Lucky Peach

All About Lucky Peach: Lucky Peach is a quarterly journal of food and writing. Launched in 2011 by chef David Chang, Peter Meehan, and Chris Ying, each issue explores a single topic through in-depth travelogues, essays, art, photography, and recipes. Our Web site, luckypeach.com, features daily dispatches from Lucky Peach writers and artists, as well as videos, restaurant recommendations, recipes from our database. and selected articles from the magazine.

Michelin-Recognized Yakitori

Masakichi Yakitori is featured in the Michelin Guide's "Bib Gourmand" section, a list of restaurants that offer exceptionally good food at a moderate price.

Instant Ramen Power Ranking

Ramen

There are countless brands of instant noodles made and distributed around the world. One brave connoisseur decided to rank as many as he could get his chopsticks on.

Navigating Japan's Regional Ramen

Ramen

Though most diners categorize ramen into shoyu, miso, shio and tonkotsu types, here we examine the basic characteristics of a number of established regional styles—and just barely scratch the surface!

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All About Weird Japan

Japan is a weird and wonderful place! These videos from Wanderlist are just a small taste of what you can expect when you visit!

Stories to Experience National Parks of Japan

More than just a collection of some of the country's most stunning landscapes, Japan's National Parks tell the story of the diverse ways in which Japanese culture developed in harmony with nature throughout the centuries.

Spring in Tohoku

Food, history and some incredible late-blooming cherry blossoms—Tohoku in spring has it all!

All About Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Savor the 'sakura' nation.

All About Japan's Temples & Shrines

Explore Japan's enduring spiritual history.