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 severe disabilities—many of whom can’t easily leave their homes—work as remote “pilots,” operating OriHime and OriHime-D robot avatars to greet guests and serve food. Talking with the staff is genuinely moving. Even while navigating tough […]
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 Asakusa area.
Kitaya Park in Shibuya
A revamped park hosting the area's first Blue Bottle Coffee Here’s my piece for Japan Travel on a nice place to take a rest while strolling in Shibuya.
Homeless people in Japan can stay with their pets, thanks to Street Cat Bob
Here’s my article for the British magazine The Big Issue.
Genuine hot spring experience in Tokyo
Here's my article featuring a hot spring bathhouse in my hometown, Itabashi, in Tokyo. Saya-no-Yudokoro Spa - Tokyo - Japan Travel