Category: Japanese Culture

The Best Food in Japan isn’t in Tokyo?

Published 2019-09-19

Thanks to the amazing work of the Vil Tokyo duo, and the support of JETs living in Kesennuma, we were able to produce Kesennuma’s very…

Published 2019-05-11

Hiroki Sugawara of Otokoyama Honten Brewery in Kesennuma, Japan gives us a tour of the different processes of sake-making.

Published 2019-03-17

I’ve mentioned before how much I love Seiryoin Temple. Wherever you are in Japan, it always seems like there’s a temple no further than a…

Published 2018-11-27

Back in 2016, I was an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) on the JET Program working at three different schools in Kesennuma. One fateful day at…