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Event Events In Tokyo This Week

Theatre Nohgaku Premieres English Noh Play “Bae Bong-gi”

Theatre Nohgaku Premieres English Noh Play “Bae Bong-gi”

Oct 03, 2026 at 1:00pm ~ Oct 03, 2026 at 7:00pm

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Autumn 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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Japanese Whisky

Japanese Whisky

Review of Brian Ashcraft’s ‘Japanese Whisky: The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Most Desirable Spirit’
Fresh ink: Kitagawa Chiyo Conclusion

Fresh ink: Kitagawa Chiyo Conclusion

Read the moving end of the working-class fable “The Silk Sandals”
Tokyo Trends: 90s Fashion in Tokyo

Tokyo Trends: 90s Fashion in Tokyo

Fashion serving as a driving power of social change and art liberation
Featured Artists for July 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Featured Artists for July 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out this month’s featured Tokyo creatives!
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Living

Ama Divers in Mie: Japan’s Legendary Sea Women Keeping Tradition Alive

Ama Divers in Mie: Japan’s Legendary Sea Women Keeping Tradition Alive

Explore the vanishing world of Japan’s ama divers in Ise-Shima, where sea women have free-dived for abalone and pearls for over a thousand years.
Things to Do in Tokyo in March 2026

Things to Do in Tokyo in March 2026

Cherry blossoms, marathons, immersive art and spring festivals
Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Thrifting in Shimokitazawa

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Thrifting in Shimokitazawa

Where to start your secondhand journey in Tokyo’s thrift city
Anime Pop-up Events in Tokyo 2026

Anime Pop-up Events in Tokyo 2026

The best ephemeral anime events around Tokyo this season
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Community

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
Co-op Farming in Japan

Co-op Farming in Japan

A look at Japan’s teikei system
December Community News and Events

December Community News and Events

Deaths by Pokemon Go, petting zoos, Olympic medals from recycled metals, and more
Making the Global Local

Making the Global Local

International associations in Japan
November Community News and Events

November Community News and Events

What’s on in your neighborhood
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Travel

Things to Do in Nagasaki: Western Influence, Castella Cakes, and Historical Sights

Things to Do in Nagasaki: Western Influence, Castella Cakes, and Historical Sights

A melting pot of East meets West
Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Islands

Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Islands

Not Your Typical Travelogue
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
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Dining

Park Hyatt Tokyo

Park Hyatt Tokyo

A preview of the pastry boutique’s dazzling Christmas cake collection
Own over 150 years of local sake tradition

Own over 150 years of local sake tradition

Historical sake brewery for sale in the heart of Gifu
Finding Community Through Food

Finding Community Through Food

The best place for true Filipino food in Tokyo
Porktoberfest and OOOH! Bacon Festival

Porktoberfest and OOOH! Bacon Festival

How natural disaster in Yamanashi formed a decades-long bonds

Village Cellars

Village Cellars

Quality new-world wines in Japan
The Bravest Restaurants in Tokyo

The Bravest Restaurants in Tokyo

Tokyo’s best new restaurants are carving out their place in an untested landscape

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Western Movies in Japanese Cinemas

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