What’s New in Shinjuku This Month: March 2021 With the official arrival of Spring in March, various parts of Shinjuku are starting off…
TW Pop Culture Update: The Shrinking World of Japanese Entertainment It’s been two months since Arashi went on indefinite hiatus, and many are still having…
TW Creatives: “Made in Japan” — A Podcast That Isn’t Just About ‘Cool Japan’ Tokyo Weekender’s series TW Creatives feature various works by Japan-based writers, photographers, videographers, illustrators and other creatives…
4 Tomo-Choco Recipes to Celebrate Friendship When it comes to making simple holidays convoluted, Japan takes the gold medal. Valentine’s Day…
Clubhouse Makes Its Way to Japan, but Is It Here to Stay? There’s a party, or several parties, happening tonight. But do you have an invitation? They’re…
Japan’s Ingenious Notepad Lets You Travel the World One Page at a Time Autumn leaves in the Kyoto air, a winding path on a hill, lined with centuries-old…
‘Sanmitsu,’ ‘Ai no Fujichaku,’ ‘Kimetsu no Yaiba’: What Were Japan’s Top Buzzwords for 2020? Since 1984, Japan has been gathering information on what its people are talking about. But…
New Game “Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin” Teaches Players More Than the Basics of Rice Growing You may be thinking that the last thing you need right now is one more…
10 Japanese Stationery Items For Creatives On-the-Go While everybody is busy going digital, journaling and planning are still very much in vogue…
Pandemic Lexicography: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Reshaped the English Language “Language, never forget, is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation…
5 Lemon Sweets & Treats to Try in Tokyo this Summer Temperatures have risen rapidly in recent days after a longer than usual rainy season in…
7 Places to Find the Best Lemonade in Tokyo It took the sour drink less than five years to dominate the spring and summer trends…
Why Japanese Iced Coffee is Trending & 3 Recipes to Recreate at Home After the Internet went crazy for Dalgona, a South Korean frothy coffee that went viral…
TW ScreenCap: The Best Documentaries on Netflix Japan We love movies here at TW. We’re avid Netflix consumers and theatergoers. In the era of COVID-19, many have found some…
Saimyouji: The Small Buddhist Temple in Rural Saitama Performing Same-sex Weddings It’s hard not stumbling upon a shrine or temple no matter the size of neighborhood…
