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Jane Lawson’s Food & Travel Stories
When Zenbu Tours founder and host Jane Lawson isn’t on tour in Japan or travelling for story research she’s in Australia presenting or writing about travel, culture, food and people. Where? In her books, on the radio, in the Sunday paper, Japanese festivals and events – and across several online platforms including this one….
IN PRINT & ONLINE
Jane has authored 10 book titles including several on Japan – you can find some of them HERE.
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, FOOD & TRAVEL SITES
- ZEN AND THE ART OF FOOD
- 6 JAPANESE CITIES THAT ARE LESS CROWDED THAN TOKYO
- 12 EPIC JAPAN TRIPS: A MONTH BY MONTH GUIDE
- THE GOURMET GUIDE TO JAPAN’S REGIONAL CUISINE
- 6 OF THE BEST FOODIE STAYS IN KYOTO
- LUXURY FOOD AND CULTURE TOURS JAPAN
- NEVER DO THIS WITH SOY SAUCE IN JAPAN
- 8 THINGS I LEARNT EATING MY WAY THROUGH JAPAN
- CURIOUS REASONS FOR THE FACE MASK’S POPULARITY IN JAPAN
- WHY IS JAPAN SO OBSESSED WITH CUTENESS
- JAPAN – FOOD, DINING, ETIQUETTE
- CHEAT SHEET : 10 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU VISIT SAPPORO
- OSAKA CHEAT SHEET: HOTTER THAN TOKYO: Japan’s next top spot
- 20 things everyone needs to do in Japan
- 20 foods everyone should try in Japan
- 20 things every tourist should do in Tokyo
- 10 top Tokyo districts you need to visit
- 5 ESSENTIAL RULES FOR DRIVING IN JAPAN
- CHEAT SHEET – THE TRICK TO FINDING YOUR WAY IN KYOTO
- CHEAT SHEET TOKYO : JAPAN CODE EVERY TRAVELLER NEEDS TO KNOW
- THE NUMBER 1 MISTAKE YOU ARE MAKING IN JAPAN – why May is the most underrated month on the Japanese calendar
- WHAT’S HOT IN JAPAN 2019 ?
- KANAZAWA – and why its sushi will knock your socks off
- TOKYO CHEAT SHEET – get to know Tokyo fast
- KYOTO CUISINE: The food you’ve never heard of, but have to try
- NARA, JAPAN – THE ANCIENT CITY THAT’S A MODERN HIT
- HOTEL OPTIONS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IN JAPAN
- TOKYO SUBURBS TO VISIT: LESSER-KNOWN PLACES FOR TOURISTS IN JAPAN
- JAPAN ETIQUETTE FOR TRAVELLERS: TIPS, RULES AND CUSTOMS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- BEST THINGS TO DO IN TOKYO, JAPAN FROM FOOD TO FASHION
- 9 JAPAN TRAIN TRAVEL TIPS
- JAPAN 2018 FLIGHTS, EVENTS AND ACCOMMODATION: 8 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
- SOBA AND SAKE: WHERE TO EAT, STAY AND PLAY IN KYOTO
- Signature luxury travel and style magazine
- Far Horizons/Splendid Isolation – Travel & Indulgence (The Australian 2019) – PDF on request
- Best Market finds in Kyoto – Real estate.com
- What the heck is Shibori? Realestate.com
- Kitchen buys to nab when you’re travelling – Realestate.com
- Jane Lawson – SBS Food Online
- A Guide to the Coolest Neighbourhoods in Tokyo – Qantas Insider Magazine
- Insider’s guide to Tokyo design with Jane Lawson – The Australian
- Unearthing Tokyo style secrets – Temple and Webster
- The way of Kyoto cuisine – Miele for life Magazine
- What’s the deal with matcha anyway? Your guide to the green-hued superfood – Kitchen 9
- Five Japanese ingredients you didn’t know you needed—staples that will reshape your pantry – Kitchen 9
- Plate of the art – luxury travel mag
- Washoku Writer
- COFFEE in Kyoto – Smudge Eats
Interviews with Jane Lawson
RADIO
Tim Webster speaks to Jane Lawson author of Tokyo Style Guide which offers style-savvy travellers a unique insight into Tokyo’s culture and aesthetic, and suggests places to eat, sleep and shop.
SOCIAL MEDIA
You’ll find Jane’s personal page here, as well as Zenbu Tours, and a page for Zenbu Home and if you are interested in Japanese Food and travel generally – why not follow her Japan Food Culture and Travel Page on Facebook – you can add relevant information too – share your Japan travel stories, related businesses etc.
Jane is also on instagram as janelawsonfood, zenbu_tours and zenbuhome if you’d like to see what she gets upto there.
Yep, she obviously has too much time on her hands – check out all the glorious Japanese-ness of her Pinterest page if you are a pinner too!
LINKED-IN
Like everyone else she’s been coerced to throw herself at the mercy of the Linked-in Gods too! She’s here…
By the way…
Did you know Jane and her husband Gerard also run ZENBU HOME – an online store where you can find beautiful Japanese items for self or home – mainly vintage (think handmade silk Kimono) , some new (artisan ceramics, incense, greeting cards, stationery), a few antique items (obi sashes, little dishes, sake cups etc) and some simply pre-loved but in great condition schtuff (could be anything really…).