Fukushima All aboard one of Japan’s most scenic train lines
A local photographer’s passion for his hometown saves a disaster-wrought railway in Fukushima. Here's my piece for the J...
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Tokyo Night Bakery Gives Bread and Jobs to Those in Need
Here's my piece for Tokyo Weekender, featuring an initiative led by a culinary expert to help people in need, while redu...
Nara Maruto Shoyu: Nara’s oldest soy sauce warehouse back as a hotel
Here's my article for Japan Travel. It’s a revival story of a centuries-old soy sauce brewery in the ancient Japanese ca...
Kyoto Natsumame in Kyoto Vows to Make You Love Natto
The fermented soybeans are notoriously pungent, but a natto restaurant in Kyoto gives tips for getting that first bite d...
Tokyo Avatar Robot Café Dawn: Power to the People With Disabilities
Here's my article for Tokyo Weekender, featuring Avatar Robot Cafe Dawn. At this café, people living with ALS and other ...
Tokyo How Kohei Matsuno Makes 3D Latte Art Magic at Hatcoffee
Here's my article for Tokyo Weekender, featuring a pioneering 3D latte artist who runs his own cafe in Kuramae, near Asa...