10 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: December 7–9 When the Kamakura Shogunate formed in 1185, advisor Oe no Hiromoto established the governance system…
RoboCop, Aquaman and Terminator’s Harley: 5 Things We Saw at Tokyo Comic Con 2018 This year saw the third installment of the annual Tokyo Comic Con. Held in Makuhari…
Inside Japan’s Competitive Pole Dance Scene Where Students Start From 4 Years Old Recently a Chinese kindergarten made headlines when the principal decided it would be a good…
Guide to New Year’s Eve in Tokyo: Top Parties and Traditional Events Sure, New Year’s is typically a family holiday in Japan where you get your fill of osechi…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: November 30–December 2 “My goal is to show girls around the world that we can do anything we…
Monster Party: Tokyo’s Surreal Alternative to the Maid Café The first thing you’re apt to notice about Monaka is that she’s only got one…
From Spy to Samurai: Solve Puzzles and Mysteries at Tokyo’s Escape Rooms “You must eliminate Black Max and rescue the scientist,” says the severe looking agent on…
A Travel Writer’s Retrospective: Top 11 Places to Visit in Japan The Japanese language is rich with poetic words which carry a deep meaning. One of…
10 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: November 23–25 With the nation swept up in Emperor Meiji’s obsession with westernization, 24-year-old British architectural prodigy…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: November 16–18 Grand chamberlain Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu pulled the strings behind the court of the fifth Tokugawa shogunate.…
Celebrating Singles’ Day: Tokyo’s Best Spots for a First Date While Halloween has ended and Christmas is coming up fast, in-between is a holiday you…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: November 9–11 November means one thing in Tokyo: Christmas. Without having to wait for the pesky Thanksgiving…
Turning On the Lights: Guide to Tokyo’s Best Winter Illuminations While Christmastime in Tokyo may not evoke the same nostalgic sentiment as New York City’s Rockefeller Center or…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: November 2–4 Now that Halloween hangovers have subsided take a cool autumn respite and broaden your horizons…
Science of Sleep: The Company Using Japanese Indigo Dye to Improve Wellbeing In a city like Tokyo a good night’s sleep is critical. Dealing with the constant…
