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“Well, those Tokyo girls are hip, I really love those clothes they wear. And Okinawa girls with the way they talk they knock me ou...

Golden Week this year was pretty solemn. So many people I know decided to refrain from any leisure activity out of consideration ...

Nearly a decade ago I became inspired to hike the “hyakumeizan,” Japan’s one-hundred most revered mountains. I had bagged 91 peak...

As a general rule, I take an open-minded approach to life, giving any new experience a fair chance to impress me. Then again, I’m...

All right. The Naked Stranger gets it. He digs, man. Animals behaving like people never stops being entertaining. Seeing a do...

Ingredients Tandoori pasteYogurtChickenShrimpFishCauliflower You’ll want to enjoy this issue’s recipe, tandoori mixed g...

Founded in July of 1996 on the western side of Japan’s Northern Alps, Hida Takayama Beer is one of Japan’s earliest microbrew...

Where are the most beautiful villages in Japan? The Naked Stranger pondered this question when he recently picked up a pamphlet a...