Showa Posts

Used Tire Mart Sagamihara (Retro Vending Machine Museum)

The Golden Guide to Shinjuku's Golden Gai

Explore a collection of mismatched, tumbledown bars lining alleyways in a darkened, strangely inviting corner of Shinjuku.

Time Travel Tokyo: The City’s Best Old-World Districts

Leave the neon lights of Akihabara and Shinjuku behind, and get to know the other side of the city.

Tokyo's Kissaten: Showa-Style Coffee Shops

Experience another era inside one of the city's many established old-school coffee houses.

A Day in Showa Tokyo: Top 5 Showa Sightseeing Spots in the Capital

Japan's Showa-era (1926-1989) was a period of dramatic change - learn more with our pick of the top 5 Showa-themed sightseeing spots in Tokyo.

Explore the Showa Streets of the Shinyokohama Raumen Museum

Slurp ramen in Showa-period streets at the world's first food-themed amusement park: Yokohama's lesser-known Raumen Museum!