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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
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

Horoscope Your Weekly Horoscope September 27 – October 3

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

NEET SPIRIT – 90s Music Night

NEET SPIRIT – 90s Music Night

Feb 06, 2026 at 7:00pm ~ Feb 06, 2026 at 11:00pm

Read The Latest Issue Read The Latest Issue Winter 2025

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

Japanese Music Scene: Artists To Watch This Winter 

Japanese Music Scene: Artists To Watch This Winter 

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan
A Tale of Edo Japan Timekeeping and Navigation

A Tale of Edo Japan Timekeeping and Navigation

Cat’s eyes, samurai hours, and the rise of the wadokei
LOVEHO SELECTS Featured Artist: yesnos

LOVEHO SELECTS Featured Artist: yesnos

Featured artist of February 2025
Review of “Too Big To Care: Adopt Sustainable Business Practices or Embrace Defeat” by Glen S. Wood

Review of “Too Big To Care: Adopt Sustainable Business Practices or Embrace Defeat” by Glen S. Wood

Can big business be kinder to society?
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Living

Wildlife in Tokyo: Tokyo Safari 

Wildlife in Tokyo: Tokyo Safari 

A guide to the fluffiest wildlife you can spot in the city 
A Guide to Tokyo’s Art Stores

A Guide to Tokyo’s Art Stores

Rainbowholic, Tokyo’s journaling enthusiast, shares some of her favorite spots in the city
Tokyo Autumn Foliage 2025 Guide 

Tokyo Autumn Foliage 2025 Guide 

Quiet and lesser-known spots in and around Tokyo
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
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Community

Practice the Art of Shodo at Norihito Calligraphy School

Practice the Art of Shodo at Norihito Calligraphy School

Tailored calligraphy lessons in Omotesando
Conquer the Supermarket Game

Conquer the Supermarket Game

A comprehensive guide to shopping smarter in Tokyo

What We’re Watching This Summer

What We’re Watching This Summer

Staff picks from fashion YouTuber to outlandish animation and Netflix dramas
Eat Play Works

Eat Play Works

New versatile coworking space opens in Hiroo
Gym Special

Gym Special

Where to lift, train and get fit this winter
99 Sports Bar

99 Sports Bar

Tokyo’s largest and No.1 premier sports bar
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Travel

Noku Kyoto Hotel: Modern Heritage

Noku Kyoto Hotel: Modern Heritage

An unforgettable domestic travel experience
Embracing Japan’s emerging powder snowboarding scene

Embracing Japan’s emerging powder snowboarding scene

A Guide to Snowboarding Resorts in Japan Winter 2022

Lotte Arai Resort: Experience Powder Snow

Lotte Arai Resort: Experience Powder Snow

The crown jewel of Niigata
A Journey With a Gun and No Money

A Journey With a Gun and No Money

Bunsho Hattori and Ryuichi Ishikawa
For Love’s Sake

For Love’s Sake

Spirituality, stone and Japan’s beloved rice brew in Tochigi

The Beginner’s Guide to Forest Bathing

The Beginner’s Guide to Forest Bathing

Nine forests to explore and experience shinrin-yoku in the Tokyo area
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Dining

Easter in Tokyo: Japan’s Cutest Treats This Year

Easter in Tokyo: Japan’s Cutest Treats This Year

Celebrate Easter with treats that are equally beautiful and delicious
Grand Hyatt Spring Menu 2024

Grand Hyatt Spring Menu 2024

A Celebration of Seasonal Delights
Pucci Afternoon Tea

Pucci Afternoon Tea

Indulge in a fashionable afternoon
Samurai Restaurant

Samurai Restaurant

Wild samurai unleashed: Shinjuku’s premier entertainment experience
Sakura Sweets Selection at Grand Hyatt Tokyo

Sakura Sweets Selection at Grand Hyatt Tokyo

It’s that time of the year again: Sakura!
Matisse Exhibition Afternoon Tea

Matisse Exhibition Afternoon Tea

Artful Afternoon Tea
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Literature

This Great Stage of Fools

This Great Stage of Fools

An anthology of Alan Booth’s uncollected writings on Japan
Andrea Fazzari: Tokyo New Wave

Andrea Fazzari: Tokyo New Wave

Photographer and writer Andrea Fazzari captures the intimate, personal sides of Tokyo’s new generation of chefs
Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro – review

Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro – review

Shallow attempt at a bildungsroman
Japan – 100 Hidden Towns

Japan – 100 Hidden Towns

Discover a deeper culture
Keshiki – New Voices from Japan

Keshiki – New Voices from Japan

New book series showcases literary translation as cultural exchange (Part 2)
Keshiki – New Voices from Japan

Keshiki – New Voices from Japan

New book series showcases literary translation as cultural exchange (Part 1)
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Movies

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