8 Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: May 3–6 As Japan’s new emperor ascended the throne on May 1, ushering in the Reiwa Era,…
The Top 5 Shotengai Shopping Streets in Tokyo If you truly want to experience Tokyo, or need to squeeze in some last-minute souvenir…
Ultimate Guide to Spending the 10-Day Golden Week Holiday in Tokyo More than two-thirds of Japan will be traveling during the 10-day Golden Week holiday, so why…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: April 19–21 It is a misnomer that sake is a rice wine. Sake is sake. Grapes naturally…
What’s It Like to Be a Life Model in Tokyo? “What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the…
4 Events Not to Miss This Spring at Isezaki Mall in Yokohama Always full of life, Isezaki Mall in Yokohama has a thriving event scene. Drop by…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: April 12–14 On the first leg of her eight-month tour around the world, Moomin creator Tove Jansson stopped…
Best Tokyo Bars to Watch the 2019 Rugby World Cup This autumn 48 Rugby World Cup games will be played on Japanese shores. That’s a…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: April 5–7 Shortly after the Tokugawa Shogunate relocated Japan’s capital to Edo in the 17th century, shrewd entrepreneur Takatoshi…
Living in Japan with Food Allergies Part 3: In Case of an Allergic Reaction If you’ve read the part one and part two, then you are well prepared to manage…
Guide to Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2019 A recent judgement made by the Supreme Court of Japan ruled that trans people must…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: March 29–31 There is some discrepancy as to the origins of Japan’s ubiquitous Yoshino cherry trees, that…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: March 22–24 Tokyo’s cherry blossoms are popping and are expected to reach full pink plumage next week.…
Chill Out at These Top 7 Tokyo Jazz Clubs Here’s a broad platter of jazz clubs that reflect Japan’s long love affair with a…
6 of Tokyo’s Best Pizza Restaurants Like all good legends, the arrival of pizza in Japan is a bit mysterious. Two…
