Through Former Geisha District
Kagurazaka climbs from the old outer moat at Iidabashi up a single sloping main street, and along that…
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Fukuoka: Japan’s Most Livable City β Yatai Stalls, Hakata Ramen & Local Itinerary
For the past several years, Fukuoka (η¦ε²‘) has appeared consistently at or near the top of Japan's domestic…
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Unagi (Eel) in Japan: Where to Eat It & Why Summer Is the Season
Unagi (ι°» / freshwater eel) occupies an unusual position in Japanese food culture β simultaneously a highly refined…
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Visiting a Japanese Izakaya Alone: Ordering, Seating & What to Drink
The izakaya (ε± ι ε±) β Japan's informal drinking-and-eating establishment, conceptually between a pub and a restaurant β is one…
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