You’ve done Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka.
This is where you go next.
Three towns to start
Moka
The country’s best strawberries, straight off the vine — an easy day trip from Tokyo.
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Katsunuma
Pick-your-own Shine Muscat, a vineyard lunch, and a hot spring over the whole valley.
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Chiran
A peaceful tea town where even the free cup at an ordinary diner is extraordinary.
Read the story →Eat where it’s #1.
A running map of Japan’s number-one foods — and exactly where to taste each one at the source.
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Meet Pigchi
“The high-taste Tokyo friend behind these letters. I don’t do bucket lists or hidden gems — I just get excited about real discoveries and want to tell you. I only recommend what I truly love, and I’ll always tell you exactly why.”
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Postcards from Pigchi
Every so often, a photo and a few lines from wherever I am in Japan. No sales pitch — just a postcard. The closest thing to a real correspondence I can offer someone I haven’t met yet.