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Category: New Japan

By Jonelle Patrick Posted on Jul 23, 2017October 8, 2019

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. … Continue reading Akihabara Area

Categories: Neighborhoods, New JapanTags: entertainment, Only-in-Japan shopping, Shrines & temples
By Jonelle Patrick Posted on Jul 23, 2017October 8, 2019

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

Categories: Neighborhoods, New Japan, Only-in-JapanTags: Harajuku, Meiji Shrine, Omotesando, Yoyogi Park
By Jonelle Patrick Posted on Jul 23, 2017October 8, 2019

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

Categories: Neighborhoods, New Japan, Only-in-Japan shoppingTags: outer Tokyo
By Jonelle Patrick Posted on Jul 23, 2017October 8, 2019

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

Categories: Neighborhoods, New Japan, Only-in-JapanTags: museum, Odaiba
By Jonelle Patrick Posted on Jul 23, 2017October 8, 2019

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 the … Continue reading Shibuya Area

Categories: Neighborhoods, New JapanTags: Shibuya
By Jonelle Patrick Posted on Jul 23, 2017October 8, 2019

Shinjuku Area

Shinjuku and the adult entertainment district known as Kabukicho are filled with stylish host clubs, bars, and all kinds of entertainment that’s definitely not for kids. But it’s also where … Continue reading Shinjuku Area

Categories: Neighborhoods, New JapanTags: animals, entertainment, garden

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