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

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

What to Order at 0%: Japan’s First Vegan-Friendly and Non-Alcoholic Bar

Our favorite multisensory mocktails, vegan wine and more in Roppongi

Traditional Restaurants in Tokyo

The best eats in the city to taste history and tradition

Chinese New Year in Japan

Welcoming the Year of the Horse on February 17

Metropolis Winter Issue 2025

See what’s inside and where to pick up a copy

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

And how to achieve Japanese fluency in record time

Your Weekly Horoscope November 14 – 21

See what the stars have in store for you this week. World-renowned astrologer Cathryn Moe discusses love, money, luck and all else in this weekly series.

Events In Tokyo This Week

Zojo-ji Temple: Setsubun Tsuina Ceremony

Feb 03, 2026 at 11:00am ~ Feb 03, 2026 at 12:00pm

Read The Latest Issue Winter 2025

Read our latest print magazine online and browse all the locations across Tokyo and the Kanto Region where you can pick up a copy for yourself.

Events

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Exhibition Anti-Action: Artist-Women’s Challenges and Responses in Postwar Japan

Dec 16, 2025 at 10:00am

Feb 08, 2026 at 5:00pm

Mori Art Museum: (opening) Roppongi Crossing 2025

Dec 03, 2025 at 10:00am

Mar 29, 2026 at 10:00pm

Strawberry & Chocolate Afternoon Tea: “A Lucky Beginning”

Feb 28, 2026 at 11:30am

Feb 28, 2026 at 5:00pm

Pirates of Tokyo Bay: English & Japanese Improv Comedy

Sep 27, 2026 at 7:30pm

Sep 27, 2026 at 9:30pm

Sakana and Japan Festival 2026

Feb 20, 2026 at 10:00am

Feb 23, 2026 at 8:00pm

Yokohama Night Flowers

Jan 24, 2026 at 7:00pm

Mar 21, 2026 at 7:30pm

Asuka Irie Exhibition 2026―Moonlight and Drowsiness

Apr 22, 2026 at 10:30am

May 06, 2026 at 7:00pm

“Supercharger”: Fantastical Art Exhibition

Feb 19, 2026 at 11:00am

Apr 01, 2026 at 8:00pm

Culture

Artist Tomei: Curating Transparent Life (+Aesthetic Jelly Recipe)

Interview with mysterious artist Tomei on the beauty of clear things.

A Bold Shunga Exhibition Brings Edo-Era Erotic Art to Kabukicho

See Japan’s sex-positive past through 100 rare erotic woodblock prints, on view at a Tokyo Noh theater this summer.

Why Wooden Architecture Is Making a Comeback in Japan

The “woodification” of Japanese skyscrapers is a testament to innovation and offers hope for a greener construction industry

Pop Art Meets Architecture in the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection

A pop culture icon on the slopes of Mount Yatsugatake

Living

R1, R2, R3 Roppongi

Building a Community with R1, R2, R3 Roppongi

Japanese New Year Traditions

What makes the holidays in Japan special?

New Year’s Resolutions in Japan: Try New Year’s “Precedents”

How Japan’s “Firsts” Remind Us To Start the Year With Intention

Beginner’s Guide to Love Hotels

Metropolis’ guide to love hotels for those who want to forgo obligation chocolate for a little more romance this Valentine’s Day

Community

Tokyo Life “Why are You Still in Japan?”

It can feel to some international residents like there are more reasons to leave than to stay in Japan. Thinking about your life here, why is it that you have chosen to stay?