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Tokyo Illumination Guide for Winter 2025 – 2026

Tokyo Illumination Guide for Winter 2025 – 2026

Where to catch the best illuminations in the capital this winter
Mikuni Minato: A Peaceful Port Town Away from the Crowds

Mikuni Minato: A Peaceful Port Town Away from the Crowds

Blow off steam like a wealthy Edo merchant
Hilton Okinawa Sesoko Resort, Okinawa

Hilton Okinawa Sesoko Resort, Okinawa

Unwind in Sesoko Island’s only luxury resort
Woman Marries ChatGPT AI Character After He Proposed

Woman Marries ChatGPT AI Character After He Proposed

AI marriage in Japan and the future symbol of love

Millennial and Gen Z Work Culture in Japan

Millennial and Gen Z Work Culture in Japan

How Japan’s Younger Generations Are Redefining Work
Food Fantasies: Japanese Aphrodisiacs

Food Fantasies: Japanese Aphrodisiacs

The exotic and erotic foods of Japan to titillate your taste buds, and more
Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Mukojima

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Mukojima

Where time lingers on the banks of the Sumida River

Horoscope Your Weekly Horoscope October 31 – November 7

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

Havana Night in Ginza

Havana Night in Ginza

Mar 14, 2026 at 7:00pm ~ Mar 14, 2026 at 10:00pm

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

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
Kiyoshi Awazu and the Reinvention of Contemporary Japanese Aesthetics

Kiyoshi Awazu and the Reinvention of Contemporary Japanese Aesthetics

An emblematic figure of Japanese graphic design
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Living

New Year’s Resolutions in Japan: Try New Year’s “Precedents”

New Year’s Resolutions in Japan: Try New Year’s “Precedents”

How Japan’s “Firsts” Remind Us To Start the Year With Intention
Beginner’s Guide to Love Hotels

Beginner’s Guide to Love Hotels

Metropolis’ guide to love hotels for those who want to forgo obligation chocolate for a little more romance this Valentine’s Day
Inside Tokyo’s CBD and Cannabinoid Dispensary, CHILLAXY Shinjuku

Inside Tokyo’s CBD and Cannabinoid Dispensary, CHILLAXY Shinjuku

How legality, education and a carefully curated lineup define a new kind of lifestyle shop in Shinjuku
Tokyo Illumination Guide for Winter 2025 – 2026

Tokyo Illumination Guide for Winter 2025 – 2026

Where to catch the best illuminations in the capital this winter
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Community

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
Rugby-Themed Hotdogs and Burgers at The Oak Door

Rugby-Themed Hotdogs and Burgers at The Oak Door

Gameday meals and beverages that are a true match made in heaven
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Travel

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
The Long Commute

The Long Commute

Exploring Noto on a mamachari

Osaka’s Underground Chinatown

Osaka’s Underground Chinatown

Authentic Chinese Food in Osaka City
Tokyo vs Hokkaido

Tokyo vs Hokkaido

Is Hokkaido the best prefecture in Japan?
Beginner’s Guide to Bikepacking in Japan

Beginner’s Guide to Bikepacking in Japan

Experience Japan’s great outdoors in a new way
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Dining

Chocolate and CRAFT SAKE at Roppongi Hills

Chocolate and CRAFT SAKE at Roppongi Hills

Join in on CRAFT SAKE WEEK 2024

Peter Rabbit Afternoon Tea in Tokyo

Peter Rabbit Afternoon Tea in Tokyo

Nibble on charming treats at The Strings Omotesando
“Bougie” Spots to Eat and Drink in Tokyo

“Bougie” Spots to Eat and Drink in Tokyo

Explore the latest trends in dining at locations created by premier fashion brands

Café & Gallery Kiougama

Café & Gallery Kiougama

Experience Kiougama traditional handmade pottery

The Grill&Seafood Hokkaido Chimunii Ginza Store

The Grill&Seafood Hokkaido Chimunii Ginza Store

Flavors of Hokkaido in the heart of Tokyo
Egan’s Bonder’s Blend

Egan’s Bonder’s Blend

Hitting Japanese shelves in April
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Literature

Keshiki – New Voices from Japan

Keshiki – New Voices from Japan

New book series showcases literary translation as cultural exchange (Part 1)
Christmas Present Cookbooks

Christmas Present Cookbooks

Japanese cookbooks cover culture and recipes
Lady First

Lady First

CSI: Fujikawa
The Abundance of Less

The Abundance of Less

Lessons in simple living from rural Japan
The Three Pleasures

The Three Pleasures

A reporter investigates Japanese-Canadian internment camps in WWII
Book Review: The Great Passage

Book Review: The Great Passage

Shion Miura’s The Great Passage is all about words in…
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Movies

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