Activities Lily Appreciation Love Week 2026 Kim Bergström Each June, Shinagawa Ward bursts into color as Lily Appreciation Love Week kicks off at Samezu Irie Square. This year’s event...
Food Ushikoi: Lean Meat Yakiniku Specialist Tom Roseveare The Ushikoi yakiniku brand is known as a lean meat (akami) specialist and currently operates across six Tokyo locations.
Shopping SEGA Megastore Coming to Shibuya PARCO Kim Bergström In late 2024, SEGA’s Head of Global Transmedia Group hinted in an interview at Gamescom Asia that the company planned to open...
Culture Raw Wine Tokyo 2026 Kim Bergström RAW WINE TOKYO is back in early May, bringing together natural wine producers and wine lovers for a two-day tasting and learn...
Culture Roppongi Hills Spring Festival 2026 Kim Bergström One way to celebrate the arrival of spring in Tokyo is at the Roppongi Hills Spring Festival, held for three days in early Ap...
Culture Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum Kim Bergström The Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum is located in Tokyo’s Marunouchi district, and the venue offers a unique blend of art and his...
Culture Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2026 Joanna Ligon Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2025 honors the Tokyo Photographic Art (TOP) Museum’s 30th annive...
Culture Asakusa Culture & Lights 2025 Kim Bergström This December, Tokyo’s historic Sensoji Temple will host Asakusa Culture & Lights, an illumination event combining ancient tr...
Culture Discover Shiga Prefecture: Events at COCOSHIGA in Tokyo Ryan Noble Explore the delicacies and crafts of Shiga Prefecture without ever leaving Tokyo. Visit COCOSHIGA for Shiga-made products and...
Food A Taste of Shiga at COCOSHIGA Tom Roseveare COCOSHIGA offers a literal taste of Shiga, thanks to its souvenir and craft store, sake tasting bar and Omi beef sukiyaki res...