Hoppy Akasaka Beer Munich: A Taste of Japan in Japan
There’s a particular kind of bar in Akasaka — narrow, low-lit, and easy to miss. You find it by accident after a long day. Then,…
There’s a particular kind of bar in Akasaka — narrow, low-lit, and easy to miss. You find it by accident after a long day. Then,…
There’s a particular morning that happens to many people living in Japan: clear skies, a train window angled just right, and suddenly Fuji appears. It…
There’s a moment that happens to almost everyone who settles in Japan. You try something that sounds strange on paper, then it tells you more…
There’s a version of Japan you discover only after you move here. It isn’t the postcard version. Instead, it’s the Japan where a can from…
Northern Okinawa has some of the darkest skies in Japan. Away from the neon lights of Naha and the resorts of the southern coast, the…
Goya, or bitter melon, is one of the most distinctive ingredients in Okinawan cuisine. The dark green vegetable has deep ridges and an unmistakably bitter…
Porter predates IPA, pale ale, and many styles that define British beer culture today. In eighteenth-century London, it became a popular choice for its dark…
A strawberry beer from Yorkshire’s historic Samuel Smith Old Brewery offers something different from traditional ales and stouts. The brewery has operated in Tadcaster, North…
Samuel Smith Old Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, has brewed beer since 1758. Its range includes traditional ales, stouts, porter, and brown ale. The brewery…
English pale ale remains one of Britain’s most distinctive beer styles. The word “pale” describes its colour compared with darker porters and stouts. It does…