Articles by Florentyna Leow

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Stories

Stories shared by this traveler.

These ovens turn the streets of Beppu into hell's kitchen.

hot springs

The Japanese City Where Food Is Steamed in Hell

Chefs have been cooking with Beppu's hot-spring “hells” for centuries.

Noriyuki Enami picking tachibana fruit.

food

The Quest to Reacquaint Japan With Its Forgotten Native Citrus

Once revered by royals and celebrated by poets, the tachibana is now endangered.

Housekibaco's kakigori with caramel milk syrup, raspberries, and—in a nod to a local Nara specialty—persimmon-leaf tea meringue.

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In the Home of Japan's Ice Deity, the Art of Kakigori Reaches New Heights

Inside one man's quest to bring frozen glory back to Nara.