The Ultimate Guide To Tokyo
Make the most of the Golden Week holiday with these freebie events.
Visitors to Japan often wonder why you can find perfectly good appliances, furniture and other equipment placed by the …
Flower festivals, bargain-hunting, exhibitions and more!
No weekend plans? Here’s a breakdown of your cheapo options: Kamakura Matsuri (April 10-17): The annual Kamakura …
Leave stuffed for 1,500 yen or less.
Tokyo abounds with family-friendly interactive museums and art galleries to keep the little ones entertained.
Buddha's Birthday and the Oiran Dochu procession at Sensoji, flower festivals, lion dances and more!
For a martial art, yabusame (horseback archery) isn’t very popular, not even in Japan. This comes as little surprise …
Access to 120 game cabinets and console setups to help you answer that question.
Who doesn’t know what a geisha is? Apparently most people: they aren’t prostitutes, they aren’t exclusive to Kyoto and …
Japanese clothes drying style is cheapo drying style.
Cherry blossom festivals, outdoor markets, art, music and more!
Something for everyone this weekend, from cultural to foodie to live music—all free!
White Day in Japan can get expensive - three times more expensive than Valentine's Day in fact. Here are some …
Offering art-loving travelers the unique experience of staying in a functional work of art.
Have a ball this weekend without spending a single yen: art, dance parties and the beauty of nature await you.
Over the years, Tokyo Marathon has acquired a reputation for having runners in wacky costumes. One runner even dressed …
Awhile back when I was out for karaoke, something terrible happened. I had song-selection block. I simply …
After being in Japan for a couple years I realized there is such a thing as too much Tokyo. Shinjuku simply becomes too …
Some no Komichi – Fabric Dyeing Festival (Feb 26-28): If you’re of the opinion that indoor art galleries …
With winter giving way to spring, it’s time to welcome the new season with another roundup of events worth attending. …
Okay, this post is at best only tenuously related to Tokyo, but if you’ve read more than an article or two on …
Chinese New Year festivities are drawing to a close this weekend, but definitely not without a splash. Yokohama’s …