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Owning the Underground

Owning the Underground

Bringing you the lowdown on Japan’s best low-profile acts this autumn

Imagination Abounds at Festival/Tokyo 2020

Imagination Abounds at Festival/Tokyo 2020

The innovative theater event reimagines art and performance during the pandemic
Atomic Trauma and Family Albums – 75 Years Later

Atomic Trauma and Family Albums – 75 Years Later

Kazu Sashida’s crucial book sheds light on the horrors of Hiroshima
How Director Keishi Otomo Found Redemption in ‘Beneath the Shadow’

How Director Keishi Otomo Found Redemption in ‘Beneath the Shadow’

The former NHK producer and Iwate-born director’s journey home after nine long years
Commerce Beats Community at Miyashita Park

Commerce Beats Community at Miyashita Park

New retail complex in Shibuya displaces Tokyo’s homeless population
The Brilliant Architects Behind Tokyo’s Transparent Toilets

The Brilliant Architects Behind Tokyo’s Transparent Toilets

Design visionaries Shigeru Ban and Sou Fujimoto transform cities and lives
Appetite for Change

Appetite for Change

Single mothers confront Japan’s hidden realities

Event Events In Tokyo This Week

Aipaku Ice Cream Expo 2026

Aipaku Ice Cream Expo 2026

Apr 24, 2026 at 11:00am ~ May 06, 2026 at 6:00pm

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Me Against the World by Kazufumi Shiraishi

Me Against the World by Kazufumi Shiraishi

“Is this book a novel trying to do philosophy or is it philosophy masquerading as a novel?”

Ladybeard’s New Pop Group

Ladybeard’s New Pop Group

Aussie wrestling and rock star Ladybeard debuts in new music group in Japan
Soy Sauce

Soy Sauce

How shoyu spread to the West and what you can do to be part of its history
The Sound of Their Own Drum

The Sound of Their Own Drum

Looprider charts their own path through Tokyo’s aural map of genre pigeonholes
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Living

PAPEL GINZA

PAPEL GINZA

The gift of giving starts here
Traditional Feasts at Trader Vic’s Tokyo

Traditional Feasts at Trader Vic’s Tokyo

Turkey, gravy and all things Thanksgiving this November
MORIO ELECT

MORIO ELECT

Tokyo Serviced Apartments
Metropolis x Black List Tokyo: Mad Masquerade

Metropolis x Black List Tokyo: Mad Masquerade

Tokyo’s number one Halloween Party returns to Ginza’s hottest music lounge
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Dining

The Shake

The Shake

A little wrist action makes all the difference
Tonchang

Tonchang

Pig out at Shin-Okubo’s twin pork palaces
Wa Bar

Wa Bar

Downing cocktails at Koreatown’s liveliest—and loudest—nightspot
Seoul Kitchen

Seoul Kitchen

Take home an authentic taste of Kankoku with these essential Koreatown treats
Chez Olivier

Chez Olivier

Exquisite French with a personal touch in Ichigaya
Never Never Land

Never Never Land

Float away at this ageless Shimokitazawa hangout
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