Medicine and Art

A mixed show at the Mori unleashes morbid musings

Specialist Bars

When a dozen varieties of your favorite tipple just won’t do...

Down By the River

Monzen-Nakacho offers vibrant attractions—and a slower pace—just across the Sumidagawa

Abura Bozu x Ryoshimura

Head to Kamata for a collaboration made in (seafood) heaven

On The Rise

Can a new generation of architects remake Tokyo?

Umibatake

Enjoy seafood and offbeat drinks at this Ikebukuro hideaway

The Giving Season

Leave the holiday shopping blues behind with our essential gift guide

Water’s Edge

Old-world fishing villages, a cast of crusty characters, and Japan's best octopus make Seto Inland Sea the place for epicures and adventurers. Simon Rowe sets sail.

The Answering Machine

The up-and-coming UK rockers stay true to their indie roots

Tomato Garden

Get your lycopene fix at this trendy Shibuya eatery

Best Japanese Songs

Metropolis asked 16 local writers and musicians to describe a formative encounter with a Japanese song. The resulting mix—from folk to noise to metal and enka—represents a half-century of sounds from one of the most diverse music scenes on the planet

Kishidan

The yanki imposters walk a risky line between homage and parody