Where to go, when to go, and how to move through Japan and Asia with intent — features, guides, and interviews from the road behind the guidebooks.

From the neon torrent of Shibuya to a geisha slipping into a Kyoto teahouse — a guide to Japan's deeper side, out along the Golden Route.
Read the feature →From trendy Tomigaya to local-favorite Kichijoji, here are some of Tokyo's best-kept secrets.
Rolf Potts' monthly Travel Writer series — more than 200 interviews with a wide range of travel writers — turns to Jon on the craft and the road.
A curated collection of memoirs and travel narratives exploring intimate encounters with Japan.
Traditional architectural enclaves in Shanghai that have resisted modernization.
Weary of the concrete jungle, residents across Japan flock to the subtropical Okinawa Prefecture and its laid-back, distinct culture.