Tokyo’s Kitchen Tsukiji Outer Market
Today, Tokyo's Kitchen, Tsukiji Outer Market still describes itself as Japan’s “Food Town,” where wholesale and retail shops share the streets with restaurants, and where new culinary trends are “born” in the middle of old routines.
Kevin Warren
6 min read
Silk on the Sidewalk: Kyoto’s Kimono Rentals
By late morning in Higashiyama, the transformation is already underway. Silk on the Sidewalk: Kyoto’s Kimono Rentals are marked by a row of sandals sat at the entrance of a kimono rental shop like punctuation marks.
Kevin Warren
5 min read
Mitaki-dera: Hiroshima’s Mountain Temple
High on the forested slopes of Mount Mitaki, northwest of central Hiroshima, stands Mitaki-dera: Hiroshima's Mountain Temple, and one of western Japan’s most atmospheric Buddhist temples.
Kevin Warren
2 min read
