A different way to tune into the city.
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8 perfect picks, from parks to shopping streets.
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Tokyo Events This Week: Pride, Horseback Archery, and Flower Festivals
Tokyo events for Monday, April 15 to Sunday, April 21, 2024.
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International Music Artists and Bands Coming to Japan in 2024 (Updated)
Upcoming names include Baekhyun, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden — and more.
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6 Spectacular Spring Flower Festivals Around Tokyo
Move over, cherry blossoms! These other blooms will take your breath away well into late spring.
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English-Speaking Hospitals in Tokyo — And How To Visit Them
Absolutely everything you need to know about seeing a doctor in Japan.
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Yozakura: 8 Best Nighttime Cherry Blossom Illuminations in Tokyo
Light-ups have been extended, since the blossoms were so late this year.
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New Video: Tokyo’s Best Airport — Flying into Narita vs. Haneda
Which one should you use when flying to Tokyo?
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Updated Forecast: 2024 Tokyo Cherry Blossom Dates
They've been teasing us — but looks like they're about to bloom, at last.
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April 2024: 5 Events Not To Miss in Tokyo
A chance to see the infamous "penis festival", puppies, processions, and more!
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New Video: The Best eSIMs for Visiting Japan
We cover the main providers in Japan, including pricing, data speeds, and the convenience of installation.
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Mega Guide: 24 Best Places to See Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo
Choose from parks, traditional gardens, mountains and more.
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The Hokuriku Arch Pass: Taking the Slow Route Between Tokyo and Osaka
Meander along Japan's "golden route" — exploring Nagano, Kanazawa and more.
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Spring Escapes: Top 7 Day Trips from Tokyo
Must-see cherry blossom, moss phlox, and wisteria locations — all easily accessible from Tokyo.
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Top 10 Tokyo Cherry Blossom Festivals in 2024
Where to go for street food, music — and lots of sakura.
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Finding the Best Transport From Narita Airport to Tokyo
How to get from the plane to your accommodation.
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Sequence Miyashita Park
Sequence hotels are a cheapo favorite. They are no-frills stylish and found in excellent locations --- a Japanese business hotel but for hipsters if you will. Apart from a frustrating self check-in experience (if your name isn't Japanese just …
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Mitsui Garden Hotel Roppongi Premier
Mitsui Garden Hotel Roppongi Premier is a stylish, confortable, modern hotel with comparatively spacious rooms on the edge of Roppongi which is ideal for a city stay. What’s the hotel like? The hotel feels modern and stylish, houses a …
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Mimaru Tokyo Akasaka
Mimaru is a spacious apartment hotel in Akasaka that is popular with families. What’s the hotel like? The hotel is modern with a minimalist Japanese aesthetic. Despite being right on the busy Akasaka Dōri thoroughfare, the main entrance is to …
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Odawara Castle
A concrete reproduction of the wooden castle that stood here from the 17th to the 19th century, before being dismantled at the beginning of the Meiji Restoration. While the main building is of reinforced concrete, many of the gates and outer …
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Unghia e marmo
Contemporary sculpture by artist Giuseppe Penone.
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