A restorative trip to Nagano, Japan

Mountains, fresh tofu and hot springs, oh my!

On my wishlist of things I wanted to do in Japan on this trip (after a whirlwind visit to relatives and a nostalgic visit to Tokyo) was to photograph artisanal tofu for my upcoming cookbook, Gohan (I so miss proper tofu like the one my grandmother would prepare), and to take a dip in an onsen, Japanese hot springs. Many of my favourite trips growing up …