Stories

Read about our winter visit to Mount Zao, to take in the snowy wilderness on a ski hike with an Ideha mountain guide!

Kinkasan, located off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, is a holy island home to a venerated shrine and deer considered messengers of the gods.

Pas Mal, a restaurant in Yamagata City serving fine French cuisine and top-notch local wines.

The impact of COVID-19 on the Japanese countryside. Rural regions like Yamagata struggle with the economic impacts the pandemic has wrought.

Get to know Mitobe Sake Brewery in Tendo, Yamagata—their rice, brewing philosophy, flagship sakes, and more!

Students from an Italian culinary and science university visited Tsuruoka, Yamagata for hands-on lesson in producing top-quality soba noodles.

We head to Awashima Island for wappani, a local stew made exclusively with Awashima-sourced ingredients—right down to the driftwood kindling!

Kawarage Jigokudani, a “hell valley” in the wilds of southern Akita, featuring a hiking trail through a volcanic landscape and a natural onsen waterfall.

An article about my experience undergoing the traditional spiritual training of yamabushi monks on Mount Yudono of the Dewa Sanzan.

We visit an oyster farm in Ishinomaki, Miyagi to visit to help promote delicious Miyagi oysters to the world!