Tokyo - Eastern capital of Japan

Tokyo Snowzilla 2018

The first heavy snow I experience in Tokyo was back in February 2014 when a number of…

After almost five years of exploring Tokyo (!), it has become increasingly hard to find hidden…

It’s summer festival season again here in Tokyo and for the second year in a row,…

Earlier in the year, I had the chance to visit a wonderful interactive exhibition focusing on…

Enjoying matcha (抹茶) tea and other confectionery made from it is one of the great pleasures…

Back when I used to live in Waseda, one of my favourite places to hang out…

Alongside Kawagoe, Asakusa, and Yanaka, Shibamata (柴又) is one very few remaining spots in Tokyo where…

For the past few years I’ve enjoyed the spectacular autumn leaves in Tokyo by exploring the…

For a few weeks every summer in Japan the streets of neighbourhoods around the country come…

Whether a local neighbourhood trapped in a time warp or a mountain trail not in any…