Japan’s nightlife reimagined
A comprehensive guide to pet hotels and pet-sitting services
How to incorporate intentionality, balance and Danish hygge into your home and life
Our guide to the city’s best edible halos
“Micro-Tourism” Trend Puts the Spotlight on Chiba
The coziest winter dessert is back for Christmas
Featured artist of November 2024
Check out this month’s featured Tokyo creatives!
Tokyo’s beloved little heel
The recent revival of Japanese tribal tattoos spreads awareness of the plight of its Indigenous people
Proletariat Girls’ Literature
Health, wellbeing and beauty at this tranquil and friendly Azabu Juban salon
The history, recipes and health benefits of Japan’s pickles
A list of cold sore creams and treatments available in Japan
Everything from ice skating to ballroom dancing to celebrate the holidays
We asked the international community in Tokyo
The case that broke the Japanese legal system
Photography highlights from Metropolis readers
Add your own wish ribbon of hope
Top-class medical care for the whole family
With K-POP celebrity guest judge MINZY
The crown jewel of Niigata
Japan’s city of water
How a local taxi firm and a fruit farm are reviving Fukushima’s economy
A little break from the capital rush
How creative events can shape our communities
A hands-on alternative to a typical Tokyo day-trip
The latest concept from the team at R3 Club Lounge
Serving oyakudon since 1907
Taste every prefecture’s miso in one place
Pond loaches and a taste of Edo history
Tokyo’s only spot for horse meat sukiyaki
A Chuo pizza institution
The American-born actor, writer and translator discusses ‘Eiko & Koma’
Poetry, dance and translation in Eiko & Koma
Yu Miri’s latest novel offers an intimate insight into a harsher side of Tokyo
Joy Waller’s ‘Pause :: Heartbeat’ explores the human extreme
A German perspective on Japan’s working culture
An array of intriguing portraits of Japanese oyako
