taiwan
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
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
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
Wan Chai’s vibrant modern identity is built upon forgotten coastlines, sealed over wartime scars, sustained by communities, and captured in art.
hong kong
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
japan
Fukushima is, in truth, a keeper of the city’s deeper soul—an "Island of Fortune" whose true wealth is measured not in yen, but in the resonant histories waiting just beneath its surface.