Insights from a Kagurazaka Store Owner

Episode 4: Insights from a Kagurazaka Store Owner – The Seasonal Beauty of the Geisha District and the Grace of Geisha – An Interview with Ayumi Terada, Proprietress of Yukimoto In Tokyo

The Kagurazaka Geisha District Recovered Earlier Than the Other Five Districts in Tokyo This is the fourth installment in our Kagurazaka...

Episode 3: Insights from a Kagurazaka Store Owner – Discover the 400-Year History of Soumaya, a Stationery Store in Tokyo’s Kagurazaka

Exploring Japanese Culture and History Through Stationery Store in Tokyo's Kagurazaka This is the third installment in our series...

Episode 2: Insights from a Kagurazaka Store Owner – The History and Evolution of Toushien Pottery Shop in Tokyo

Kagurazaka Store Owner Interview Series In the second installment of our Kagurazaka store owner Interview series exploring the charm of...

Episode 1: Insights from a Kagurazaka Store Owner – “Japanese Pottery Should Be Held to Be Appreciated” – Exploring Maruoka Toen and the Charm of Ceramics in Tokyo

Kagurazaka Store Owner Interview Series Begins This marks the start of the series " Exploring the Charm of Kagurazaka’s Shopping Street...

Tokyo Wagashi: From Imperial Kyoto to the Shoguns of Edo

Tokyo is one of the best places in Japan to discover wagashi, or traditional Japanese sweets. But to understand Tokyo wagashi, we first need to look back to Kyoto and Nara. Long before Edo, the city that would later become Tokyo, emerged as Japan's political center, sophisticated confectionery traditions had developed around the Imperial Court, temples, the warrior elite, and later the culture of tea. These traditions eventually traveled east, where they entered a very differ

Shinya Yamada

Nov 30, 202411 min read

15 Authentic Traditional Cultural Experiences in Tokyo: No. 8 Izakaya (Pub) Tour

Authentic Traditional Cultural Experiences in Tokyo: Discover What Our Kagurazaka Izakaya Tour Has to Offer This is the eighth...

Shinya Yamada

Nov 16, 20244 min read