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Sébastien is a French writer and video editor. Born and raised in sunny Marseille in the south of France, he had to get used to Tokyo's typhoons and torrential rains. He eats more dorayaki than Doraemon. https://sebraineri.myportfolio.com/
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Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Nezu

Where everyday life unfolds at an unhurried pace.

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Exploring Japanese Traditional Incense and the Art of Kodo

Yoshimi Higuchi and the spirit of incense

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Awaji Island: Japan’s Hidden Culinary and Cultural Getaway

How food, pop culture and slow living coexist on Japan’s quietly changing island

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Millennial and Gen Z Work Culture in Japan

How Japan’s Younger Generations Are Redefining Work

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Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Mukojima

Where time lingers on the banks of the Sumida River

Foraging Wild Wasabi in Japan’s Mountain Streams - Metropolis Japan

Foraging Wild Wasabi in Japan’s Mountain Streams

Where wild wasabi grows

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Kiyoshi Awazu and the Reinvention of Contemporary Japanese Aesthetics

An emblematic figure of Japanese graphic design

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The Best Japanese Indie Films You’ve Never Seen 

A selection of Japanese films that redefine independent cinema

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