

Local pasta lunch at Nishiogikubo
By looking through instagram, we have discovered new pasta place opened near factoria and we were obliged to try it out before our members did 😃 This place is called CM2 Makers. No idea what this means but we will find out soon. The place has great atmosphere and the lovely staff greeted us in. We got chatting and discovered that the restaurant originated in Gunma Prefecture and the staff was from Haruna Lake area. Haruna Lake is located 1,000 above sea level and is nice and


Members Interview: Oliver Murphy ,working as freelancer in Tokyo (part two)
For those who have not read the part one interview with Oliver Murphy, a London based freelance designer, we would recommend reading it first before progressing to read this part two of the interview. During his stay in Tokyo, he has decided to create an exciting event. Tell me about the event you have organised and conducted at factoria? What was the purpose and what inspired to do this? The event was aimed to help Japanese companies share and discuss problems and opportuni


vanlifejapan - Kamakura
After purchasing the biggest vehicle we have ever owned, Nissan Serena, for a completely different purpose to Vanlife, I began to think what’s like to stay in the car while travelling. Then came across the term Vanlife and decided to explore what others are doing. When I started to research where we could go, in terms of places to park the car to stay for the night in Japan, there were very little information on the net. Even tried to find some books on this but had no luck s