
Yebisu Beer Factory: Tour, Beer Tasting, and Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament
The Yebisu Garden Place is one of the crown jewels of Ebisu. Filled with an array of restaurants and shops, the Yebisu […]
The Yebisu Garden Place is one of the crown jewels of Ebisu. Filled with an array of restaurants and shops, the Yebisu […]
Tokyo is a treasure chest of free entertainment for families with small children and far more green and imaginative than […]
The Showa Memorial Park, also known simply as Tachikawa Park, is a family favorite in Tachikawa – just off the Chuo […]
Travelling is fun, but it is expensive. Tokyo is no exception. Hailed as 2013’s Most Expensive City to live in, Tokyo is […]
Tokyo parks get crowded. On weekends (especially if you have more than one small child) your kids will run off and […]
The mascot of Inokashira Park Zoo is a squirrel, so to be completely honest, you shouldn’t really be expecting […]
On January 30th, 1703, a cold, still winter night with snow fluttering over Edo, forty seven ronin – samurai […]
In the simplest terms, Musashino Place is a library. In reality, though, it is so much more. Musashino Place is a gem of […]
Harajuku is great for any seasoned or upcoming cheapo planning a day out shopping. If the thrift shops and gift stores […]
Via: pictureTYO If you live in Japan and have not yet experienced the phenomenon of karaoke, what is wrong with you? Oh, […]
Via: fuxoft As an advocate of all things ice cream and gyoza, it would be a disservice for me to not tell people about […]
Beyond dull bronzes of early statesmen, public art in Tokyo is a relatively new phenomenon. Only in about the last 25 […]
When I was about 16, I wanted to play guitar in a hardcore band. After explaining this new found dream to my loving and […]
Continuing on my culture hopping articles, I wanted to bring attention to a museum that I don’t think a lot of people […]
How much would you pay to see a panda eat bamboo behind a thick layer of plexiglass? 50,000yen? 100,000yen? Try 600yen. […]
Hey, did you guys know Golden Week has a sister holiday in September called Silver Week? Yeah? Me either. Otherwise I […]
Around this time once a year in Japan, something magical happens. The planets and stars align, sea turtles lose their […]
If you’ve ever taken the Keiyo line from Maihama station after a day out at Disney, you may recall having passed a […]
Internet “café” is actually a gross misnomer for this nine-story building in Shibuya, and not only because the […]
Fine dining Also known as “free sample basket cruising”. A versatile, multi-course option for the cheapo on […]
In a recent article, we investigated convenience stores with alfresco cafe seating as a way to comfortably enjoy food […]
As a middle schooler I dreaded being dragged to another event at the Goethe-Institut in Zimbabwe, where we lived at the […]
The cost of seeing releases on the big screen can be daunting–or colloquially, a total rip-off. General […]
Planning a big trip to Tokyo? Do you live in Tokyo and want to spend the weekend hitting those tourist spots you never […]