Search by destination, A-Z
Here are quick looks at the best stuff to do in every corner of Tokyo, to help you decide where you’d like to go. • AKIHABARA The famous electronics district … Continue reading Search by destination, A-Z
Category: NEW JAPAN
J-culture at its new, newer, newest
If you’re looking for all things popcult, Tokyo is the best hunting ground on the planet. From anime & manga goods to the latest in electronic toilets, you’ll find everything … Continue reading J-culture at its new, newer, newest
If you’re like me…
you want to see all the stuff that’s not in the guidebooks. Here’s an overview of the places I take my friends when they come to town, so you can … Continue reading If you’re like me…
Akihabara Area
Akihabara is all about maid cafés, cosplay supply stores & all things electronic. It’s where the new, newer, newest of electronics, household goods (like smart toilet seats) and everything J-pop is sold. Akiba … Continue reading Akihabara Area
Harajuku Area
Harajuku is home to the beautiful and serene Meiji Shrine, the wacky free entertainment of Yoyogi Park, and more cult fashion shops than you can count. First let’s stop at the Meiji … Continue reading Harajuku Area
Ikebukuro Area
I love to eat savory Japanese dumplings and weird ice cream in Ikebukuro, then roam around the LABI electronics superstore to see all the strange toys and appliances. Inside a huge shopping complex called … Continue reading Ikebukuro Area
Nakano Area
Nakano Broadway is fast catching up to Akihabara as the cosplay & comic capital of Tokyo, and there’s a great grill-at-your-table restaurant for refuelling when you’ve shopped ’til you dropped. Just a short … Continue reading Nakano Area
Odaiba Area
Odaiba is a man-made island out in Tokyo Bay, and it’s home to the kind of experiences you’ll definitely tell your friends about when you get home. The hot spring theme park, the … Continue reading Odaiba Area
Shibuya Area
This is where you’ll find that crazy scramble intersection and the neighborhood where young Tokyo goes to play. Even if you’re not an under-25 shopoholic making a beeline for … Continue reading Shibuya Area
