The Ultimate Guide To Tokyo
UR Housing is a public corporation that offers rental housing and accommodation in Tokyo and in cities all over Japan. …
In our last podcast on Cheapo Hanami, recorded on the 9th of March, we predicted the weekends of the 30/31 of March and …
The mascot of Inokashira Park Zoo is a squirrel, so to be completely honest, you shouldn’t really be expecting …
Latest forecasts have the cherry blossoms starting this Sunday, but it won’t really kick-off properly until the …
Download Podcast As the snow finally melts and sandstorms blow away, spring is making it’s much anticipated …
You can see and perhaps even participate in fire walking at the Mt Takao Hiwatari Festival (link in Japanese) near …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 you …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It might be hard to believe in this chilly weather, but the strawberry picking season starts in Kanto this weekend. The …
On a recent lunchtime stroll down the marvelously cheap Sakae Dori – a narrow street of small restaurants, bars …
Since the snow that dunped on Tokyo on Monday has frozen solid, there will be no frolics in the white fluffy stuff for …