7 of the best restaurants in Niigata, Japan’s rising food destination

7 of the best restaurants in Niigata, Japan’s rising food destination

Japan’s Niigata prefecture may be less than 90 minutes away from Tokyo via bullet train, but the area, known for producing Japan’s best koshihikari rice and sake, rarely appears on people’s radar as a food destination. This is slowly changing. Michelin released a special edition of its guide for Niigata in 2020. And in September … Read more

How hunting is trending in Japan as young and old dust off ancient techniques in search of wild game

How hunting is trending in Japan as young and old dust off ancient techniques in search of wild game

Switch on the news over the past few years, and you would have seen a recurring theme of bears wandering close to homes, sometimes sleeping on balconies, even ransacking kitchens. A hunter sets the GPS collar on his dog before sending him into the woods to sniff out deer, in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan. Photo: Mariella … Read more