The last stop on our voyage around Japan was to the country’s second-biggest city, Osaka. And we only had two full days. In the weeks leading up to the trip, various colleagues and acquaintances mentioned how much...
Kyoto and I didn’t get off on the best foot. When we arrived in Kyoto, after an amazing trip down from Tokyo on the high speed train Japan is known for, we expected smooth sailing in this small city. Our AirBnB...
You can visit Japan for its history, its culture, its nature, or its hyper-modern cities. But if you don’t dive into Japanese food headfirst, you are missing a huge chunk of Japanese life. The Japanese food scene...
Tsukiji Market is not your typical run-of-the-mill seafood market. This is simply the best fish market in the world. In addition to being the best, it is also the biggest fish market in the world, with 60,000-65,000...
In many ways, Tokyo is exactly what I expected. I knew about the neon lights, the varied and unique cuisine, the anime culture. It was overstimulating and energetic and drowning in such good food that we’re...
Japan, and Tokyo in particular, has been a major hole in my eating resume. I’ve eaten the best French cheeses in Paris, dug into bowls of pasta in Rome, and slurped the best soup dumplings in Shanghai, but never...
