In his book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain confessed that for his very first meal on his first trip to Tokyo, in his jet-lagged and exhausted state, he was so intimidated by the soba restaurants and overwhelming nature of Tokyo that he went to Starbucks. After considering his options, though, he bought a latte, rallied, and dove in to Tokyo.

Blue Blog, Food, Japan, Travel AdviceKeith SbiralAugust 22, 2018food Comments

Much More than a Store: Independent Camera Shops...

First let me come clean on something. I wanted to travel to Japan to see camera shops. I’ve followed Bellamy Hunt (a.k.a. The Japan Camera Hunter) and his website japancamerahunter.com for years…and a few times I’ve even been incredibly tempted to put down money on a vintage film camera.

Blue Blog, Japan, Photography EquipmentKeith SbiralAugust 1, 2018Tokyo, Camera Shops, Leica Comments