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Space-Saving Furniture in Japan: Optimizing Your Living Space

Space-Saving Furniture in Japan: Optimizing Your Living Space

Eight products to make the most of your small Tokyo apartment

The 9 Best Japanese Whiskies for Gifting

The 9 Best Japanese Whiskies for Gifting

Japanese whisky for beginners

Lobster Ramen in Tokyo: French Food for the People

Lobster Ramen in Tokyo: French Food for the People

Highbrow French meets Japan’s working-class superstar
Fresh Ink: The Ramen of Thanatos – Or, Puckering Flavor

Fresh Ink: The Ramen of Thanatos – Or, Puckering Flavor

The English-language debut of philosopher Masaya Chiba
Navigating Cross-Cultural Divorce in Japan

Navigating Cross-Cultural Divorce in Japan

Setagaya Yoga Law Firm: Providing family law expertise

Pokémon Meets Japanese Artistry at Azabudai Hills Gallery

Pokémon Meets Japanese Artistry at Azabudai Hills Gallery

Pokémon × Craft Exhibition — discovering beauty and techniques
2024-2025 Winter in Tokyo Illumination Guide

2024-2025 Winter in Tokyo Illumination Guide

Where to catch the best illuminations in the capital this winter

Horoscope Your Weekly Horoscope November 15 – November 22

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

Support Hands On Tokyo’s Holiday Donations for Kids

Support Hands On Tokyo’s Holiday Donations for Kids

Nov 21, 2024 at 9:00am ~ Dec 05, 2024 at 9:00pm

Read The Latest Issue Read The Latest Issue Autumn 2024

Autumn 2024

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

Tokyo Trends: 11 Best Work Bags To Buy in Japan This Fall

Tokyo Trends: 11 Best Work Bags To Buy in Japan This Fall

Function without sacrificing style

Tokyo Trends: Blokette

Tokyo Trends: Blokette

Buy “The It Girl” trends this season
Featured Artists for October 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Featured Artists for October 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out October’s featured Tokyo creatives!
toe Interview: Hirokazu Yamazaki on Their New Album

toe Interview: Hirokazu Yamazaki on Their New Album

“Creating Music is One of the Only Things You Can Control in Life”
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Living

The 9 Best Japanese Whiskies for Gifting

The 9 Best Japanese Whiskies for Gifting

Japanese whisky for beginners

Navigating Cross-Cultural Divorce in Japan

Navigating Cross-Cultural Divorce in Japan

Setagaya Yoga Law Firm: Providing family law expertise

2024-2025 Winter in Tokyo Illumination Guide

2024-2025 Winter in Tokyo Illumination Guide

Where to catch the best illuminations in the capital this winter
Wagyu Dining at Teppanyaki Ittetsu Tokyo

Wagyu Dining at Teppanyaki Ittetsu Tokyo

Artistry and flavor at Teppanyaki Ittetsu located within the Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo
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Community

Tokyo Parasports Forward 2024

Tokyo Parasports Forward 2024

Celebrating Inclusion and Sportsmanship
La Carmina’s Halloween Spots in Tokyo

La Carmina’s Halloween Spots in Tokyo

Tokyo’s alt and Goth expert shares her top haunts to check out this Halloween

Metropolis Autumn Issue 2024

Metropolis Autumn Issue 2024

See what’s inside and where to pick up a copy

EXPAT EXPO TOKYO 2024

EXPAT EXPO TOKYO 2024

Connect with Tokyo’s international community, businesses and services

Alternative Medicine in Japan

Alternative Medicine in Japan

Visit these traditional alternative medicine clinics and salons in Tokyo
Metropolis 30th Anniversary Beach Party Recap

Metropolis 30th Anniversary Beach Party Recap

The Metropolis team thanks you for 30 years of unwavering support

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Travel

New APA Hotel Opens in Akihabara

New APA Hotel Opens in Akihabara

APA Hotels & Resorts
Experience Japanese Summer at HOTEL TAVINOS’ Festivals

Experience Japanese Summer at HOTEL TAVINOS’ Festivals

Summer festival games and ring toss world match
Naruto Whirlpools: Beauty in Nature

Naruto Whirlpools: Beauty in Nature

Take a trip to Japan’s ocean phenomenon
BOTANICAL POOL CLUB 

BOTANICAL POOL CLUB 

Watch the starry sky from this luxury resort’s heated pool
Miyako Island, Okinawa

Miyako Island, Okinawa

Explore Okinawa’s most underrated island
The Ultimate XR Bus Journey: WOWRIDE Fukui

The Ultimate XR Bus Journey: WOWRIDE Fukui

Discover the Future of Travel

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Dining

Gucci Osteria Tokyo

Gucci Osteria Tokyo

Dine at the house of Gucci in Ginza for a theatrical evening of excellence

A Tale of Two Chinese Cuisines in Japan: Machi Chuka and Gachi Chuka

A Tale of Two Chinese Cuisines in Japan: Machi Chuka and Gachi Chuka

“Neighborhood Classics” vs “Authentic Delicacies,” plus top restaurant picks for each category
Where to Find Pumpkin Spice Lattes in Tokyo

Where to Find Pumpkin Spice Lattes in Tokyo

Metropolis’ hunt for the fall favorite drink

Senju’s Traditional Coffee Shop Rikyu

Senju’s Traditional Coffee Shop Rikyu

Nibble on yokan jelly or sip freshly-brewed coffee in an antique cup
R1, R2, R3 Roppongi

R1, R2, R3 Roppongi

Stylish community hubs in Roppongi for drinking, dining and dancing
Visit an Elegantly Retro Cafe in Tokyo at Coffee Sakan Shu

Visit an Elegantly Retro Cafe in Tokyo at Coffee Sakan Shu

A timelessly elegant coffee experience

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Literature

Your Summer Reading List 2024

Your Summer Reading List 2024

Our best new recommendations from Tokyo’s literary scene
Fresh Ink: Kitagawa Chiyo

Fresh Ink: Kitagawa Chiyo

Proletariat Girls’ Literature
Book Launch: Thomas Lockley’s Gentleman from Japan

Book Launch: Thomas Lockley’s Gentleman from Japan

Thomas Lockley follows the life of a slave-turned-elite in his latest book
Fresh Ink: Musashi Miyamoto 

Fresh Ink: Musashi Miyamoto 

Miyamoto’s life by the blade
Fresh Ink: Two Shorts By Osamu Dazai

Fresh Ink: Two Shorts By Osamu Dazai

The English-language debut of “The Ocean” and “Sweltering Heat Tale”
Fresh Ink: When You Want to but Can’t

Fresh Ink: When You Want to but Can’t

The English-language debut of Kyohei Sakaguchi’s self-help nonfiction writing
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Movies

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