*Sanma*: A New "Micro-Residence" Travel Proposal.

*Sanma*: A New "Micro-Residence" Travel Proposal from a Taiwanese-Japanese Magazine Collaboration. Ah, a city so delightful you'll want to move in the moment you arrive. Dubbed "the most difficult city to reach" in Japan, this Hokuriku region, lacking an airport and not yet connected by Shinkansen, has simultaneously been named "Japan's happiest city." What secrets does the coastal city of Fukui hold? As Taiwanese travelers increasingly venture beyond popular metropolises to secondary cities in Japan, their definition of travel is shifting from shopping and sightseeing to profound cultural experiences. Amidst this, a warm intersection of Taiwanese and Japanese culture emerges from *Sanma*, a Taiwanese magazine focused on Japanese culture. Venturing to Fukui, the hometown of *LIP* magazine's editor-in-chief Yuden Tanaka, they, along with renowned Japanese photographer Kotori Kawashima, embarked on a two-week adventure. They savored the Hokuriku's most succulent, thousand-dollar crabs, shopped for groceries to cook home-style meals, soaked in local public baths (*sentō*), unearthed millennia-old dinosaur fossils, experienced Zen meditation that captivated even Steve Jobs, and even crafted their own pair of glasses. In this unassuming small town, they found a happiness unmatched elsewhere in Japan. Now, a new "micro-residence" plan for Fukui, a stay a little longer than a trip but shorter than settling down, unfolds. Weaving together laughter and tears, this two-week experience, named after Fukui's specialty, the mackerel (commonly known as *aoba*) has inspired the "Sanma Editorial Department" to officially open! ◎ A joint project by *Sanma* and *LIP*, two of the most distinctive independent magazines from Taiwan and Japan. ◎ Features exclusive Fukui photography creations by Kotori Kawashima: "Hidden Realm Fairies" and "Fukui Story." ◎ A bilingual (Chinese-Japanese) travel proposal for Fukui, revealing local secrets from a 12-day "micro-residence" experience!