2 min readJapan
Views: 0Osaka grew up around trade rather than a court. Its castle, its canals and its famous appetite for street food all come from that merchant past. A profile of Japan's most down-to-earth big city.
1 min readPlaces
Views: 1Stone walls, white plaster and curved roofs: how Japanese castles are built to be seen from below.
2 min readTravel
Views: 0Osaka Castle is one of Japan's best-known landmarks. A little history helps you see what is original, what is rebuilt, and why the stone walls matter most.
1 min readPlaces
Views: 0Two Zen temples in northern Kyoto, one covered in gold leaf, one known for restraint, and the moss and stone that surround them.
2 min readJapan
Views: 0For more than a thousand years Kyoto was where Japan's emperors lived. The city today is a set of layers: a grid plan from the 8th century, temples from many eras, and an ordinary modern city in between.
2 min readLife
Views: 0Matcha has travelled from Japanese tea rooms to cafés all over the world. What it actually is, how it is made, and why it tastes the way it does.
1 min readMoments
Views: 0Koi in clear turquoise water, a torii gate standing in a calm lake, pavilions doubled by their reflections.
2 min readTravel
Views: 0Kyoto has Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines side by side, and each has its own small customs. Knowing a few of them makes a visit calmer for everyone.
2 min readJapan
Views: 0Tokyo has no single downtown. It is a ring of districts, each with its own station, mood and history, held together by trains. A short profile of how the city grew and how to read it.
1 min readPeople
Views: 0Silk, blossom and a snow-capped mountain: portraits that bring together some of the most familiar images of a Japanese spring.
2 min readPhoto Essays
Views: 0A torii does not keep anything out. It simply tells you that you are crossing from one kind of space into another. A short essay on gates, tunnels and thresholds.
