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Harbor Circuit: The Go-To for Go-Kart Racing in Japan

Harbor Circuit: The Go-To for Go-Kart Racing in Japan

Live out your Formula One dreams at one of these premier locations

The Japanese Recipes You Need for Cherry Blossom Season

The Japanese Recipes You Need for Cherry Blossom Season

How to make tamagoyaki, onigiri, karaage and other Japanese picnic favorites

Is CBD Legal in Japan?

Is CBD Legal in Japan?

Rules you need to know in 2026

Tamagotchi Takes Over Roppongi Museum

Tamagotchi Takes Over Roppongi Museum

Tamagotchi turns 30 and Bandai kicks off celebrations with exhibition at Roppongi Museum

Where Did The Meme “You Met Me at a Very Chinese Time in My Life” Come From?

Where Did The Meme “You Met Me at a Very Chinese Time in My Life” Come From?

The TikTok and Instagram trend explained

Why Do Birth Rates Plummet Every 60 Years During the Year of the Fire Horse?

Why Do Birth Rates Plummet Every 60 Years During the Year of the Fire Horse?

Debunking an old, sexist myth

Matsue: A City in the “Shade,” Full of Stories

Matsue: A City in the “Shade,” Full of Stories

What to know about the San’in region’s largest city

Your Weekly Horoscope September 27 – October 3

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.

Events In Tokyo This Week

William Monk Solo Exibition: Noon Day Night

William Monk Solo Exibition: Noon Day Night

Jun 30, 2026 at 4:00pm ~ Aug 16, 2026 at 8:00pm

Read The Latest Issue Summer 2026

Summer 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.

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Culture

Tokyo Trends: 5 Summer Skirts To Add To Your Wardrobe

Tokyo Trends: 5 Summer Skirts To Add To Your Wardrobe

It’s always maxi skirt season for fashion in Tokyo

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases in May 2024

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases in May 2024

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Featured Artists for June 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Featured Artists for June 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out this month’s featured Tokyo creatives!

Tokyo Trends: Kitten Heels

Tokyo Trends: Kitten Heels

Tokyo’s beloved little heel

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Living

Why Do Birth Rates Plummet Every 60 Years During the Year of the Fire Horse?

Why Do Birth Rates Plummet Every 60 Years During the Year of the Fire Horse?

Debunking an old, sexist myth

English-Speaking Sports and Fitness Groups in Tokyo

English-Speaking Sports and Fitness Groups in Tokyo

Find community and stay healthy through these sports and fitness groups

Eat Tokyo-Grown Food in Tsukiji

Eat Tokyo-Grown Food in Tsukiji

Inside “Let’s Eat Tokyo Food,” a free culinary pop-up spotlighting ingredients from the capital

Matcha or Macho: The Performative Male

Matcha or Macho: The Performative Male

There’s so much more to him than being a meme

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Community

Left Behind Parents in Japan:

Left Behind Parents in Japan:

Parents challenge Japan’s dismal child abduction laws

February Community News

February Community News

February community news

Gods, Swamps, and Christianity in Japan

Gods, Swamps, and Christianity in Japan

Kubozuka: “SILENCE refers to the silence of God”

Education Special

Education Special

ALA Academy of Language Arts [Special Promotion] Academy of Language…

Dark Clouds Over Idyllic Islands

Dark Clouds Over Idyllic Islands

Finding an end to Japan and Russia’s decades-long territorial dispute.

January Community News

January Community News

Overseas Assets Reporting Law, Japan Free Wi-fi app, and more

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Travel

Big in Japan

Big in Japan

Lana Nowakowski chats to the presenter and star of upcoming documentary Big in Japan, David Elliot-Jones.

Travel: Run with it

Travel: Run with it

Spring is the time for new plans and projects, and what better way to spend that new zest for life on getting out and traveling?

Nakasendo Day 3

Nakasendo Day 3

Narai-juku: craftsmen’s attention to detail

Nakasendo Day 2

Nakasendo Day 2

Rural Kiso offers time for wellbeing

3 Days in Nakasendo

3 Days in Nakasendo

Untouched nature, history on former post town trek

The healing waters of Nisshinkan

The healing waters of Nisshinkan

This article was originally published in December 2014 in Metropolis issue #1081.…

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Dining

Harnet Mega Meat Mart

Harnet Mega Meat Mart

Shop wholesale prices on exclusive meat

Tokyo’s Sri Lankan Cuisine 101

Tokyo’s Sri Lankan Cuisine 101

Rediscovering Sri Lankan food in Tokyo with two of the city’s top Sri Lankan chefs

Looking for Good Places to Brunch in Tokyo This Summer?

Looking for Good Places to Brunch in Tokyo This Summer?

From rooftop terraces to kissaten and cafes

Big Iowa Smokehouse

Big Iowa Smokehouse

The new smokehouse that’s set to be the best in Tokyo

Kappo Haze

Kappo Haze

Catch your own fish and let top chefs cook it

Craft Village Nishikoyama

Craft Village Nishikoyama

al fresco dining and urban revitalization at Meguro’s new social hub

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Literature

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Japanese Movies

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Western Movies in Japanese Cinemas

Maybe I Do

Argylle

Next Goal Wins

The Covenant

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