[Sub]urban Pleasures

Futako-Tamagawa offers attractions ranging from the spiritual to the cultural to the culinary. Here’s an insider’s guide TO THIS leafy Setagaya-ku neighborhood

Buta Gumi

Pork: It’s what’s for dinner at this new Nogizaka eatery

Tibet Tibet

Southeast Asian cooking gets a new look at this Shimokita Sanctuary

Sennin Dou Shin

Teach your taste buds to dance at this Akihabara izakaya

Salt

Take a wild culinary ride at the most exciting restaurant in town

Companions of the Sea

Life in the Seto Inland Sea town of Tomo-no-Ura revolves around its fishing industry. Stephen Mansfield experiences the salty charm.

New Kyoto

Japan’s proud old capital gets a glimpse of its exciting future

Southern comfort

Indonesia’s most vibrant village replenishes heart, mind and soul