Places
Neighbourhoods, day trips and the quiet corners between the landmarks.
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Kuramae, Tokyo on Foot: Scones, Tape by the Millimetre and a Free Godzilla (Every Price Photographed)
A half-day walk through Kuramae, Tokyo: scones, masking tape sold by the millimetre, life-size Godzilla, and lunch by…
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Yōshoku, Explained: Japan’s Own Western Food, Inside Nagoya Station
Written from Nagoya — the food Japan invented while pretending to copy the West, served inside the station…
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Nagoya Morning Service: Order a Coffee, Breakfast Comes Free
Nagoya, born and raised — I grew up thinking a coffee came with breakfast. Here it does. Almost…
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DAISO: What Japan’s ¥100 Shop Actually Sells (Best Souvenir Store, Quietly)
Written from Nagoya — the shop where I buy my kitchen, my stationery and half of what I…
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Don Quijote, Explained: How to Survive Japan’s Loudest, Cheapest Store
Nagoya, born and raised — the shop I send every visitor to, and the one I have to…
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World-Champion Neapolitan Pizza in Nagoya for ¥980: Solo Pizza, Osu
Written from Nagoya — my hometown’s best-kept secret is a world-champion Neapolitan pizza that costs less than a…
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Ginza’s 150-Year-Old Sweet Bun: The Kimuraya Anpan Walk
Nagoya, born and raised — walking Ginza with a 150-year-old sweet bun in one hand and my husband…
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New Year in Japan: A Local’s Guide to Hatsumode
A Japanese wife in Nagoya — what actually happens at a Japanese shrine on New Year’s, from someone…
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% Arabica Tokyo & Japan’s Coffee Culture: Kissaten to Azabudai Hills
Written from Nagoya — on Japan’s quiet coffee obsession, and the white counter in Tokyo where it gets…
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Beppu Hell Tour (Jigoku Meguri): Japan’s Weirdest, Steamiest Day Out
I live here — the town where the ground boils, the ponds are blood-red, and everyone is having…