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24 Hours in Tokyo

April 9, 2016 Kelly Britton
Streets of Shinjuku | Photo by Kelly Britton

Streets of Shinjuku | Photo by Kelly Britton

by Kelly Britton

Tokyo may well be the world's greatest metropolis. Its 38 million residents live, work and play in an area roughly the size of LA county. An estimated 15 million people ride its subways each day, nearly three times that of the New York City subway system. It is also safe - the safest city in the developed world - and incredibly, unapologetically clean, with its white-gloved cabbies and spotless toilets. Drivers don't honk their horns, people don't shout. Even the homeless line up in orderly park tents, their shoes neatly arranged outside. 

But Tokyo is much more than a well-oiled machine. Around every corner is a bustling food market, a star-chitect designed glass tower, a blinding array of neon, an ancient, winding alley. Tokyoites are gluttons for more than food. History, sports, art, music, nature, fashion - residents of this great metropolis want for nothing. Take almost anything you can do, see, buy, or eat elsewhere, and Tokyo will do it better. Having lived in northern Japan for nearly three years, this city to end all cities also holds a very special place in my heart. And touching down for the sixth time, I am no less awed by its unparalleled style, scale, and energy than I was at first sight. 

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In DESTINATIONS, TRIP DIARY Tags Tokyo, Japan, 24 Hours, Asia
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Comakwon Cafe

November 15, 2015 Maleeha Sambur
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by Maleeha Sambur

Cereal Magazine's photos of Comakwon Cafe piqued my interest in learning more about the Heyri Arts Village, the creative enclave in South Korea where it's located. Situated in the countryside along the Han River, an hour north of Seoul, the village was the vision of an artists collective in the 90's. Some of South Korea's top architects were enlisted to design its beautifully minimal concrete structures, which house galleries, coffee shops, and cafes. If you're ever in Seoul, it would make for a great day trip.

Photos by Rosa Park for Cereal

In EAT & DRINK, PLACES OF INTEREST Tags Comakwon Cafe, Seoul, South Korea, Heyri Arts Village, Asia
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