Celia Polkinghorne

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Magnificent Mount Koya

Seeking enlightenment for the New Year? Consider a winter pilgrimage to Koyasan, the Japanese headquarters of...

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No Business Like Japanese Show Business

U.S. singer-songwriter Natalie Emmons, now the face of Trivago Japan, shares her adventures while navigating the...

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For the Love of Sam

When Carl and Elizabeth O’Brien first came to Japan, they couldn’t have imagined that just a...

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Let’s paint the town!

Start the car, we know a whoopee spot, where the drinks are cold and the dancing’s...

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Pure Land Priestess

From Kyoto to California, Chicago and back, Ariya Sasaki is an art fanatic and a fashionista,...

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Keeping the Zen in Autumn

Ready to go out and see nature’s fiery autumn show but not willing to line up...

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A Two-wheeled Journey Across Japan

One man, one quest: Cape Sata to Cape Soya in seven weeks – 50 days, 21...

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Magic, Mime, and All That Gear

Not a play, not a musical, not a circus—but something in between! Gear up for a...

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Aikido: The Martial Art of Peace and One Man’s Destiny

One day in September 1980, a 22-year-old Jacques Payet travelled from France to Japan in search...

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Best-kept Secret of the Century

Famed for blowfish and kushikatsu, Shinsekai might not be the glammest part of town, but it’s...