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Tim Hornyak

Tim Hornyak Tim Hornyak is a Canadian writer based in Tokyo, Japan, who has worked in journalism for more than 25 years. He has written extensively about travel, food, technology, science, culture and business in Japan, as well as Japanese inventors, roboticists and Nobel Prize-winning scientists.

Tim’s writing has appeared in media including The New York Times, Nature, Science, Scientific American, CNBC, CNET, The Japan Times and IDG News.

He is the author of Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots and has contributed to several Lonely Planet travel guidebooks. His favorite robot is Astro Boy, but he firmly believes that the greatest Japanese invention of all time is the onsen (hot spring). He has lived in Tokyo for 20 years.

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Nakano Broadway is one of Tokyo’s most interesting Nakano Broadway is one of Tokyo’s most interesting detours. 🚆✨

A short ride from Shinjuku brings you to Nakano Station, then through Nakano Sun Mall into a maze of luxury watches, rare collectibles, vintage manga, figures, retro cafés, and niche Japanese pop culture.

Tokyo gets weird in the best way here. 🛍️👽
Mojiko Station in Northern Kyushu is a masterpiece Mojiko Station in Northern Kyushu is a masterpiece of Neo-Renaissance architecture. Originally opened in 1914, this designated Important Cultural Property remains one of the most beautiful railway terminals in Japan.
Trainspotting from Takanawa Luftbaum. Bonus points Trainspotting from Takanawa Luftbaum. Bonus points if you can name the exact destination of the Shinkansen train on the bridge.
Chiba monorail in springtime. 🌸🌸🌸 Chiba monorail in springtime. 🌸🌸🌸
6am at Kyoto Station. A rare pause between night 6am at Kyoto Station.

A rare pause between night and day, waiting for the first real wave of the morning.
⬆️ Osaka Station and the Central Post Office short ⬆️ Osaka Station and the Central Post Office shortly after its completion, around 1939.

⬇️ The former Central Post Office site is now occupied by the KITTE Osaka building, which opened in 2024 beside Osaka Station.

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