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Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases May 2023

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases May 2023

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan
Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Kappa

Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Kappa

Enter the absurdity of Kappa Land in this new English translation

ACiD presents: THE BEACH

ACiD presents: THE BEACH

Kick off summer in style with Tokyo’s newest urban beach party
Seoul Revisited: Finding Retro Japanese Architecture in Korea

Seoul Revisited: Finding Retro Japanese Architecture in Korea

Buildings and Memory in Early 20th-Century Korea
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Living

Things To Do in Tokyo at Christmas and New Year 2025-2026

Things To Do in Tokyo at Christmas and New Year 2025-2026

Live the holidays to the fullest with Metropolis’ recommendations
Why Do 84 Percent of Women in Japan Think Cheating is Healthy?

Why Do 84 Percent of Women in Japan Think Cheating is Healthy?

Understanding infidelity in Japan
Foraging Wild Wasabi in Japan’s Mountain Streams

Foraging Wild Wasabi in Japan’s Mountain Streams

Where wild wasabi grows
Japan Drugstore Guide: Vitamins and Supplements in Japan

Japan Drugstore Guide: Vitamins and Supplements in Japan

Your guide to Japan’s best immunity-boosting supplements
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Complimentary Helicopter

Complimentary Helicopter

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2010 Getting out to…
Russia Mura

Russia Mura

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2010 Name: Russia Mura…
Mt. Mitake

Mt. Mitake

Get away from it all—and enjoy the year’s first blossom—on the outskirts of Tokyo.
Tighter Security Measures

Tighter Security Measures

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2010 If you’re traveling…
Nebukawa

Nebukawa

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2010 The trees hang…
Otaru

Otaru

The former herring capital is now home to Hokkaido’s other snow festival
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Dining

The Gran Concorso di Cucina

The Gran Concorso di Cucina

Japan’s best Italian chefs battle it out

Xiringuito Escribà

Xiringuito Escribà

Atmosphere first at Shibuya Stream’s paella offering
PLUSTOKYO

PLUSTOKYO

Tokyo’s largest music lounge is opening in Ginza
Suship

Suship

A floating world of fine dining
The SG Club

The SG Club

Inspired by the first trans-Pacific samurai
Kagurazaka Shamisen Bar Ajisen

Kagurazaka Shamisen Bar Ajisen

Shamisen, haiku and taiko to go with your bento
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