osaka
(ENG) Osaka's Secret Soul: Five Stories Written on the Ancient Ground of Tennoji
Tennoji's true magic lies in these overlapping layers of time, where a single plot of land can be a sanctuary, a warning, and a graveyard.
historical stories
taiwan
(ENG) Beyond the Night Market: 5 Hidden Histories That Will Change How You See Taipei's Shilin District
In my eyes, Shilin is equal to the night market, because every time I come to Shilin, Taipei, I will taste the delicious food in night market.
taiwan
(ENG) 5 Stories That Will Change How You See Taipei: A Journey Through Zhongshan District's Hidden History
Protect a city's cultural memory is not an act of nostalgia; it is a investment in its future identity. Stories of Zhongshan reveal this beauty.
japan
(ENG) Tokyo's Forgotten Time Capsule: 5 Hidden Stories That Will Change How You See the City--Shimura district
These small and scattered fragments, when read together, tell a story far richer and more complex than the familiar narrative of hyper-modernity.
hong kong
(ENG) 5 Hidden Stories That Will Change How You See Hong Kong's Wan Chai
Wan Chai’s vibrant modern identity is built upon forgotten coastlines, sealed over wartime scars, sustained by communities, and captured in art.
hong kong
(ENG) Beyond the Neon: 5 Stories That Reveal the True Soul of Hong Kong's Sham Shui Po
As cities around the world modernize, how do we ensure in our rush to build the new, not erasing the very spirit? Sham Shui Po has the answer.
japan
(ENG) Taisho Ward: Five Hidden Stories That Reveal the True Soul of Osaka
As Taisho Ward reveals, it lives in the quiet dignity of a free ferry, the artistic echo in an industrial ruin, the enduring song of a migrant culture, and the lively roar of a local market. These five stories, hidden within a single ward, resolve the paradox of its identity.
TOKYO
(ENG) Ōizumi: 5 Forgotten Stories Hidden in a Quiet Tokyo Suburb
A temple, a map, a stone, a farm, Ōizumi teaches us to listen to the silent echoes of the past that resonate beneath the surface of the present.
historical stories
(ENG) Osaka's Forgotten Heart: 5 Histories Hidden in Plain Sight
The hidden gems of Nishi Ward are not grand monuments, but profound connections that reveal how this unassuming district was a crucible where the economic, intellectual, and cultural forces of modern Japan were forged.
TOKYO
(ENG) Tokyo's Secret Time Machine: 5 Hidden Histories That Will Change How You See the City
These 5 stories reveal that Tokyo’s true identity is not a futuristic monolith. It is a rich and intricate mosaic, woven from thousands of deep, local histories just like those of Naka-Arai village. The soul of the city is not found in its grand monument but in the subtle, often overlooked details.
japan
(ENG) Beyond the Neon: 5 Hidden Stories That Redefine Osaka's Soul, Konohana Ward
From the dual-faced architecture of a tycoon's headquarters to an island of dreams built on refuse, Konohana Ward reveals the true essence of Osaka. These five stories, woven into the fabric of the land itself, showcase a relentless spirit of creation.
japan
(ENG) Tokyo's Ue-Nerima-mura: A Ninja, a Ghost Samurai, and a Life-Saving Radish
The story of Nerima reminds us that a city's true history lives on in the fragmented tales of a ghost samurai, the rise and fall of a humble radish, the ecological wisdom of a farmhouse, the placement of a roadside statue, and the whispered legend of a ninja's gift.