When I was a kid, my mother thought it was best to keep my brother and I occupied with a…
Mika SendaMarch 19, 2020
"Itadakimasu!" With my stomach already dangerously at capacity, I dove into my last order of soba (buckwheat) noodles in the…
Mika SendaMarch 13, 2020
I might not have been the image of grace stomping along in my inch-high geta sandals. But it completed my…
Mika SendaMarch 13, 2020
I have a confession to make: I hate haunted houses. As a kid, the looming fear that something would come…
Mika SendaMarch 13, 2020
It was a day of wind and rain — not exactly the ideal weather for a photoshoot in Hyogo Prefecture's…
Mika SendaMarch 13, 2020
In southern Hyogo Prefecture, between Kobe and Osaka, the old JR Fukuchiyama Line has emerged as a popular hiking trail for adventurous…
EimiJune 15, 2019
Sponsored by Sanda City In the small town of Sanda, which lies north of Kobe, as the city stretches into the mountains of…
VoyaponOctober 31, 2018
Kobe Shushinkan Brewery (神戸酒心館) is one of the favorite places that I like to show visiting friends and family. Situated…
Kelly NagataApril 9, 2017
Mikage, Kobe, is a quiet neighborhood that has been historically known for production of granite, or "Mikage-ishi" in Japanese. The…
Kelly NagataJuly 30, 2016