??????The bar at gay Hotei, Shin-Sekai, OaakaDo you feel annoyed, envious, or just generally bitter when you go into a gay bar and everyone is so painfully young to your ?mature? eyes" Is the music too loud, the scene too, well, scene-y" Or... -

This blog and our new book are all about saving you money on your holidays in Japan. Food, especially eating out, is one of the things that can really add to travel budgets, so here are the best foods to eat in Japan: 1) Cup noodles Fill up your... -

Tokyo Cheapo Downtown Drinks #22  (Aug 25): Join the TC gang and fellow cheapos for a drink (or few) and casual mingling at Factoria in Ogikubo. This is our 22nd casual monthly meet-up and all are welcome?from readers to travelers to mysterious... -

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Get ready for jelly legs and a glimpse of paradise. I’d never been to Yamagata Prefecture, nor heard of Yamadera. Somehow I managed to spend seven years in Japan without knowing anything about the mountain temple, or the surrounding region.... -

This small memoir, that ends on a tone of disillusion, is one of the best accounts of a Westerner coming to terms with Zen and meditation. The Empty Mirror, Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery, written by the Dutch adventurer, businessman and... -