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Fables of the Japanese Combini

Sep 23, 2023 | 0

Everybody thinks they know how awesome Japanese convenience stores are, but did you also know these things?

7 Essential Items For a Summer Trip to Japan

Aug 4, 2023 | 0

Summer vacation is in full swing, COVID-19 travel restrictions are almost completely a thing of...

AI-yah! – Will ChatGPT Soon Replace Travel Writers?

Dec 24, 2022 | 0

When it comes to the idea of technology crossing the blurred line into the creative fields, I am a pragmatist.

Forget Kyoto and Tokyo – The 5 Best Alternative Cities for First Time Visitors to Japan

Sep 24, 2022 | 0

While Kyoto chokes on tourists, countless other cities and regions of Japan that are equally charming, beautiful or historic remain virtually ignored. Here are 5 amazing cities in Japan other than Kyoto and Tokyo that are easily accessible even to first-time visitors to Japan.

The Alien Among Us

Jul 25, 2022 | 0

You may find yourself at peace in natural surroundings whose love for you isn’t so unrequited… but the image of Kinsaku Baru will haunt you, in a wistful way not entirely unpleasant, and it will change you.

When You Have A Dream Job

Jun 10, 2022 | 0

A former friend introduced me to Craig Mod’s Ridgeline, a fascinating little newsletter...

Why You May Never Go To Kochi (Even Though You Should)

Mar 13, 2022 | 0

Ask many city-dwelling Japanese if they have ever visited Kochi Prefecture in the southern part of...

Escape to paradise with 14 of your closest friends

Sep 11, 2021 | 0

Atagoya is one of those special places combining history and luxury, the product of a young entrepreneur restoring Japan’s historic kominka folk houses.

The Miracle of the Gorin Church

Jun 6, 2021 | 0

How the Japanese “Hidden Christians” of tiny and impoverished Gorin Village in the Goto Islands finally got the beautiful church building they prayed for.