Besides the full-length Japan guidebooks I’ve penned for Moon Travel Guides, my travel writing spans narrative accounts of far-flung journeys to city guides for worldly wanderers and luxury hotel reviews. Here are a few samples of my published travel work.

Rolf Potts (rolfpotts.com)

Travel WRiter: Jonathan DeHart

Rolf's monthly Travel Writer interview series features more than 200 interviews with a wide range of travel writers, editors, publishers, filmmakers, bloggers, and novelists. I shared some thoughts on my own journey as a writer for the April 2024 entry in this series.

Shepherd – Discover the Best Books

The best books that evoke a deep, personal discovery of Japan

A handful of beloved memoirs and travel narratives comprise this handpicked list of books about getting to know Japan, up close and personal.

Travel+Leisure Asia

The Essential Guide to Taking on Tokyo Like a Local

From trendy Tomigaya to local-favorite Kichijoji, here are some of Tokyo's best-kept secrets.

The Ritz-Carlton Magazine

The Shikumen of Shanghai

Within Shanghai's sleek city walls lies a cluster of enclaves that seem frozen in time, where traditional architecture – and a more traditional way of life – has survived the wave of modernization. This report comes from behind the ornate gates of the city's shikumen lane communities.

The Ritz-Carlton Magazine

Islands Apart

Weary of the concrete jungle, residents across Japan flock to the subtropical Okinawa Prefecture, where the laid-back locals and distinct culture weave a spell of their own.