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Old and New in Nakameguro: An Area Guide

Even when the cherry trees aren’t in bloom, there’s a blossoming community on the banks of the Meguro River, including a brand new space under the railway filled with cute eateries. Photographs by Luca...

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Daytripping in Narita: An Area Guide

More than an airline hub, this Chiba Prefecture town has a lot to offer, whether you’re looking to kill time on a layover or escaping Tokyo for a regenerative day trip. On the Green The beauty of...

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Going Live in Koenji: An Area Guide

This iconoclastic neighborhood found its free-spirited identity back in the 60s and 70s and has been trying to live up to it ever since. Hippie Turned Punk Known as a hotbed for activists, Koenji has...

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Kid Around in Odaiba: An Area Guide

Providing families with the most direct getaway to the shore, these artificial islands are an open playground amid Tokyo Bay. Folly Shore While most of Tokyo’s coastline is reserved for shipyards and...

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Take a Trip Down Oyama’s “Happy Road”: An Area Guide

Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning as a savage pitted against the wilderness, Bareheaded, Shoveling, Wrecking, Planning, Building, breaking, rebuilding  These words were penned by...

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8 Spots You Don’t Want to Miss in Chiyoda

If something political is going on in Tokyo – or Japan for that matter – it’s likely to be taking shape in Chiyoda Ward. This part of the city is home to the Prime Minister’s official residence, and...

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Four Unusual Ways to Enjoy Yokohama

Yokohama Port opened to the world in 1859 and the city served as a gateway to the West, creating a cultural exchange between Japan and the rest of the world. These early influences on people’s lives...

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Under the Tracks in Yurakucho: An Area Guide

Surrounded by the extravagance of areas such as Marunouchi, Ginza, Hibiya and Shimbashi, this old-school neighborhood is something of an island extending in a narrow strip beneath the Yamanote line....

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Craft a Strategy for Kuramae: An Area Guide

This Edo period neighborhood on the Sumida River made its name as a storage site for rice but has sustained relevance into the present through craftsmanship. Against the Grain Located on the Sumida...

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Feel Enchanted in Tsukuda: An Area Guide

Tsukuda isn’t exactly a physical place. It’s more of an idea, a utopia, an idyll. Separated, by means of a simple road, from neighboring Tsukishima – home of the much-loved monjayaki – Tsukuda is like...

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Get a Taste of the Night Life in Yokohama’s Yoshidamachi Shotengai

As the world gets ready to come to Japan for the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the 2020 Olympics, there will be many experiences waiting for tourists, beyond the sporting events and the immediate...

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Get Back to Nature in Shakujii: An Area Guide

Craving peace and quiet? Explore the charms of Shakujii Koen. Park Off Tokyoites, to some, could be viewed as a bit aloof and snobbish. A Japanese pal once said that central dwellers (within the...

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Take a Trip Down Oyama’s “Happy Road”: An Area Guide

Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning as a savage pitted against the wilderness, Bareheaded, Shoveling, Wrecking, Planning, Building, breaking, rebuilding  These words were penned by...

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8 Spots You Don’t Want to Miss in Chiyoda

If something political is going on in Tokyo – or Japan for that matter – it’s likely to be taking shape in Chiyoda Ward. This part of the city is home to the Prime Minister’s official residence, and...

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Four Unusual Ways to Enjoy Yokohama

Yokohama Port opened to the world in 1859 and the city served as a gateway to the West, creating a cultural exchange between Japan and the rest of the world. These early influences on people’s lives...

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Under the Tracks in Yurakucho: An Area Guide

Surrounded by the extravagance of areas such as Marunouchi, Ginza, Hibiya and Shimbashi, this old-school neighborhood is something of an island extending in a narrow strip beneath the Yamanote line....

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Craft a Strategy for Kuramae: An Area Guide

This Edo period neighborhood on the Sumida River made its name as a storage site for rice but has sustained relevance into the present through craftsmanship. Against the Grain Located on the Sumida...

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Feel Enchanted in Tsukuda: An Area Guide

Tsukuda isn’t exactly a physical place. It’s more of an idea, a utopia, an idyll. Separated, by means of a simple road, from neighboring Tsukishima – home of the much-loved monjayaki – Tsukuda is like...

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Get a Taste of the Night Life in Yokohama’s Yoshidamachi Shotengai

As the world gets ready to come to Japan for the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the 2020 Olympics, there will be many experiences waiting for tourists, beyond the sporting events and the immediate...

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Get Back to Nature in Shakujii: An Area Guide

Craving peace and quiet? Explore the charms of Shakujii Koen. Park Off Tokyoites, to some, could be viewed as a bit aloof and snobbish. A Japanese pal once said that central dwellers (within the...

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