We love Japan, and we hope we can help you find something you can love about it, too! We're always looking for something fun, weird, exciting or intriguing to highlight just how fascinating this place can be.
Cindy Bissig is a Swiss-born travel and food writer, photographer, and professional sake sommelier based in Japan. Organizer of the Tokyo Sake Challenge, a doburoku ambassador, and an international sake judge, her work explores the intersection of cuisine, culture, and craftsmanship. She travels widely to document regional food traditions, fermentation, and the chefs and artisans behind them, sharing stories that connect local excellence with a global audience.
Tim Hornyak is a Canadian writer based in Tokyo, Japan, who has worked in journalism for more than 20 years. He has written extensively about travel, food, technology, science, culture and business in Japan for media including The New York Times, Nature, Science, Scientific American, CNBC, CNET, The Japan Times and IDG News. He is the author of Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots.
Azby Brown is a native of New Orleans, and has lived in Japan since 1985. He is a leading authority on Japanese architecture, design, and environmentalism, and the author of several influential books including The Very Small Home (2005), Just Enough: Lessons in living green from traditional Japan (2010), and The Genius of Japanese Carpentry (2014). Since the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster in March 2011, Azby has been lead researcher for Safecast.
Jennifer Pastore has been an enthusiastic chronicler of Japanese art and culture since around 2013. An Indiana-born, Tokyo-based journalist and translator, she writes for a variety of Japanese and international publications while assisting with the AIR 3331 artists' residency program.
Gavin Blair has been writing about Japan for publications in Asia, Europe and the US since the turn of the millennium, and is the author of Zen in Japanese Culture: A Visual Journey through Art, Design, and Life.
I'm a writer now, but have been a jack of all trades when it comes to publishing, including designer, editor, and creative director. I was at The Japan Times newspaper for 10 years, which I rebranded and redesigned in 2017. Since leaving the JT, I've been studying wine and I am currently doing the WSET Diploma. The main focus of my writing these days is the wine of Japan.
