Food

🎄 Introduction: Why Does Japan Eat KFC at Christmas? Imagine walking through a Japanese neighborhood in late December. Illuminated trees […]

🍂 Introduction: A Familiar Voice on a Cool Evening Japanese yakiimo is more than a roasted sweet potato. For many

☕ Why I Look for a Kissaten When I Visit a Japanese Town Whenever I visit a Japanese town, one

🍜 What Is Gotouchi Gourmet? There is a particular kind of food experience that can turn an ordinary trip into

🌰 Introduction: When Chestnuts Mean Autumn There are certain foods that seem to announce a season before you even think

🌏 Introduction: Where Is the University Cafeteria? Imagine arriving at a Japanese university for the first time and getting hungry

🌅 Before Most of the City Wakes Up Walk into a Japanese fish market early in the morning, and you

Almost every culture has a moment when people raise their drinks together. In English, someone may say “Cheers!” In Spanish-speaking

When September arrives in Japan, the moon begins to feel like part of the season. The intense heat of summer

🌏 Introduction: Japanese Yatai Are More Than Festival Food For many visitors to Japan, the first encounter with a yatai

🌏 Introduction: When Autumn Arrives With the Smell of Sanma In Japan, autumn does not always arrive on the calendar.

🌏 Introduction: A Shopping Street That Tells You What a Neighborhood Eats Walk through a Japanese neighborhood and you may

🏮 Introduction: You Can Smell the Festival Before You See It You can often smell a Japanese summer festival before

🌏 Breakfast in Japan May Be Different from What You Expect If you’re visiting Japan for the first time, breakfast

☕ Introduction Walk into a Starbucks almost anywhere in the world and you’ll recognize it immediately. The familiar green siren