I’ve never understood architecture. Like fine art, architecture seems like one of those subjects that requires years of training and study to be able to really, fully appreciate. But to plebes like myself, it remains a mysterious topic, out of reach and beyond my comprehension. Despite my ignorance, there’s something about Japanese architecture that stops [...]
I get lost in my own city all the time. Even though I’ve basically lived in the same place for more than 20 years, it’s still easy to get turned around, misdirected, and just generally confused. As a native, it’s kind of embarrassing. So you can imagine that finding my way around in Japan is [...]
For whatever reason, Japan seems to produce some of the most compelling artists in the world today. Case in point, I was blown away a couple of months ago when I came across pictures of some art by a Japanese artist, Ichi Ikeda: Even though it might look like it grew out of the ground, [...]
As we film this month in Japan, I’m starting to remember the things that I’ve missed most while being here. While there’s things I definitely don’t miss, I think it’s the little things that count. Most of them have to do with bathrooms in some way, but hopefully you’ll understand my love for getting my [...]
Clubbing in Japan was most definitely a new experience for me. As an American, I’m used to a certain sort of “routine” when it comes to going out, so clubbing in Japan was pretty wacky. I only went out twice during my ten week stay there, but I had my reasons for not trying to [...]
Skiing and snowboarding are two of my favorite things to do in winter. While I’ve never done either in Japan before, the country sure does boast some impressive looking locations. If you’re interested in Japan, and have any interest in skiing or snowboarding, these are the places you’re gonna wanna check out if given the [...]
This is part two of two for my “Famous Foods of Every Japanese Prefecture” series. In part one, I covered the famous foods of the Central, East, and Northern prefectures of Japan. Now I’m going to cover everything else. That includes the Western half of Japan as well as anything to the South. We saw [...]
