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Hilton Okinawa Sesoko Resort, Okinawa - Metropolis Japan

Hilton Okinawa Sesoko Resort, Okinawa

Unwind in Sesoko Island’s only luxury resort

Woman Marries ChatGPT AI Character After He Proposed - Metropolis Japan

Woman Marries ChatGPT AI Character After He Proposed

AI marriage in Japan and the future symbol of love

Millennial and Gen Z Work Culture in Japan - Metropolis Japan

Millennial and Gen Z Work Culture in Japan

How Japan’s Younger Generations Are Redefining Work

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Mukojima - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Mukojima

Where time lingers on the banks of the Sumida River

English-Speaking Physiotherapy and Chiropractic Services in Tokyo  - Metropolis Japan

English-Speaking Physiotherapy and Chiropractic Services in Tokyo 

A useful guide to getting support for physical recovery

Conrad Tokyo: Where Omotenashi Guides Every Detail - Metropolis Japan

Conrad Tokyo: Where Omotenashi Guides Every Detail

How General Manager Neil McInnes and his team shape thoughtful hospitality through detail, design and anticipation

Based in Japan: How to Get Permanent Residency in Japan in Two Years with Tokuyuu - Metropolis Japan

Based in Japan: How to Get Permanent Residency in Japan in Two Years with Tokuyuu

And how to achieve Japanese fluency in record time

Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks in Tokyo

The city’s top seasonal rinks

Where to Buy Christmas Gifts in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Where to Buy Christmas Gifts in Tokyo

Get creative with gifts this season with some of Tokyo's most creative shopping hubs

Best Futons in Japan: Top Picks From Real Reviews - Metropolis Japan

Best Futons in Japan: Top Picks From Real Reviews

The right futon for your space and sleep

Christmas Markets in Tokyo 2025 - Metropolis Japan

Christmas Markets in Tokyo 2025

Where to find festive dishes, gifts and end-of-year atmosphere

Japan Drugstore Guide: Stay Calm and Beat Winter Stress with OTC Anxiety Relief - Metropolis Japan

Japan Drugstore Guide: Stay Calm and Beat Winter Stress with OTC Anxiety Relief

Your go-to guide for Japan’s best OTC anxiety and mood-boosting supplements

Things to Do in Tokyo in December 2025 - Metropolis Japan

Things to Do in Tokyo in December 2025

Everything from ice skating to ballroom dancing to celebrate the holidays

The 9 Best Japanese Whiskies for Gifting - Metropolis Japan

The 9 Best Japanese Whiskies for Gifting

Japanese whisky for beginners

Giving Birth in Japan as a Foreigner - Metropolis Japan

Giving Birth in Japan as a Foreigner

Five women share their pregnancy stories 

IL LUPINO PRIME Christmas Dinner in Tokyo 2025 - Metropolis Japan

IL LUPINO PRIME Christmas Dinner in Tokyo 2025

A Tuscan winter feast in the heart of Omotesando

Oris Just Dropped a Japan-Exclusive Aquis Watch—And Only 100 Exist - Metropolis Japan

Oris Just Dropped a Japan-Exclusive Aquis Watch—And Only 100 Exist

A new red-and-white Aquis crafted for Japan, blending Swiss engineering with a design you won’t find anywhere else

New Luxury Hotel FUFU Tokyo Ginza Has a Private Onsen in Every Room - Metropolis Japan

New Luxury Hotel FUFU Tokyo Ginza Has a Private Onsen in Every Room

A newly opened luxury resort in Ginza offering private onsen, garden suites and refined Japanese hospitality

​​5 of Japan’s Weirdest YouTube Channels You Should be Watching - Metropolis Japan

​​5 of Japan’s Weirdest YouTube Channels You Should be Watching

Where unhinged creativity meets strangely soothing chaos

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Ojima, A Land of Rivers and Old-School Commerce - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Ojima, A Land of Rivers and Old-School Commerce

A coastal dream in the heart of eastern Tokyo

Best Tokyo Christmas Markets in 2025 - Metropolis Japan

Best Tokyo Christmas Markets in 2025

The best places to catch the holiday spirit in the capital

November 11 is Pocky Day in Japan - Metropolis Japan

November 11 is Pocky Day in Japan

The history of Pocky Day and how to celebrate

Fly Direct from Tokyo to Palau, One of the Pacific’s Most Accessible Winter Getaways - Metropolis Japan

Fly Direct from Tokyo to Palau, One of the Pacific’s Most Accessible Winter Getaways

Trade Tokyo’s winter chill for coral lagoons and warm island air—Palau’s new direct flight brings paradise within reach

Wildlife in Tokyo: Tokyo Safari  - Metropolis Japan

Wildlife in Tokyo: Tokyo Safari 

A guide to the fluffiest wildlife you can spot in the city 

A Guide to Tokyo’s Art Stores - Metropolis Japan

A Guide to Tokyo’s Art Stores

Rainbowholic, Tokyo’s journaling enthusiast, shares some of her favorite spots in the city

Tokyo Autumn Foliage 2025 Guide  - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Autumn Foliage 2025 Guide 

Quiet and lesser-known spots in and around Tokyo

Things To Do in Tokyo at Christmas and New Year 2025-2026 - Metropolis Japan

Things To Do in Tokyo at Christmas and New Year 2025-2026

Live the holidays to the fullest with Metropolis' recommendations

Why Do 84 Percent of Women in Japan Think Cheating is Healthy? - Metropolis Japan

Why Do 84 Percent of Women in Japan Think Cheating is Healthy?

Understanding infidelity in Japan

Foraging Wild Wasabi in Japan’s Mountain Streams - Metropolis Japan

Foraging Wild Wasabi in Japan’s Mountain Streams

Where wild wasabi grows

Japan Drugstore Guide: Vitamins and Supplements in Japan - Metropolis Japan

Japan Drugstore Guide: Vitamins and Supplements in Japan

Your guide to Japan’s best immunity-boosting supplements

TOKYO HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL 2025 with DJ SODA, Yurié Collins, Michael Jackson Tribute and More - Metropolis Japan

TOKYO HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL 2025 with DJ SODA, Yurié Collins, Michael Jackson Tribute and More

One-night-only Halloween music festival brings live performances and a ¥1,000,000 costume contest

10 International Preschools and Kindergartens in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

10 International Preschools and Kindergartens in Tokyo

Where learning begins with curiosity, creativity and care

Things To Do in Tokyo in November 2025 - Metropolis Japan

Things To Do in Tokyo in November 2025

The rundown of the best events in Tokyo this October

Red Roofs of Iwami: Historic Townscapes, Preserved and Evolving - Metropolis Japan

Red Roofs of Iwami: Historic Townscapes, Preserved and Evolving

Picturesque red-roof villages of Japan—but more than just beautiful

Edo’s Inked Heroes: Edo Firefighters - Metropolis Japan

Edo’s Inked Heroes: Edo Firefighters

Legends, tattoos and the art of bravery

A Guide to Solo Hiking in Japan - Metropolis Japan

A Guide to Solo Hiking in Japan

Three hiking regions to join Japan’s hiking community