Selena Hoy
I'm a writer.
Curious enthusiast based in Tokyo. I write about food, culture, recreation, art, business, and travel in Japan and beyond.
PROJECTS
BBC Good Food
Top 10 foodie things to try in Tokyo
Discover the top 10 essential foods to try on your next trip to Tokyo, with Good Food's guide to the best Japanese delicacies.
Taking a trip to Tokyo and want to eat your way around the city like a local? Let your tastebuds explore these local delicacies and tick Good Food's personal favourites off your list.
10 must-try foods to eat in Tokyo
1. Pour over coffee
Japan does coffee in that meticulous Japanese way – with care, love, and exquisite attention to detail. Now you can get quality espr...
aspire.ink-live.com
A Perfect Day in Sapporo
A Perfect Day in Sapporo for Hong Kong Airlines' Aspire Magazine
The Independent
Forest bathing: The Japanese background to the latest wellness fad
Forest bathing: The Japanese background to the latest wellness fad
roadsandkingdoms.com
Walking Tour: An Afternoon in Koenji
There’s an expression in Japanese: Aji ga aru, which means “It’s got flavor.” It describes something that’s a little used, a little time-worn, but better for it. That describes Western Tokyo. The stations along the Chuo line are surrounded by shotengai—pedestrian shopping alleys packed with tiny independent shops and restaurants—which makes strolling a special pleasure.
We’ll be walking around the Koenji area, but don’t bother getting started early: Koenji doesn’t really get going until after...
The Atlantic
In Japan, Small Children Take the Subway and Run Errands Alone ...
In Japan, Small Children Take the Subway and Run Er...
BBC Good Food
Cultural etiquette guide to Tokyo
Learn how to live like a local in Tokyo and get to grips with key Japanese customs. Discover how to handle your chopsticks and the best way to show your foodie appreciation.
These handy hints from Japanese locals cover everything from slurping your noodles as a sign of appreciation to making sure your special socks are prepared for an outing. Make sure you read up before your trip to eat, drink and live like a local.
How to tip in Tokyo
Tipping is almost never done in Japan. You can show your...
allabout-japan.com
A Whirlwind Weekend in Miyagi
But with the Tohoku Shinkansen, these days it’s actually possible to visit on a lark. Indeed, a once arduous journey now takes approximately 90 minutes from Tokyo to Sendai on the Hayabusa bullet train, and I thought about that struggle as the landscape flashed before my eyes. You could even come here on a day trip, and I’ve done just that, though I don’t recommend it because there’s so much to explore in this beautiful, relatively unvisited part of the country.
Got to do a ceramics workshop ...
roadsandkingdoms.com
In Transit Tokyo
Touchdown Tokyo! You’ve made it… to the airport. Tokyo is serviced by two major airports: Narita (NRT) and Haneda (HND). If you’re flying into Tokyo, you’ll certainly come in to one of these two. Regardless of which you use, you’ll likely find that service is great, the space is clean, and the lines move fairly fast. At both airports, I’ve found that I can often be on my way within ½ an hour of landing, and both are directly linked to rail transit and have free wifi.
Narita Airport
Narita han...
caasco.com
7 Things You Need to Know Before Booking Your Japanese Hotel
Travel tips article for Canadian Automobile Association
mmt.org
Teachers of Color in Classrooms and the Impact on Students of Color
This year, Meyer’s Equitable Education portfolio commissioned a literature review highlighting 11 dimensions of educational equity. Each of the 11 “chapters” serves as a resource for deepening educators’ and community-based organizations’ grounding in what research tells us about educational equity. Chapter 2, entitled “Teachers of Color in Classrooms and the Impact on Students of Color,” highlights the lack of racial diversity within Oregon’s K-12 teacher workforce — and why it matters.
Atta...
BBC
BBC - Travel - An ingenious solution made of rice
BBC - Travel - An ingenious solution made of rice
BBC Good Food
Cost guide to Tokyo
Find out the average costs of basic food and drink in Tokyo for your next big trip to Japan. Get the right price for everything from a beer to a rice ball.
Good Food has created this handy infographic so you can get an at-a-glance view of the average costs for food and drink in Tokyo and plan your trip with a budget in mind. We've taken your most common buys – from a jug of beer to an afternoon snack – to keep you fuelled-up for sightseeing. Need your prices in Yen? We've got you covered:
Cup...
emag.totembrandstories.com
Eastern Reflection: Kyoto
Feature on Kyoto for CAA Magazine's Summer 2017 issue
upexpress.com
Fashion Forward in Omotesando
Six-page spread on fashion in Tokyo, for On the UP magazine, Toronto
roadsandkingdoms.com
The Essential Fuel for Evenings in Taiwan
by Selena Hoy
Boba in Taipei
Evening is descending on Ximending, and the food hawkers jostle for position, their pushcarts lined up along the curb. Each one is peddling a single kind of snack, made fresh before your eyes.
There are hot Yiling onion pies, the size of a child’s palm, golden crisp and sizzling on the grill. There’s stinky tofu, deep-fried and topped with pickled veg, its distinctive pungent funk attracting some and repelling others. The green scallion pancakes, cong zhua bing, l...