Tall Order

Some of Tokyo's iconic buildings are being lost to zoning laws that were intended to improve the city

Golden Age

Stuck in Tokyo for Golden Week? Lucky you. With everything from cosplay festivals to street fairs to beer factory tours, the city and environs offer more than a week's worth of fun. Here are our top picks.

Open Season

Celebrating 150 years as the international face of Japan, Yokohama gets ready to greet the crowds

Tokyo 2050

Futuristic super-hub or graying has-been: what's next for our favorite metropolis?

Turning Japanese

Get your new year off to a crafty start by learning a traditional hobby

Last call for Kabukicho

As the iconic Koma Theater goes under the wrecking ball, is this the end of Tokyo’s notorious red-light district?

Showa Sweetness

Nostalgia for the postwar era has revived the market for vintage snacks and toys. From 200-year-old shops to gleaming mega-malls, everything old in Tokyo is new again

Off the Books

Toss away your tourist guides—Metropolis gives you the scoop on Tokyo’s true hotspots

[Sub]urban Pleasures

Futako-Tamagawa offers attractions ranging from the spiritual to the cultural to the culinary. Here’s an insider’s guide TO THIS leafy Setagaya-ku neighborhood

Sulawesi

Scenic beauty and explosive rituals go hand in hand in Indonesia

Tiger’s Leap

Sipping Butter Tea with the monks of Zhongdian

Spectacle in the Sand

Dubai Defies Physics, Geography and Cost in Pursuit of the Cutting Edge