This week I was lucky enough to catch up with chef and author, Nancy Singleton Hachisu about living in Japan as an American, going back to basics with Slow Food and making ramen from scratch (scroll down for recipe). (more…)

The top 3 dishes in Japan? As a team of Japanophiles, we're a little sceptic. Is it really possible to narrow it down? Tour leader, Brian certainly thinks so. Best of all? His favourites can easily be made vegetarian. (more…)

Tour leader, Mark Fujishige looks beyond matcha's starring role on social media to discover the history and cultivation of this tasty tea. (more…)

Last year Brock, our social media guru and Japan first-timer, headed to Japan's lesser trodden northernmost island of Hokkaido. Having arrived as a seafood sceptic, he found more than a few surprises. (more…)

Vegan in Japan? I can sense your scepticism from the other side of the screen. (more…)