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The Tokyo Sakura Tram Line

The Tokyo Sakura Tram Line

Touring Tokyo’s hidden backyard
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
Behind the Counter

Behind the Counter

Introducing Tokyo’s most charismatic chefs

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this November

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this November

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan
Top 7 Japanese Books to Read This Winter

Top 7 Japanese Books to Read This Winter

From romance to AI, works of translation to Tokyo-based novels
Koto classes in Tokyo

Koto classes in Tokyo

Learn the tradition and technique of Japan’s national instrument

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Asakusa R&B Night

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Dec 21, 2025 at 6:00pm ~ Dec 21, 2025 at 11:00pm

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Songs From The Self

Songs From The Self

Soulful city sounds from RGL
Ryukyuan Dance @ Ginza SIX

Ryukyuan Dance @ Ginza SIX

Metropolis is offering 5 free tickets to its readers to see a Ryukyuan Dance Performance
Five Best Japanese Novels of 2018

Five Best Japanese Novels of 2018

Metropolis lists this year’s best Japanese fiction
The Town Hall Affair

The Town Hall Affair

New York’s acclaimed The Wooster Group brings controversial production to Kyoto Experiment 2018: Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival
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Living

Andon Ryokan

Andon Ryokan

Your home away from home
Hay Fever in Japan: Mother Nature’s Revenge

Hay Fever in Japan: Mother Nature’s Revenge

How a postwar decision brought upon the hay fever epidemic
Tokyo Cycling Route: “Yoyo-Go”

Tokyo Cycling Route: “Yoyo-Go”

Tokyo cyclists Chad Feyen and Brad Bennett share their favorite spring cycling routes

PCR Test at Clinic Nearme

PCR Test at Clinic Nearme

English-friendly clinic in Tokyo

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Spiky

Spiky

Everyone’s favorite sea urchin-flavor snacks
Buffet

Buffet

Relish “rainbow cuisine” at Hilton Tokyo
Harukor

Harukor

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant, in Okubo
Custom

Custom

Make or break with your own cake
Old School Ramen

Old School Ramen

Three top ramen shops on the streets long before Metropolis
Lolly

Lolly

Gari-Gari-kun meets Ultraman
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