La Carmina is an award-winning travel/food/subcultures blogger, journalist, and TV host covering Japan and adventuring in 70 other countries for outlets like the ...

Over the past decade, Japan has seriously stepped up its coffee game. Tokyo in particular is now globally renowned for its cafés and roasters, even pioneering a new category of coffee experience with ...

Walking through the streets of Osaka at twilight is an experience for all the senses. Among the sparkling neon lights of Dotonbori Canal, the scent of freshly fried okonomiyaki (savory Japanese ...

Ask most people where they want to go in Japan, and they’ll likely reply without a moment’s hesitation – “Tokyo, duh.” Romantic Kyoto may come a close second, or tropical Okinawa, but the Japan bucket ...