Tokyo Life

TW Pop Culture Weekly: Boys’ Love Manga Gets the Live-action Treatment

Live-action adaptations of comic books tend to be a mixed bag. In the end, though,…

The 2020s: 11 Bold Predictions for Japan in the New Decade

Looking back 10 years ago who would have said a reality TV host would become…

12 Things To Do in Tokyo This Weekend: January 17-19

The weekend is upon us, and as always there is a complete lineup of fantastic events…

illi Shimokitazawa: Tokyo’s Ultimate Sleepover Experience

Bags packed, phone charged – boys night was in full force. But this wasn’t a…

Shibamata Area Guide: A Retro Tokyo Neighborhood Overshadowed by Asakusa

Amid high-rise buildings and asphyxiating crowds of Tokyo visitors can still find relatively unknown neighborhoods…

Higashiizu: The Seaside Town Where Ancient Japan Still Thrives

As our car traveled alongside Higashiizu’s rugged and besotting ancient coastline, my guide turned to…

Tokyo’s New Look: 8 Revitalization Projects To Visit in 2020

Tokyo has been working hard to elevate its urban landscape in anticipation of this year’s Summer…

Think Spring: Japan’s 2020 Cherry Blossom Forecast Released

There are no surprises with the 2020 Cherry Blossom Forecast courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC)…

TW Pop Culture Weekly: ‘OK Boomer’ Comes to Japan – Violently

Do you ever get the feeling Japan’s older generation can be a bit oppressive? Then…

5 More New Year’s Resolutions to Make if You Live in Japan

New Year, New Me. A mantra for the changing of the year as people far…

New Year’s Resolutions: How to Learn Japanese in 2020

Learning Japanese is no piece of cake; it has a daunting and complicated writing system and unintuitive…

18 Things To Do in Tokyo This Holiday Weekend: January 10-13

With the New Year’s celebrations coming to an end and people slowly returning to work…

2019 Wrap-Up: Tokyo Weekender’s Top 10 Favorite Interviews

As we swiftly make our way into 2020, we take a quick look at our…

12 Things To Do in Tokyo This Weekend: January 3–5

The year 2020 looks to be a big one for Tokyo (with the upcoming Olympics…

Why I Watch Kohaku Every New Year’s Eve

In 1999 I rode a Greyhound bus for 24 hours to New York City in…