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Japan Drugstore Guide: Vitamins and Supplements in Japan

Japan Drugstore Guide: Vitamins and Supplements in Japan

Your guide to Japan’s best immunity-boosting supplements
Neighorhood Guide: Exploring Chiba’s Hidden Treasures

Neighorhood Guide: Exploring Chiba’s Hidden Treasures

History by the airport
TOKYO HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL 2025 with DJ SODA, Yurié Collins, Michael Jackson Tribute and More

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

10 International Preschools and Kindergartens in Tokyo

Where learning begins with curiosity, creativity and care
A Brief History of Zunda 

A Brief History of Zunda 

Tohoku’s Green Paste Icon
The Best Chinese Hot Pot Restaurants in Tokyo

The Best Chinese Hot Pot Restaurants in Tokyo

Haidilao is not the only choice
Things To Do in Tokyo in November 2025

Things To Do in Tokyo in November 2025

The rundown of the best events in Tokyo this October

Horoscope Your Weekly Horoscope October 10 – 17

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

Yokohama Nabe Festival

Yokohama Nabe Festival

Jan 17, 2026 at 11:00am ~ Feb 01, 2026 at 9:00pm

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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.

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Culture

IKO Art Discoveries Launches with MASAMI: A New Chapter in Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Tokyo

IKO Art Discoveries Launches with MASAMI: A New Chapter in Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Tokyo

An immersive new exhibition invites Tokyo-ites to explore art, nature and connection through the eyes of Japanese artist MASAMI
Book Review: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

Book Review: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

A chillingly plausible future
Book Review: The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi

Book Review: The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi

Your table awaits at the Chibineko Kitchen…
Book Review: The Place of Shells by Mai Ishizawa (translated by Polly Barton)

Book Review: The Place of Shells by Mai Ishizawa (translated by Polly Barton)

A quietly devastating and masterfully surreal debut
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Living

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

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?

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

Understanding infidelity in Japan
Foraging Wild Wasabi in Japan’s Mountain Streams

Foraging Wild Wasabi in Japan’s Mountain Streams

Where wild wasabi grows
Japan Drugstore Guide: Vitamins and Supplements in Japan

Japan Drugstore Guide: Vitamins and Supplements in Japan

Your guide to Japan’s best immunity-boosting supplements
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Community

Riding the Winds of Change

Riding the Winds of Change

A day in the life of Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s executive chef
Opening Doors to Para Sports

Opening Doors to Para Sports

How Tokyo is creating opportunities for people with disabilities
What’s Happening in Tokyo This December?

What’s Happening in Tokyo This December?

The rundown of the best events in Tokyo this December
Yokohama Country & Athletic Club

Yokohama Country & Athletic Club

The community you’ve been longing for

Where to Celebrate Thanksgiving in Tokyo 2021

Where to Celebrate Thanksgiving in Tokyo 2021

Tokyo meets American tradition
Women’s Bodybuilding in Japan

Women’s Bodybuilding in Japan

A culture of support
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Travel

Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo: Dining

Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo: Dining

Japanese culinary adventures with Kimpton
Nobeoka, Miyazaki: Seaside Jewel of Kyushu

Nobeoka, Miyazaki: Seaside Jewel of Kyushu

Kyushu’s Undiscovered Seaside Jewel
Hotel Graphy, Shibuya

Hotel Graphy, Shibuya

Where urban hospitality meets hostel charm
Tsuwano Travel Guide: A Hidden Samurai Town

Tsuwano Travel Guide: A Hidden Samurai Town

A hidden samurai town in Shimane
Japan Bullet Train

Japan Bullet Train

Speedy and stress-free Shinkansen tickets
48 Hours in Tono and Hanamaki: Folktales, Food, and Festivals in Rural Japan

48 Hours in Tono and Hanamaki: Folktales, Food, and Festivals in Rural Japan

Release your full imagination in the hometown of Japanese folklore
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Dining

Write a Letter to Your Future Self at Jiyucho Kuramae

Write a Letter to Your Future Self at Jiyucho Kuramae

Read, study, work, relax or write to the future at this Asakusa Café
Armani Ristorante: Stylish Italian Dining

Armani Ristorante: Stylish Italian Dining

Haute Italian dining experience in Ginza
American Steak Dinner For Two at ANA InterContinental Tokyo

American Steak Dinner For Two at ANA InterContinental Tokyo

Dine in Japanese summer festival style
Ralph’s Coffee: A Metropolitan Delight in Omotesando

Ralph’s Coffee: A Metropolitan Delight in Omotesando

Convince yourself of Ralph Lauren’s most sincere and pedestrian product: coffee.
GENTLE Sushi Bar

GENTLE Sushi Bar

The omakase experience you’ve been searching for
Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s Autumn Sweets Selection

Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s Autumn Sweets Selection

Visit the hotel in Roppongi for treats from their Fiorentina Pastry Boutique
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Literature

Comedy is Tragic in ‘Spark’

Comedy is Tragic in ‘Spark’

A review of manzai star Naoki Matayoshi’s translated novel
Sushi Shokunin: Japan’s Culinary Masters

Sushi Shokunin: Japan’s Culinary Masters

Photographer Andrea Fazzari delves into Tokyo’s top-level sushi scene
The Resurgence of a Japanese Literary Master

The Resurgence of a Japanese Literary Master

Fifty years after his death, Yukio Mishima is reemerging in translation
Talking With the Only Gaijin in the Village

Talking With the Only Gaijin in the Village

Scotsman Iain Maloney on his new book about life in rural Japan

Your Summer Reading List

Your Summer Reading List

Recommendations from Tokyo’s literary scene
Breasts, Eggs and Existential Feminism

Breasts, Eggs and Existential Feminism

Mieko Kawakami’s intimate portrait of womanhood in ‘Breasts and Eggs’
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Movies

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