10 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: July 12–15 Finally after more than a month with no Japanese national holiday, July delivers Marine Day,…
Why and How I KonMari’d My Tokyo Love Life As a gay man, I’m the first to admit that I love to jump on…
Top 10 Fireworks Festivals in the Tokyo Area Like matsuri, fireworks festivals are an inseparable part of Japan’s summer and are usually held during…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: July 5–7 The kimono has received a lot of attention lately but let’s talk about the traditional…
Top Tokyo Summer Matsuri Festivals for 2019 Right, so you’ve picked out the fireworks and music festivals you’re going to this summer.…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: June 28–30 The Tokyo 2020 Olympics notches the 100th anniversary of Japan’s first Olympic medals as the…
Inside the World’s First Cyber Maid Café: Akiba Zettai Ryoiki A.D. 2045 TW writer Cezary Jan Strusiewicz goes inside the world’s first cyber maid café, Akiba Zettai…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: June 21–23 Partially using steel parts from US army tanks damaged during the Korean War, Tokyo Tower…
Find Your Summer Reading Titles at These Tokyo Bookstores As digital as our lives are, there’s still something to be said about curling up…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: June 14–16 In his seminal tome, The Book of Sake: A Connoisseur’s Guide, Philip Harper translated the…
Top 3 Free Weekly Events to Enjoy at Yokohama’s Isezaki Mall Shopping Street Stop by Isezaki Mall on select weekdays in the early afternoon to enjoy one of…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: June 7–9 Adjacent to the Imperial Palace, Hibiya Park was once the playground of feudal lords before being converted…
Japanese Superstitions: Dating and Relationships Every culture has its superstitions, and Japan is no exception. Many of them are related…
Discover the World of Sake at These English-Language Tasting Shops in Tokyo Sake is an in an indelible part of the Japanese imbibing culture. To be knowledgeable…
10 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: May 31–June 2 “Everyone has to start somewhere. We will cheer you on as you leave that starting…
