Japan

Unlocking the secrets of Japanese martial art Shorinji Kempo

After my first few weeks in Tokyo I discovered Shorinji Kempo and decided to dedicate my three months in the city training in this Japanese martial art. I had never heard about…
Ian Yacobucci

Japan| Is Tokyo Robot Restaurant the Weirdest Show on Earth

Tokyo’s Robot Restaurant is a 60 minute extravaganza that features robots, girls, dancing, drumming, bomber planes, tanks, motorcycles, quads, giant video screens, and three gigantic…
Ian Yacobucci

The friendly side of Kabukicho: Losing things where the Yakuza and the Japanese sex trade live

Kabukicho , if you ask Tokyoites, is the most dangerous neighbourhood in the city. Stereotyped as home to the Yakuza (Japanese mafia) and Japans underground sex trade the likely…
Ian Yacobucci

Climbing Mt. Fuji in the off season

Towering more than 3, 700 m above sea level and only 100 km from Tokyo sits Mt.Fuji. Incredibly, summiting the highest mountain in Japan is a feat that hundreds of thousands of…
Ian Yacobucci

Japan| How to Surf in Tokyo

I head to the beach to catch some September surf just outside the megalopolis of Tokyo, Japan Surfing in Tokyo is easy if you’re willing to make the hour long trip out to Chiba…
Ian Yacobucci