Ayaka’s art journey didn’t have the most conventional start – an impromptu request to design a restaurant sign! But curiosity told her to ‘just go with it’, and she’s been hooked to the creative process since. We have a chat to Ayaka about where she draws her creative spark, her process from idea to paper, and her top Tokyo recommendations. 

Taking inspiration from her dual British-Japanese heritage, UK-based rapper and singer, Miso Extra, blurs the lines between genres and language to create her own unique flavours of music and style! We chat to Miso about the best places to go in London for a Japanese experience, career highlights and her current anime obsessions!

NHK World travel reporter by day; quirky, bilingual vlogger 'KemushiChan' by night, Loretta Scott has made a living in Japan travelling around the country and documenting her experiences. We talk to Loretta about initial culture shocks, her top travel recommendations and where she’s hoping to visit next.
 

We talk to Sanae Kinase, Teshikaga's Sustainability Co-ordinator, about her own personal experience in the vast and relatively unexplored region of Eastern Hokkaido and how her small town has become one of the leading examples of a sustainable tourist destination. 

We talk to Johanna MacGregor, the writer of the popular blog, The Tokyo Chapter, about life in Japan as a mother and all her top tips and tricks for planning a fool-proof holiday with the little ‘uns!