Tokyo Guides

Things To Do During Rainy Season in Japan - Metropolis Japan

Things To Do During Rainy Season in Japan

Indoor date spots, cozy escapes and creative ways to stay dry during rainy season

Tokyo’s Top Haunted Spots for Ghost Hunting in Summer 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo’s Top Haunted Spots for Ghost Hunting in Summer 2026

13 of Tokyo’s Most Paranormal Spots

The Best Skateparks in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

The Best Skateparks in Tokyo

A skater's guide to the best skateparks across Tokyo

Where is Downtown Tokyo? Finding the Real Center of the City - Metropolis Japan

Where is Downtown Tokyo? Finding the Real Center of the City

Let’s explore the six wards that each lay claim to being Tokyo’s true city center

Uber Just Added “Professional Drifting” to Its App in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Uber Just Added “Professional Drifting” to Its App in Tokyo

Tokyo Drift IRL

Japan Drugstore Guide: The Best Purple Shampoo & Color-Care Products for Blonde, Ash, and Bleached Hair - Metropolis Japan

Japan Drugstore Guide: The Best Purple Shampoo & Color-Care Products for Blonde, Ash, and Bleached Hair

Guide to the best and most affordable options

Best Parks for Seasonal Flowers in and Around Tokyo 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Best Parks for Seasonal Flowers in and Around Tokyo 2026

It's hydrangea season! Tokyo in bloom

Tokyo Day Trip: Utsunomiya “Gyoza Town” - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Day Trip: Utsunomiya “Gyoza Town”

Crispy dumplings, here I come!

Things to Do in Tokyo in June - Metropolis Japan

Things to Do in Tokyo in June

Our handpicked list of the best events going on in June

Best Summer Beer Gardens in Tokyo 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Best Summer Beer Gardens in Tokyo 2026

Cold pours, sunset views and rooftop grills

10 Lesser-Known Secondhand Bookstores in Tokyo that Sell English Books - Metropolis Japan

10 Lesser-Known Secondhand Bookstores in Tokyo that Sell English Books

Quirky spots to find cheap English books in Tokyo

Where to Buy Pokémon Cards in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Where to Buy Pokémon Cards in Tokyo

The best shops in the city, with map links to find them

Executive Fight Night 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Executive Fight Night 2026

Tokyo’s executives duel for charity

Where to Swim, Surf and Splash Near Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Where to Swim, Surf and Splash Near Tokyo

Editor's pick of the best summer escapes around Tokyo

Things To Do in Tokyo in May 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Things To Do in Tokyo in May 2026

Editors’ top picks for your calendar

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Ebisu - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Ebisu

Tokyo’s effortlessly cool quarter

Easter in Tokyo: Japan’s Cutest Treats This Year - Metropolis Japan

Easter in Tokyo: Japan’s Cutest Treats This Year

Celebrate Easter with treats that are equally beautiful and delicious

Edo-Tokyo Museum Returns After Four-Year Renovation - Metropolis Japan

Edo-Tokyo Museum Returns After Four-Year Renovation

Two Names, One City, Centuries of History

Tokyo Sumo Tournament 2026: The Complete Guide - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Sumo Tournament 2026: The Complete Guide

Sumo returns to Tokyo from May 10–26, 2026, with newly promoted yokozuna Hoshoryu headlining the tournament

Sumo Tournament Tickets Go on Sale April 4—Here’s How to Get Them - Metropolis Japan

Sumo Tournament Tickets Go on Sale April 4—Here’s How to Get Them

Tickets for Tokyo's May Grand Sumo Tournament go on sale April 4, 2026, and they will sell out fast

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Ryogoku - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Ryogoku

Our favorite things to do and places to eat in Tokyo's official sumo town

Things to Do in Tokyo in April 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Things to Do in Tokyo in April 2026

Check out our handpicked list of Tokyo events in April

Best Sushi Omakase in Tokyo: 6 Editor’s Picks for 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Best Sushi Omakase in Tokyo: 6 Editor’s Picks for 2026

We've curated 6 standout selections that truly capture the essence of Tokyo's omakase scene

Spring Performances in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Spring Performances in Tokyo

Opera, kabuki, rakugo and film festivals to mark your calendar this season

Visiting Punch the Monkey’s Hometown: Ichikawa - Metropolis Japan

Visiting Punch the Monkey’s Hometown: Ichikawa

Greater Tokyo's unexpected spotlight, courtesy of one baby monkey.

Hanami: Best Spots to View Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Hanami: Best Spots to View Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo 2026

Where to do hanami: Iconic & lesser-known sakura spots around Tokyo

Tips for Celebrating Hanami in 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Tips for Celebrating Hanami in 2026

Enjoy Japan’s favorite spring ritual safely

Tattoo-Friendly Sento With Saunas in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Tattoo-Friendly Sento With Saunas in Tokyo

Unwind in Tokyo’s Bathhouses and Saunas

Don’t Miss These Japanese Music Festivals Coming in 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Don’t Miss These Japanese Music Festivals Coming in 2026

From seaside stages to mountain backdrops, here’s your guide to Japan’s most anticipated music festivals of 2026

A Guide to the Best Independent Cinemas in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

A Guide to the Best Independent Cinemas in Tokyo

Find your new favorite local cinema haunt

Top 7 Aquariums to Celebrate Sea Day in Japan - Metropolis Japan

Top 7 Aquariums to Celebrate Sea Day in Japan

Celebrate Sea Day without going to the ocean

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Sasazuka - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Sasazuka

Authentic Tokyo, one meandering turn at a time

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Thrifting in Shimokitazawa - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Thrifting in Shimokitazawa

Where to start your secondhand journey in Tokyo’s thrift city

Anime Pop-up Events in Tokyo 2026 - Metropolis Japan

Anime Pop-up Events in Tokyo 2026

The best ephemeral anime events around Tokyo this season

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Yoyogi-Uehara - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Yoyogi-Uehara

Where laid-back elegance meets quiet cool

Strawberry Picking in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Strawberry Picking in Tokyo

Sweet winter berries and countryside escapes in the city