Travel & Food
Local spots, regional cuisine, and hidden gems in Japan.
Walking Arimatsu: Nagoya's 400-Year-Old Shibori Town
06/21/2026
Arimatsu is a historic shibori (tie-dyeing) town near Nagoya, lined with old merchant houses along the former Tōkaidō. Here's what a slow walk through it is like.
Kasadera Kannon — A Thousand-Year Story That Started with a Hat
06/03/2026
The story of a Nagoya temple named after a single straw hat — a tale of kindness, a young Tokugawa Ieyasu, and a thousand years of history.