Being Tyler Brûlé

QUANDO UNO HA un cognome che sembra un piatto valdostano, e ha fondato riviste imperialmente fighette, la parodia è l'ultimo sigillo sopra il suo avello. Il sigillo è stato posto, ed è irresistibile.

Money Quote: As much as we love the screeching sound of the tires touching down at Haneda, as equally hard it is to feel them lift off again. You simply cannot get enough of Nippon.

To try to make up for the lack of izakayas, ubiquitous Maglev transportation, and the whispering of “irasshaimase” everywhere, we have made a short guide to the three best places to get your Japan fix – outside of the Land of the Rising Sun itself.