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Inside the Restaurants at Grand Hyatt Tokyo

From superfood-fed wagyu to spring cocktails, here’s what happened when we dined our way through Grand Hyatt Tokyo

Best Sushi Omakase in Tokyo: 6 Editor’s Picks for 2026

We’ve curated 6 standout selections that truly capture the essence of Tokyo’s omakase scene

Sushi Omakase at Hashida Tokyo

An artist’s hands, a chef’s eye: seasonal seafood, rare sake and an omakase shaped by the morning’s market

Dog Adoption & Fostering in Tokyo

Buddies in Collaboration with Metropolis

Japan Drugstore Guide: Allergy Medicine for Hayfever in Japan

The best hay fever and allergy medicine in Japan

Yoshoku: The Tokyo Food Tradition You’ve Never Heard Of—But Need to Try

It’s not Japanese food. It’s not Western food. It’s something Tokyo made entirely its own.

Spring Performances in Tokyo

Opera, kabuki, rakugo and film festivals to mark your calendar this season

Your Weekly Horoscope January 30 – February 6

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.

Events In Tokyo This Week

Sound Sake Salon

Jun 20, 2026 at 5:00pm ~ Jun 20, 2026 at 9:00pm

Read The Latest Issue Spring 2026

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.

Events

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Culture

Romantic Horror in Japanese Folklore and Literature

Japanese stories of love and ghosts that offer something both delicate and terrifying

Japanese Halloween Costume Ideas for 2025

Draw inspiration from Japanese horror folktales

The Ultimate Koi Appreciation Guide

Where and how to admire Tokyo’s prettiest swimming art

Tsukimi: Japan’s “Forgotten” Moon Celebration

From agricultural ritual to Heian court culture to a McDonald’s burger

Living

Dog Adoption & Fostering in Tokyo

Buddies in Collaboration with Metropolis

Japan Drugstore Guide: Allergy Medicine for Hayfever in Japan

The best hay fever and allergy medicine in Japan

Yoshoku: The Tokyo Food Tradition You’ve Never Heard Of—But Need to Try

It’s not Japanese food. It’s not Western food. It’s something Tokyo made entirely its own.

Spring Performances in Tokyo

Opera, kabuki, rakugo and film festivals to mark your calendar this season

Community

The 10th Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Commemorating the past and looking to future generations

TOSHI-LOW on the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

“We need conversation about this disaster more than we need construction”

Who’s Who in the J-Vlogging Scene

6 Japan-based YouTubers to follow this fall

Commerce Beats Community at Miyashita Park

New retail complex in Shibuya displaces Tokyo’s homeless population

Appetite for Change

Single mothers confront Japan’s hidden realities

Practice the Art of Shodo at Norihito Calligraphy School

Tailored calligraphy lessons in Omotesando

Travel

Club Med Kiroro Peak

Enjoy Club Med’s newly-opened ski resort in Kiroro, Hokkaido

Noku Kyoto Hotel: Modern Heritage

An unforgettable domestic travel experience

Embracing Japan’s emerging powder snowboarding scene

A Guide to Snowboarding Resorts in Japan Winter 2022

Lotte Arai Resort: Experience Powder Snow

The crown jewel of Niigata

A Journey With a Gun and No Money

Bunsho Hattori and Ryuichi Ishikawa

For Love’s Sake

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

Dining

Write a Letter to Your Future Self at Jiyucho Kuramae

Read, study, work, relax or write to the future at this Asakusa Café

Armani Ristorante: Stylish Italian Dining

Haute Italian dining experience in Ginza

American Steak Dinner For Two at ANA InterContinental Tokyo

Dine in Japanese summer festival style

Ralph’s Coffee: A Metropolitan Delight in Omotesando

Convince yourself of Ralph Lauren’s most sincere and pedestrian product: coffee.

GENTLE Sushi Bar

The omakase experience you’ve been searching for

Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s Autumn Sweets Selection

Visit the hotel in Roppongi for treats from their Fiorentina Pastry Boutique

Literature

Contesting Myths

Best-selling writer Robert Whiting reviews a history of Japanese “samurai baseball”

This Great Stage of Fools

An anthology of Alan Booth’s uncollected writings on Japan

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

Shallow attempt at a bildungsroman

Japan – 100 Hidden Towns

Discover a deeper culture

Keshiki – New Voices from Japan

New book series showcases literary translation as cultural exchange (Part 2)

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Inside the Restaurants at Grand Hyatt Tokyo

Best Sushi Omakase in Tokyo: 6 Editor’s Picks for 2026

Sushi Omakase at Hashida Tokyo

Dog Adoption & Fostering in Tokyo

Japan Drugstore Guide: Allergy Medicine for Hayfever in Japan

Yoshoku: The Tokyo Food Tradition You’ve Never Heard Of—But Need to Try

Spring Performances in Tokyo

Your Weekly Horoscope January 30 – February 6

Events In Tokyo This Week

Sound Sake Salon

Read The Latest Issue Spring 2026

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Romantic Horror in Japanese Folklore and Literature

Japanese Halloween Costume Ideas for 2025

The Ultimate Koi Appreciation Guide

Tsukimi: Japan’s “Forgotten” Moon Celebration

Dog Adoption & Fostering in Tokyo

Japan Drugstore Guide: Allergy Medicine for Hayfever in Japan

Yoshoku: The Tokyo Food Tradition You’ve Never Heard Of—But Need to Try

Spring Performances in Tokyo

The 10th Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

TOSHI-LOW on the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Who’s Who in the J-Vlogging Scene

Commerce Beats Community at Miyashita Park

Appetite for Change

Practice the Art of Shodo at Norihito Calligraphy School

Club Med Kiroro Peak

Noku Kyoto Hotel: Modern Heritage

Embracing Japan’s emerging powder snowboarding scene

Lotte Arai Resort: Experience Powder Snow

A Journey With a Gun and No Money

For Love’s Sake

Write a Letter to Your Future Self at Jiyucho Kuramae

Armani Ristorante: Stylish Italian Dining

American Steak Dinner For Two at ANA InterContinental Tokyo

Ralph’s Coffee: A Metropolitan Delight in Omotesando

GENTLE Sushi Bar

Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s Autumn Sweets Selection

Contesting Myths

This Great Stage of Fools

Andrea Fazzari: Tokyo New Wave

Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro – review

Japan – 100 Hidden Towns

Keshiki – New Voices from Japan