???Takada Castle was built by Matsudaira Tadateru, Ieyasu\'s 7th son. According to the 2000 Taiga drama "Aoi Tokugawa," Tadateru was "an incorrigible ...
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 ...
Traditionally, this Japanese soup containing mochi rice cakes is made on New Year’s day and eaten on 3 consecutive days. There are 2 main var ...
This recipe is also called “tori nanbanâ€. You can order it at any soba restaurant in Japan (it’s very popular recipe). It is ...
I have been with the home office for seven months now, since “the first wave†ended I have been taking walks through the back streets of T ...
After five weeks in self-isolation, I feel sad because of what is happening in the world. Today we had 0 new cases in Tokyo and I went out for a long ...
What I like most about Tokyo is that it is an endless city. I have been walking the streets of this city for 16 years and I still find myself lost all ...
Source Events There is always something fun going on in Japan, so before you head out there make sure you look at what will be happening while you ar ...
Chind?gu ??? (?: rare, ??: tool) is a Japanese art of inventing original devices that might help you with a very concrete purpose. The problem is that ...
Last months I’ve been in search of tranquility. It was not easy, since the more I searched for it the farther away it seemed to be. Strangely, ...
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 Ja ...
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 ...
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 ...
Shinjuku ?? is my favorite area in Tokyo. I’ve been taking pictures of Shinjuku since 2004. During these 13 years I’ve seen this neibour ...
After visiting the Dobuita street we walked to the seaside. The water was clear and sarushima could be seen in the horizon ?? (?:monkey, ?:island)â� ...
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 ...
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 tryin ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 (kares ...
