Making Soba Noodles

An exercise in rolling your own

Kanda Yabu Soba

Over 140 years of cooking up rich duck slices and springy buckwheat noodles

Hidden Gems on the JR Yamanote Line

Underground spots on Tokyo’s most famous overground rail line

Indomitable Eats: A Guide to the Oldest Restaurants in Tokyo

These time-tested restaurants keep bouncing back to serve some of the most interesting food in Tokyo

A Guide to Okutama Town

Pigeon’s Nest Canyon and Nippara Limestone Caves

Kuramae: Shaking up Shitamachi

Almost Perfect founders Yuka and Luis Mendo walk us through their Tokyo neighborhood

Next Stop Niseko

Metropolis hears from Niseko locals about the area’s regeneration

Beer Beer Beer

2017 Best in Japanese Craft Beer

Oita’s Kunisaki Peninsula

Farm life and a trail of ancient mountain temples

Ginza Gourmet

Downtown eats in Tokyo’s classiest neighborhood

The Great Tokyo Michelin Sham

Awarding a coveted star to an oden restaurant cheapens the entire concept of fine dining

Itasoba Santouka

Soba, so good at this all-night Sangenjaya eatery