Ultimate Tokyo Fireworks Guide: 2026 Edition
Get your yukata and picnic basket ready — here's a round-up of festivals both big and small.
Get your yukata and picnic basket ready — here's a round-up of festivals both big and small.
Using the online visa for a short-term tourist stay in Japan? You'll need reliable internet to display it at the airport.
The creative technologist on how she figured out freelancing in Japan — from language school to software engineering …
Fireflies, the famous Sanno festival, Pride—and more.
See how wild Asakusa can really get during its most energetic festival of the year.
Residents can tap to ride for savings, until the end of May.
The glowing butts are out and about.
We find out about her journey to Tokyo, and what it takes to sustain a creative career.
Here's how to avoid a kerfuffle at the airport.
Day-trip ideas for explosions of color, from Yokohama to Hakone and everywhere between.
The latest fees, regulations — and reservations for climbing.
Have you booked your "booze cruise" for summer?
Snag limited-edition Pokémon, Pop Mart and other souvenirs before your flight.
Absolutely everything you need to know about taking the bullet train in Japan.
All the best ways of getting into town.
It can be used on trains and buses across Japan, and also works for cashless payments at shops and vending machines.
We break it down, so you don't have to have a breakdown.
Just 10 minutes from Shibuya, you'll find charming book stores, great food, and endless nightlife.
Probably the best road trip I've ever taken.
Use the Grutto Pass for free or discounted admission to over 100 museums and attractions in Tokyo.
To feed both ourselves and the algorithm, of course.
The best matcha we've ever tried, served by golden oldies with the slogan "forever young, forever genki". We're sold.
With a few discounts, of course.