Travel

Magome and Tsumago, two post towns on the old mountain road linking Tokyo and Kyoto, are still great places to rest for the weary...

Can a bathhouse be closed if the front door is left open? The Naked Stranger likes to ponder philosophical questions of life,...

There are no beaches here, at least not sandy ones. No seaside inns. The terrain is best described as vertical, making one wo...

The ocean is silent; rising lines creep toward a sleepy fishing bay. Barefoot, in a dark blue fleece sweater and khaki shorts, a ...

There is an upside to a recession, I thought to myself. My head down, arms paddling too hard against wind and waves to worry abou...

Eco WineOrganic in Akasaka   One of the finest wine shops in Tokyo, Mavie Akasaka has been importing small batch org...

Nakatsu is a small city of 85,000 in Kyushu’s Oita Prefecture about halfway between the famous hot springs of Beppu to the ea...

The Naked Stranger is an aficionado for all things Japanese. People in his country even consider him an expert on the subject. He...