Sado: Japan’s Other Island
A return to Japan's historic island of exile reveals why Noh remains woven into everyday life—and what it has to teach about living with memory.
Noh: Accomplishment of Presence
It took me years to discover that Noh is a practice of attention through which the hidden beauty of life becomes perceptible.
Yamanaka Onsen: A Cultural Retreat in the Mountains
In Yamanaka Onsen, a historic hot spring town informed by samurai aesthetics, nature, craft, and community remain central to everyday life.
The Kubo Family’s Shibazuke Pickles
At Shibakyu, a small family shop in Ohara, the Kubo family continues to make shibazuke as they have for generations, offering a deeper look into one of Japan’s most distinctive pickling traditions.
Tsukemono: What’s Going On With Japanese Pickles
In Japan, pickles are not an accompaniment but a vegetable dish in their own right—an art of texture and tang.
Yubeishi at Takyo Abeke: A Winter Recipe from the Mountains
Yubeishi still made the traditional way—whole yuzu filled, steamed, and slowly dried through the winter months.
Yubeishi: Preserving the Perfume of Yuzu
An ancient preserve shaped by necessity, craft, and time, capturing what is usually fleeting.
Takyo Abeke: A Way of Living in Omori
In rural Shimane, an historic mountain inn reveals how purpose, carried through materials, food, and gesture, shapes everyday life.