There are three big traditional central city festivals on this weekend Hot on the heels of the rowdy Sanja matsuri and …
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Tirol chocolates (pronounced chiroru in Japanese) are small squares of chocolate available from convenience stores, …
At the event square at Yoyogi Park this weekend is another outdoor/environmental themed festival – Eco Life Fair …
So with great fanfare and cheer we are proud to present to you today our list of the Top Cheap Supermarkets in Tokyo. …
Twice a year, Japanese variety TV program Ikinari Ougon Densetsu (Sudden Golden Legend) runs a competition called …
Travelling is fun, but it is expensive. Tokyo is no exception. Hailed as 2013’s Most Expensive City to live in, …
Cona is part of a chain of 500yen pizza restaurants which also includes Voco (in Ebius) a similarly named branch in …
Over at Tokyo Big Sight there is a Hawaiian festival that costs 1,000 yen to get through the door just so you can spend …
Tokyo parks get crowded. On weekends (especially if you have more than one small child) your kids will run off and …
Download Podcast A controversial topic amongst cheapos, where is the best place to live in Tokyo? Following on from our …
Asking locals in Tokyo for advice on a good, affordable place to live in Tokyo is usually an exercise in futility. …
From the 17th to the 19th another one of the “big three” festivals will be on – the Sanja …
Tokyo is characteristically small. Apartments are not known for being spacious with ample storage space, to say the …
The beauty of Brimmer Beer Box is its simplicity. They serve quality beer in a box for a good price. They …
One of Tokyo’s three major festivals takes places over this weekend – the Kanda Matsuri. Based in and …
The impression that Tokyo is a pricey town to live in is an old trope, but unfortunately it isn’t far off from the …
The cheapest clothes in Tokyo tend to come from second-hand shops, but used clothing isn’t for everyone. …
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This is how every week/weekend should be – four days on, four days off, four days on. Sadly this kind of work life …
100 Seria is a 100 yen shop that seems to be the epitome of every DIY enthusiast or Japanese school girl’s dreams: …
Nan Station is a cheap and cosy Nepalese curry joint in Shimokitazawa which, as the name suggests, serves naan. The …
To celebrate the launch of lots of expensive new shops at Tokyo Midtown and the ‘opening’ of the grass …
