Chip Tanaka: Ambitious Sound
Chiptune pioneer on using pilates to surpass Paul McCartney
A Second Chance at Iwate
Ghosts, ancient aliens, mannequins and more
Tokyo Time Travel: WOW RIDE
From Ginza to the virtual fantasy
When You Wish Upon a Star
Guide to Hatsuhinode and How to See It
Beyond The View Counter
YouTuber Akidearest on mental health and cancel culture
Kakurinbo Temple Lodging & Ebisuya Rental Villa
As recommended by the Washington Post
Metropolis Winter Issue 2021
The creators inspiring global communities and shaping Japan’s creative landscape
Events
Living
Glen Wood on Battling Japan’s Problem with Paternity Leave
How balancing family and work led to a legal battle with a megabank
Conversations With a Real-Life ‘Death Midwife’
Psychic practitioner Freya Bishop on ‘virtual vigils’ and death during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cycling Tokyo
The highs and lows of living in the 16th most bicycle-friendly city in the world
Ako: Spend a Weekend in a City of Legends
(And enjoy some of Japan’s best shio ramen while you’re there)
Community
Travel
Dining
Set It Up
New Year’s osechi ryori boxes explained
Wonder Bar 2012
We quaffed, we sipped, we imbibed, we absorbed
Good Times Tables
2012’s been a good year for eatin’
Truffles
Piggish antics in Aoyama
Lounge
Non-nautical happy hour in Roppongi
Jack
Prohibition-era moonshine. Well, JD
Literature
Movies
