Tokyo (Page 48)
One of the best things about spring in Japan might be non-existent this year because of the coronavirus.
The Internet is still reeling from the amount of oblong meat products they’ve crammed into a single lunch box.
Live-action adaptation of Japanese-produced animated movie has an extremely ambitious performance schedule.
There are only three of these adorable verdant vehicles out on the streets — flag one down if you get the chance!
Shinjuku Gyoen garden is right in the middle of the city, and has two different types of cold-weather sakura.
Ququri studio apartments offer just 4.64 square meters (49.94 square feet) of usable floor space, but with prices this low, it’s all some people need.
Electronic Paper and E Ink create a moving display for the opening of Takanawa Gateway Station.
Edible Buster Swords, Materia dumplings, and Moogle desserts are all on offer at Square Enix’s rebooted Akihabara eatery.
Our resident soba expert ate at over 200 soba spots in the greater Tokyo area, and here are his top picks.
Spacious eight-person room makes a perfect base for shinobi missions in Tokyo, but passing up sushi counter room is a hard choice.
One of Japan’s oldest theme parks is fading away, but it might be magically reborn as a mecca for fans of the wizard school saga.
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