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When someone asks me: what is the best time to visit Japan" I’m very reluctant to give a clear answer since I’ve come to realize that Japan is bea...
I love what my two friends Etienne and Morgan have done after quitting their corporate jobs.
They created Material Matcha Uji, one of the most disrupt...
My friend Matthew Baxter, who writes at his blog Supercheapjapan has just published his first book. Congratulations! I’ve read the book and I love i...
The bridge of Togetsu (In Japanese written with the characters ? ? ?: crossing, moon, bridge) is one of the most emblematic of Kyoto. With its 155 met...
After visiting the Dobuita street we walked to the seaside. The water was clear and sarushima could be seen in the horizon ?? (?:monkey, ?:island)… ...
I’m very happy to announce you that my new book has just been published in English. It is very different from A Geek in Japan, instead of trying to ...
Walking around Yokosuka we found a restaurant where they have two different hamburgers on their menu: the Trump burger and the Obama burger. The Trum...
After visiting Shirakawa-go we went north all up the way until Fukui. It was my first time in Fukui prefecture. We decided to only visit Fukui City, i...
One of the first things that surprised me when I arrived to Japan was how much of the daily life inside houses happens laying down on the floor. Once ...
The T?fukuji (? ??, T?fukuji) is a zen temple in southeastern Kyoto. Its pavilions are surrounded by a huge green area, it is beautiful all over the y...
We went for a walk to Yokosuka, it is one of those places that don’t usually show up in travel guides. We are a bunch of nerds so we decided to find...
Over the last 14 years I’ve visited the zen garden Ryoanji (???) several times. I love that every time I visit this beautiful dry garden (karesan-su...
At the shintoist shrine of Atago (Tokyo, Minato-ku) they have installed a system that allows the visitors to donate money using their electronic walle...
Shinjuku ?? is my favorite area in Tokyo. I’ve been taking pictures of Shinjuku since 2004. During these 13 years I’ve seen this neibourhood trans...
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Happy Chinese New Year to all those who celebrate!
Its that time of year again for the Chinese, Koreans and anybody else who celebrates the new lunar year.
Being brought up in the UK and then living for Japan for 17... -
The company JR West currently offers the Kansai Thru Pass, which gives unlimited access to JR trains in the Kansai region for 1, 2, 3, 4 consecutive days. With it, you will be able to get in Japan iconic cities such as Kyoto, the ancient capital,... -
?????????Sure, you can get a drink in gay bar most anywhere in the world. Wherever there?s a gay nightlife, there are low-key bars, pulsating clubs, cruisy joints, and just about everything in between. But does your hometown have a gay bar where... -
Kyoto is a city with a long history ? more than 1,000 years, in fact. The construction of its primary train station, Kyoto Station, took place during the city?s 1200th anniversary and opened to the public in 1997.Designed by acclaimed architect Hara... -
Having a bath is the most normal thing in the world … even if you’re a monkey.
Japanese snow monkeys have been patronizing the hot spring baths of the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park for decades (since 1964, officially), and the image of these... -
Kanji began as pictograms. Kanji convey little information about pronunciation (even less than English spelling does!), but are all about conveying representing things by way of their shape. Well, at least that\'s the idea. Those original shapes,... -
