Food Hotel 1899 Tokyo's ‘CHAYA’ Tea Cafe Celine Ong Hotel 1899 Tokyo's CHAYA Cafe is a modern teahouse with drinks and desserts focused on traditional Japanese tea — like Mat..
Planning Top 5 Travel Books About Japan Paul McInnes The top 5 books about Japan from a travel perspective. From guides and subculture to travelogues and psychogeographical reads, this..
Culture Sapporo Lilac Season Kim Bergström The Sapporo Lilac Festival has been an annual event since 1959, and a year later, lilacs were designated as the city's official..
Culture Kiyomizu Kannon-do, Ueno Park Sleiman Azizi Kiyomize Kannon-do in Ueno Park was built in 1631. This popular temple features in Utagawa Hiroshige's '100 Famous Views..
Shopping Hitachi Osakana Center Michi no Eki Sleiman Azizi Hitachi Osakana Center in Ibaraki is a michi no eki road station known for its seafood. An intense local ambience can be found inside..
Culture Suginami Animation Museum Featured Less than 20 minutes away from either Shinjuku or Shibuya, Ogikubo makes for an easy trip from Tokyo’s central tourist hubs. I..
Food Pokemon Cafe in Nihonbashi, Tokyo Vicky Amin After 24 years created, with official stores in every corner of the world, Pokemon finally opened its official cafe in Tokyo, in..