COMING SOON
THE TABLE
Bento boxes worth the hype (and three that aren't)
Which are made in Japan, which only look it, and what to check before you buy.
THE JOURNAL
Longer reads, deeper shelves.
Essays and deep dives that don't fit the gift-guide format. On Japanese home life, design, language and food — written slowly.
LATEST
MORE COMING
We're writing slowly and honestly.
Below are the pieces in progress — expect one or two a month.
COMING SOON
THE HOME
Paper lanterns: the small buy that changes a room
Why Isamu Noguchi was right, and which Akari knock-offs actually pass.
COMING SOON
THE TABLE
The case for cooking rice in a clay pot
A donabe ruined supermarket rice for me. This is what happened.
COMING SOON
THE HOME
What a Japanese bath taught me about Sunday evenings
Hinoki wood, very hot water, and the case against the rushed shower.
COMING SOON
CULTURE
Five kanji you should actually know, according to my teacher
Yuri's list. Not the textbook list.