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Pop-Up Stores in Tokyo: November 2024

Pop-Up Stores in Tokyo: November 2024

Pokémon as traditional Japanese crafts, anime fragrances and Hello Kitty’s birthday pop-up

Kura Sushi Flagship Store to Open at the Osaka-Kansai Expo

Kura Sushi Flagship Store to Open at the Osaka-Kansai Expo

Where sustainability and innovation come together
Hungary Brings Folk Music and Flavors to Expo 2025 Osaka

Hungary Brings Folk Music and Flavors to Expo 2025 Osaka

Multi-story pavilion to showcase Hungarian culture and business innovation
The 5 Best Sushi Omakase in Tokyo – Editor’s Picks

The 5 Best Sushi Omakase in Tokyo – Editor’s Picks

5 sushi spots you can’t miss
8 Lesser-Known Ski Spots Close to Tokyo

8 Lesser-Known Ski Spots Close to Tokyo

Now there’s no excuse not to hit the slopes on your winter weekends off
Skiing Inside a Volcano in Japan: Hiking Mt. Yotei

Skiing Inside a Volcano in Japan: Hiking Mt. Yotei

Hiking Mt. Yotei without a guide
IL LUPINO PRIME Christmas Afternoon Tea

IL LUPINO PRIME Christmas Afternoon Tea

Savor the flavors of the festive season

Horoscope Your Weekly Horoscope October 25 – November 1st

Horoscope

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.

Event Events In Tokyo This Week

Flavia Mazzanti’s First Solo Exhibition in Japan – “What Matter Entangles, What EmBodies Resonates” 

Flavia Mazzanti’s First Solo Exhibition in Japan – “What Matter Entangles, What EmBodies Resonates” 

Feb 08, 2025 at 11:00am ~ Feb 11, 2025 at 6:00pm

Read The Latest Issue Read The Latest Issue Winter 2024

Winter 2024

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.

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Culture

Tokyo Trends: Four Shoes for Tokyo Summer 2024

Tokyo Trends: Four Shoes for Tokyo Summer 2024

The 2000s comeback continues

Featured Designers for May – LOVEHO SELECTS

Featured Designers for May – LOVEHO SELECTS

See three cherry-picked design talents in LOVEHO SELECTS
Fresh Ink: Musashi Miyamoto 

Fresh Ink: Musashi Miyamoto 

Miyamoto’s life by the blade
Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out this month’s featured Tokyo creatives!
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Living

Navigating Cross-Cultural Divorce in Japan

Navigating Cross-Cultural Divorce in Japan

Setagaya Yoga Law Firm: Providing family law expertise

2024-2025 Winter in Tokyo Illumination Guide

2024-2025 Winter in Tokyo Illumination Guide

Where to catch the best illuminations in the capital this winter
Wagyu Dining at Teppanyaki Ittetsu Tokyo

Wagyu Dining at Teppanyaki Ittetsu Tokyo

Artistry and flavor at Teppanyaki Ittetsu located within the Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo
Things to Do in Tokyo in November

Things to Do in Tokyo in November

Top picks from the Metropolis editors
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Community

Based in Japan: Ryan Rossiter on Playing Pro Sports in Japan

Based in Japan: Ryan Rossiter on Playing Pro Sports in Japan

“They don’t ask how many points he can score, it’s always ‘Is he a good guy?’”
Sports, Wellbeing and Community in Tokyo

Sports, Wellbeing and Community in Tokyo

English-friendly sports and wellness groups to join in Japan this summer

What’s Happening in Tokyo This July?

What’s Happening in Tokyo This July?

Fill your July with our top event picks

Houyuu Kensetsu 

Houyuu Kensetsu 

Your one-stop renovation company
Metropolis Summer Issue Out Now

Metropolis Summer Issue Out Now

Summer 2021

How has living in Tokyo changed your personality?

How has living in Tokyo changed your personality?

We asked the international community in Tokyo

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Travel

Tohoku Kizuna Festival

Tohoku Kizuna Festival

Experience the culture of Tohoku’s six prefectures in one huge festival
A Second Chance at Iwate

A Second Chance at Iwate

Ghosts, ancient aliens, mannequins and more
Tokyo Time Travel: WOW RIDE

Tokyo Time Travel: WOW RIDE

From Ginza to the virtual fantasy
Kakurinbo Temple Lodging & Ebisuya Rental Villa

Kakurinbo Temple Lodging & Ebisuya Rental Villa

As recommended by the Washington Post
Lotte Arai Resort

Lotte Arai Resort

The crown jewel of Niigata
A Guide to the Magic of Matsue

A Guide to the Magic of Matsue

Japan’s city of water 
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Dining

CLUB THE PEPPER 

CLUB THE PEPPER 

Shibuya’s Futuristic Space Cafe
Yoshinoya

Yoshinoya

The history of the gyudon titan 
Patisserie & Cafe Delimo Azabudai Hills

Patisserie & Cafe Delimo Azabudai Hills

The East India company and Japan’s artisanal harmony
Cafe Lumiere: Tokyo’s Christmas kakigori 

Cafe Lumiere: Tokyo’s Christmas kakigori 

A chilly dessert for a frosty morning
EXTASIA at R3 Club Lounge

EXTASIA at R3 Club Lounge

The latest concept from the team at R3 Club Lounge
TORIMESHI TORITOH BUN

TORIMESHI TORITOH BUN

Serving oyakudon since 1907 
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Literature

What’s Up With Bad Sex in Murakami?

What’s Up With Bad Sex in Murakami?

Pleasure and prose in ‘Killing Commendatore’ and other novels
After a Forty Year Career, the Architect Becomes a Philosopher

After a Forty Year Career, the Architect Becomes a Philosopher

A review of Edward Suzuki’s memoir: GOoD Design Philosophy

Yoko Tawada’s The Emissary

Yoko Tawada’s The Emissary

Mutation and hope in a not-so-distant dystopian Tokyo
Across Space & Time: Translating ‘Night on the Galactic Railroad’

Across Space & Time: Translating ‘Night on the Galactic Railroad’

Kenji Miyazawa’s untranslatable masterpiece
Matthew Chozick on Dancing in Japanese

Matthew Chozick on Dancing in Japanese

The American-born actor, writer and translator discusses ‘Eiko & Koma’
Body Language

Body Language

Poetry, dance and translation in Eiko & Koma
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Movies

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