Shopping Takeshita Street Abi Barber Whatever your fashion tastes, you can buy clothes, shoes and accessories to suit you on this bustling street in Harajuku.
Culture Turning Around at the Watari-um Abi Barber The Watari-um is a contemporary art gallery near Shibuya. The current exhibition, Turning Around, takes a long, hard look at the..
Activities Mount Mitake & Mount Odake Day Hike Sarah Mathews The Mount Mitake and Mount Odake day hike from Tokyo, starting and ending at the stunning Tama River, has nice views the whole way...
Activities Takao-san to Jimba-san Day Hike Sarah Mathews Take a day hike in Tokyo's west between Mt Takao and Mt Jimba. The total walk time is approximately 5.5 hours.
Food Jindaiji Soba at Yusui Sarah Mathews Yusui is said to be the most famous soba restuarant in Jindaiji, and I can certainly say it was excellent soba, handmade on the..
Food Monja-yaki in Tsukishima Sarah Mathews Shinanoya is a tasty monja-yaki restaurant in Tsukishima, close to Tokyo. Monja-yaki is similar to okonomiyaki, but the batter consistency..
Culture The National Art Center, Tokyo Peter Sidell The National Art Center is one of Tokyo's largest art museums, and holds a constantly changing, wide range of exhibitions in..
Culture Tokyo's Nezu Shrine Nicole Bauer Historical shrine in Tokyo in an extraordinary beautiful setting as it is built alongside a hill, covered with about 3,000 azalea..