Download Podcast As the snow finally melts and sandstorms blow away, spring is making it’s much anticipated return …
You can see and perhaps even participate in fire walking at the Mt Takao Hiwatari Festival (link in …
For many people, a good butter chicken curry or murgh makani is the gateway drug for getting into Indian Cuisine. …
If there is any place to bare-all and take the onsen plunge (especially for the newbies), it is Sakura Onsen in …
March 3rd is Hina Matsuri or Girls’ Day. Hina Matsuri is a festival in which girls display their traditional Hina …
OK, so that’s an exaggeration, but Ten-ten is definitely on a different level to Tempura chain Tenya – home …
The most difficult part of living in Japan is the fact that everyone looks so presentable, all the time. And by …
Thali-ya is difficult to categorise. They serve mostly authentic Indian food, but is it a bento shop? A cafe? A Shokudo? …
Sushi Misakimaru is yet another one of the big sushi chains that proliferate in Tokyo, with 45 branches in the Kanto …
Most of Tokyo’s main arterial routes will be clogged with runners this Sunday morning for the 2013 Tokyo Marathon. …
This is a gross exaggeration, actually. Seibu Ikebukuro’s basement floor of sweets, alcohol, teas, and …
Anyone in Tokyo can tell you transportation is expensive. The trains follow their schedule to the minute, are nicely …
More than a few hours in Tokyo’s fashion central (Harajuku) or hipper locales (Koenji and Shimokitazawa) will give …
Store closed: Tokyo Paris Shokudo is permanently closed. Welcome to the French part of town. Special bookstores aimed …
For the second to last Cheapo weekend of February we feature two events that couldn’t be more different. As usual, …
Komoro Soba is one of those places that after you’ve been there once, you suddenly notice that they have stores …
On January 30th, 1703, a cold, still winter night with snow fluttering over Edo, forty seven ronin – samurai …
This is the time of year when everyone pretends that it’s getting warmer even though it isn’t. So if …
Download Podcast Infamous cheapo Greg, and notorious cheapo Chris are back with a summary of the most popular articles …
Quick. You’re walking in the Hiroo area, looking to score a highly-gratifying lunch, without spending so much. Le …
Sunday, February 3rd is Setsubun. Setsubun is a bean throwing festival to celebrate the beginning of Spring on the …
In the simplest terms, Musashino Place is a library. In reality, though, it is so much more. Musashino Place is a gem of …
“Why can’t you just buy the 90 yen bread loaf at the grocery store?” my husband asks, mystified. …
It might be hard to believe in this chilly weather, but the strawberry picking season starts in Kanto this weekend. The …
