The Films

Stories from across Japan. Watch the film. Read what's behind it.

Nikko, Japan: A Complete Guide to the Town of Shrines and Spirits

Nikko, Japan: A Complete Guide to the Town of Shrines and Spirits

The Golden Hour at Senso-ji: Why You Need to Arrive by 7 AM

The Golden Hour at Senso-ji: Why You Need to Arrive by 7 AM

Why Isn’t Anyone Here? Tokyo’s Forgotten Time Capsule

Why Isn’t Anyone Here? Tokyo’s Forgotten Time Capsule

The Tokyo Most Tourists Skip

The Tokyo Most Tourists Skip

Did Tourists Ruin Tokyo’s Last “Real” Neighborhood?

Did Tourists Ruin Tokyo’s Last “Real” Neighborhood?

What’s Hiding Beyond Tokyo’s Tourist Map?

What’s Hiding Beyond Tokyo’s Tourist Map?

The Jet Lag Rule That Almost Broke Me

The Jet Lag Rule That Almost Broke Me

I Got Off the Train With No Plan

I Got Off the Train With No Plan

The Pull: What Japan Did to a Guy From Toronto

The Pull: What Japan Did to a Guy From Toronto

The Black Market that Became Tokyo: Walking Ameyoko at Dusk

The Black Market that Became Tokyo: Walking Ameyoko at Dusk

Chiba Monorail: The Train That Hangs from the Sky

Chiba Monorail: The Train That Hangs from the Sky

Tokyo After Dark: The Tori-no-Ichi Festival

Tokyo After Dark: The Tori-no-Ichi Festival

Tokyo’s Last Halloween

Tokyo’s Last Halloween

72 Hours of Ramen in Fukuoka

72 Hours of Ramen in Fukuoka

Before the Crowds: Asakusa at First Light

Before the Crowds: Asakusa at First Light

Shorts from the road

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Two Tokyos, Two Blocks Apart

Skip Dotonbori. Walk Five Blocks West.

Shibuya, Off the Scramble

Silence at Yonge-Eglinton.

The Tokyo Street That Sells Nothing You Can Eat

Trust the Queue. Eat Like Meguro.

Eat at Ameyoko. Skip the Hotel Buffet.

The Bakery That Anchors a Tokyo Neighborhood

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