INTOUCH Magazine
INDEPTH | FOCUS
Two-wheeled thrills
Less than two years before Olympic cyclists race one another in Fuji’s shadow, gear-shifting Members explain why nothing beats exploring Japan from the saddle.
Wherever you look in Tokyo, there’s someone on a bike. The metropolis’ sidewalks, streets and paths are full of cyclists. Young, old, business-suited and Lycra-clad, they’re all on wheels, from workaday mamachari shopping bikes to high-end, customized road bikes.
COMMUNITY | SIX DEGREES
Inspired to Help
Member Reiko Oshima explains how she was motivated by the charity leaders she encountered while volunteering with the Women’s Group.
When my son was about 4 or 5 years old, I set up a group with my neighbors in Kamakura to help refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia. We had enough to feed and clothe our own children, so I thought we should help those children who were suffering.
COMMUNITY | VOICE
Diamond Mining
Did you ever have something you were proud of go unappreciated? Did you ever feel that your job wasn’t the right fit for you?
I experienced both many times. Until, that is, my Japanese mentor offered me some words that changed my life.
INDEPTH | AUTHOR
Mastering Shochu
Set to host a tasting at the Club, shochu expert Christopher Pellegrini explains the appeal of Japan’s hugely popular liquor.
Before Christopher Pellegrini had drained his first glass of shochu at a Tokyo restaurant in 2002, he was hooked. It was new taste territory after years working in Vermont craft beer breweries.
