Note from the editor

Kokoro Media represents a network of authors exploring the heart of Japan through travel, people, language, and culture. The core team around the brand first came together in 2018 under the Tadaima Japan banner, a travel-focused website produced by combrains, a Japanese company dedicated to the revitalization of rural Japan. Now a Saga Consulting brand, we have a new vision: to create a network that highlights talented yet under-exposed writers that focus on Japan. I’ve been living, working, and creating content in Japan since 2009. Since then, I’ve met many talented authors whose work deserves to be amplified. Migrating the Kokoro Media brand to Medium is a chance to expose their work to larger audiences than ever before.  — Anthony Griffin (Founder and Principal Consultant, Saga Consulting)