For a baseball game in Japan, I recommend buying tickets online through the home team’s official website. You can see which seats are available…
If you want to spend a day making a knife in a working forge, I recommend Asano Kajiya in Gifu. You’ll learn from Taro…
Try kendo in Japan with beginner lessons in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Compare private instruction, group classes, locations, and what to expect.
My experience at Samurai Restaurant Tokyo, with advice on tickets, show times, food, entry rules, and planning an evening in Shinjuku.
Where to try yabusame in Japan, with advice on beginner lessons, riding requirements, travel time, and watching traditional horseback archery at a shrine.
You can make your own knife in Japan, whether you’d like to forge a blade with a blacksmith or finish a kitchen knife to…
Compare five kintsugi workshops in Tokyo and Kyoto, from the private class I loved to a cheaper group lesson, with advice on materials and what you take home.
Compare chopstick workshops in Tokyo, Kyoto, and nearby cities, from private time with an artisan to affordable classes, with my firsthand Mogami Kogei advice.