May is the official start of festival season in Tokyo. With mega-fests like Sanja Matsuri and the Golden Week holiday, you're …
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Easy to reach and a guaranteed great day out if you’re a Disney fan.
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Tokyo Events This Week: Wisteria, Gyoza, and Shoe Festivals
Tokyo events for Monday, April 22 to Sunday, April 28, 2024.
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7 Things To Do in Harajuku’s Hottest New Attraction, Harakado
From rooftop bars to public baths, art spaces, and more — there's lots to keep you busy.
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New Video: Hidden Gems — Tokyo’s Most Underrated Shrines and Gardens
Tokyo is often described as busy, crowded and futuristic, but there are also traditional shrines and gardens where you can swap …
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3 Hidden Sound, Art and Poetry Experiences in Tokyo
A different way to tune into the city.
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Where To See Yaezakura: Late-Blooming Cherry Trees in Tokyo
8 perfect picks, from parks to shopping streets.
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New Video: Top 20 Things to Do in Shinjuku
You'll need more than a day — there are LOTS of things to try!
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International Music Artists and Bands Coming to Japan in 2024 (Updated)
Upcoming names include Baekhyun, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden — and more.
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6 Spectacular Spring Flower Festivals Around Tokyo
Move over, cherry blossoms! These other blooms will take your breath away well into late spring.
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English-Speaking Hospitals in Tokyo — And How To Visit Them
Absolutely everything you need to know about seeing a doctor in Japan.
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Yozakura: 8 Best Nighttime Cherry Blossom Illuminations in Tokyo
Light-ups have been extended, since the blossoms were so late this year.
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New Video: Tokyo’s Best Airport — Flying into Narita vs. Haneda
Which one should you use when flying to Tokyo?
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Updated Forecast: 2024 Tokyo Cherry Blossom Dates
They've been teasing us — but looks like they're about to bloom, at last.
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April 2024: 5 Events Not To Miss in Tokyo
A chance to see the infamous "penis festival", puppies, processions, and more!
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New Video: The Best eSIMs for Visiting Japan
We cover the main providers in Japan, including pricing, data speeds, and the convenience of installation.
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Mimaru Tokyo Akasaka
Mimaru is a spacious apartment hotel in Akasaka that is popular with families. What’s the hotel like? The hotel is modern with a minimalist Japanese aesthetic. Despite being right on the busy Akasaka Dōri thoroughfare, the main entrance is to …
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Sequence Miyashita Park
Sequence hotels are a cheapo favorite. They are no-frills stylish and found in excellent locations --- a Japanese business hotel but for hipsters if you will. Apart from a frustrating self check-in experience (if your name isn't Japanese just …
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Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho
Located in the neighborhood of Kinshicho, Moxy is ideal for travelers looking for a relaxing place to hang out and do some remote work at the same time. Staff are friendly and helpful and the late check-out is a bonus. What are the rooms like? …
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Kan’ei-ji Temple
Kan'ei-ji (Kaneiji and various other spellings) is a prayer temple established by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1625. Later, it became one of the most powerful temples in Japan and served as a family temple to the shoguns. As a result, 6 former …
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Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station is not the biggest or oldest station in Tokyo. However, it can lay claim to being one of the busiest. If you count by train departures and arrivals anyway, in terms of sheer passenger numbers Shinjuku Station wins hands down. But …
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Samurai Museum
Hidden away in Kabukichō (which is not as dodgy as its reputation would have you believe), the Shinjuku Samurai Museum is a small, intimate and awesome place to take a crash course in Japan's 700-year-long samurai tradition. The museum offers …