Down By the River

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

Dec 10, 2009

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 Dept. of good [...]

Dec 3, 2009

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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

Nov 26, 2009

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 The world of [...]

Faro

Enjoy Michelin-starred cooking at down-to-earth prices in Ginza

Free Time

Sip sake, stuff your face with senbei, appear on TV, take a spin in a new Toyota—the options are nearly endless when it comes to enjoying free stuff in Tokyo

Scene Around Town

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 What: Fifth Anniversary [...]

Matches Made in Heaven

Find the perfect partner at these marriage-hunting events

Highball Fever

How Japan’s least fashionable drink came back from the grave

Vice Guy

An American journalist’s new book exposes the seedy underbelly of Tokyo

Scene Around Town

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Title: Koike Eiko [...]