FOOD & DRINK

From urban planning and fish farming to food recycling and the re-invigoration of traditional techniques, a number of great ideas have come out of Japan's smaller towns and cities.

This salad gives a whole new meaning to playing with your food.

We all need a break from the city sometimes. Experience the other side of Japan with these three day trips to the countryside right outside Tokyo.

Just an hour north of Tokyo via bullet train, Tochigi Prefecture is famed for the temple-rich historical environs of Nikko, as well as its hot springs resort towns.

Join Texan in Tokyo on a culinary adventure through the Japanese countryside town of Chichibu!

Tokyo boasts an incredible 13 three-Michelin-star restaurants. Here are five of the best of the best!

Nara, one of Japan's oldest cities, is full of both history and Michelin-rated cuisine.

Tokyo has maintained its title as the world's most Michelin-starred city—but more importantly, for the first time in history, a ramen shop has received a Michelin star!