Our Metropolis Autumn 2024 Issue is out now and the theme is Wellness!

Looking for a beginner’s guide to sento? Lots of people are eager to learn this when they visit or move to Japan. In the West, visiting a spa is typically marketed as a luxury experience. But in Japan ...

Coffee Sakan Shu offers a refined coffee experience that balances old-world charm with contemporary indulgence. The second-floor café is an unassuming retro-style cafe in Tokyo. It’s only a ...

The roots of many traditional treatments in Japan trace back to China, with the first medical knowledge arriving in the sixth century. Impressed by the efficacy of these treatments, Japanese rulers ...

Narai-juku, Nagano, Japan historic post town along the Nakasendo historic route at dusk. “One tree, one head. One branch, one arm,” an elderly woman explains to me as I look at a drawing of a man. He ...