Activities Discovering Coastal Chiba: Seafood Traditions and Seaside Landscapes Joanna Ligon Chiba works beautifully as a day trip or weekend retreat, and the best way to get started is at Katsuura. Let this be your st...
Activities Kawaii Monster Land Harajuku Kim Bergström Tokyo's famously colorful Harajuku district has welcomed back one of its most iconic pop culture experiences in a bold new fo...
Activities Shibuya - Omotesando Women’s Run 2027 Joanna Ligon Organized by the Shibuya - Omotesando Women’s Run Executive Committee, this annual occasion brings together up to 5,000 women...
Activities Pixar World Exhibition 2026 Kim Bergström The globally popular Pixar World Exhibition, also known as the Mundo Pixar Experience, will open at CREVIA BASE Tokyo in Toyo...
Culture Yokai Immersive Exhibition TOKYO 2026 Kim Bergström Yokai Immersive Exhibition TOKYO brings Japan's legendary monsters into the digital age when it opens this spring.
Culture Extremely Dangerous Creatures Exhibition 2026 Kim Bergström This spring, the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo is hosting a must-see event for nature enthusiasts and curiou...
Transportation Tanzawa-Oyama Freepass Todd Wojnowski The Tanzawa-Oyama Freepass is a multi-use ticket that covers trains, busses, and cable cars in the beautiful, mountainous nat...
Food Gonpachi Kill Bill Restaurant in Nishi-Azabu Imogen Riethmuller Gonpachi, the restaurant made famous by Quentin Tarantino in his 2004 film Kill Bill, serves delicious Japanese food to local...
Shopping Get a Yukata and Feel like a Local Chikako Takahashi Where to buy your yukata in Tokyo and how to wear it.
Culture Fun at the Beach in Kamakura! Tomoko Kamishima Have fun at the beaches in Kamakura! There are nice swimming beaches, surf area, and sunset viewing points!