The Giving Season

Picking presents is easy with our can't miss gift guide.

Odd Jobs

Foreigners are finding creative ways to make a living in Tokyo

Showa Sweetness

Nostalgia for the postwar era has revived the market for vintage snacks and toys. From 200-year-old shops to gleaming mega-malls, everything old in Tokyo is new again

Latin Lover

Pop singer, erotic actress, lingerie model, pro-sex activist—Aya Sugimoto is a one-woman cultural phenomenon. Now she’s adding tango to her repertoire

Join The Club

Get a taste of the good life at Tokyo’s exclusive membership clubs

Off the Books

Toss away your tourist guides—Metropolis gives you the scoop on Tokyo’s true hotspots

Shilingol

Feast on Mongolian lamb—and culture—at this Sengoku eatery

Life

Slow down and drink up at this Italian restaurant steps from Yoyogi Park

[Sub]urban Pleasures

Futako-Tamagawa offers attractions ranging from the spiritual to the cultural to the culinary. Here’s an insider’s guide TO THIS leafy Setagaya-ku neighborhood

Dressed to Thrill

As the summer sizzles with major cosplay events across Japan, the industry branches out in bold new directions

Long Live the Queen

TV host Charles Ayres scours the city for his prince

Ladies Night Out

An evening in Tokyo’s underbelly reveals the bare essentials for a girl about town