Tokyo travel guides & articles
All 29 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Tokyo — newest first.
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Hakone Open-Air Museum on a Day Trip from Tokyo
A day of sculpture on a mountainside two minutes from the station. The fares, the door prices, where to eat and what time to arrive to miss the crowd.
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Six Fuji Viewpoints in One Bus Day Around the Five Lakes
Where a coach day around the Fuji Five Lakes gets you, what each stop costs at the door, and the three viewpoints no bus can reach.
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Akihabara in September, Tokyo's Last Open-Street Sundays
September is the last month Chuo-dori closes to traffic on Sundays, which makes it the month to build an Akihabara day around.
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Walking Tokyo's Ginza on a September Saturday
How to walk Chuo-dori end to end in September heat, which day to go, and what is actually open when you get there.
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Walking Shibuya Crossing and Back Streets in September 2026
A street-by-street route through Shibuya for September 2026: where to stand, what each stop costs, and which ones a group can get into together.
Tokyo's Craft Beer Trail from Okutama Down to the Bay
Sixteen breweries and beer bars on one west-to-east line across Tokyo, with the opening days, door limits and prices that decide whether the trip works.
Tokyo Kissaten Where One Cup Takes Twenty Minutes
Sixteen coffee rooms still open in 2026, where the cup takes its time to arrive and nobody minds how long you sit with it.
Tokyo's Skyline Decks From Skytree Down to Shibuya Sky
Fifteen ways to get above Tokyo's roofline, with what each one costs, which ones are free, and which need booking fourteen days out.
Ikebukuro Turns Tokyo Shopping Into a Halloween Street Party
Five days at the end of October when Ikebukuro's boulevard, parks and department stores all run the same programme, and how to work them.
Chasing Tokyo's Late Maples From Rikugien to Shinjuku Gyoen
Tokyo's ginkgos and maples peak two weeks apart, and each garden turns on its own schedule. Book the wrong fortnight and you miss the season by days.
Kichijoji Slows Tokyo Down Around Inokashira Park
Fifteen minutes west of Shinjuku you get a pond, five alleys of bars and a museum you must book a month ahead. Kichijoji, in walking order.
Tokyo With Teenagers Without the Forced March
Three bookings run on their own calendar and have to be made early. The rest of the week is afternoons that need no transfers, built so nobody gets walked into the ground.
Kagurazaka's Bakeneko Cat Parade, One Sunday in Tokyo
Before 11 October 2026, sort out the ¥500 badge, the strict cat-only costume check, and where you will eat when every restaurant on the hill has a queue.
Halloween Weekend in Tokyo's Ikebukuro, Hour by Hour
Five days of free stages and cosplay crowds around Ikebukuro's east and west exits, with the timings, the prices, the door rules and the places that stay open all night.
Seven Tokyo Day Trips That Earn a Day of a First Visit
Which trains out of Tokyo repay a whole day, which ones need only a morning, and the opening times, cash rules and ropeway closures that decide whether the day works.
How to See Tokyo in Half-Days Instead of Checklists
A slower way to plan Tokyo: one booked appointment a day, the river boats between them, and the early hours when the big sights are still empty.
Eating Late in Tokyo's Kagurazaka Lanes
A plan for Kagurazaka after dark, worked out slope by slope: the soba closes at eight, and one counter bar is still pouring at three in the morning.
Tokyo in September Without Losing a Day to Heat or Rain
How to build a Tokyo week around 32°C afternoons and a storm that may or may not arrive, with the bookings that still hold when the trains stop.
Walking Tokyo's Strangest Vending Machines After Dark
A tested night route through Tokyo's oddest machines: canned oden in Akihabara, 2,000 capsule machines in Shibuya, insect snacks in Takadanobaba and a bar with no bartender.
What Tokyo's Tuna Auction Actually Looks Like at 5 A.M.
Before dawn at Toyosu, a few hundred million yen of frozen tuna changes hands in seconds: here's how to watch it, who to eat with afterward, and where the doors actually open for groups.
Riding the Yamanote Line Through Five Eras of Tokyo Architecture
One loop, no transfers, and a stop-by-stop reading of Tokyo's built history from Edo tombs to a 2019 glass tower.
Before the Bell: A Sumo Morning in Tokyo's Stables
A dawn walk through Ryogoku's sumo stables — who gets in for free, who needs a guide, and what to eat afterward.
Tokyo's Sakura Season: A Route From Meguro to Ueno
A working route through Tokyo's 2026 hanami season, from Meguro River's night reflections to Ueno Park's tarp-city picnics, with honest notes on crowds, cost and which spots actually suit a group.
Akihabara After Midnight, When the Salarymen Come Out to Play
A door-by-door, yen-by-yen route through Electric Town's maid cafés, arcades, and idol theatres for the two hours between a Tokyo office and the last train home.
Tsukiji After Dark, Toyosu Before Dawn
Tsukiji's outer market never lost its blade-smiths or its 24-hour sushi counter — here's how to spend the night there and time it right for Toyosu's actual pre-dawn tuna auction.
Basement Feasts: Tokyo's Depachika Food Halls and the Art of Eating Underground
How to descend beneath Tokyo's grand department stores and build a world-class dinner from four counters for under ¥2,000.
How Tokyo Soaks: Inside the City's Enduring Bathhouse Rituals
A practical, honest map of Tokyo's hot-spring spas and neighbourhood sento — which soak suits a couple, a group, or a traveller with tattoos, and exactly how to get in.
Midnight at Daikoku PA: Inside Tokyo's Underground Car Scene
A practical, honest guide to the Shuto Expressway car meets, the tuner shops, and the ways you can actually drive Tokyo's JDM night scene in 2026 — not just watch it.
Tokyo's Car Culture Tours for Enthusiasts
A practical 2026 guide to Tokyo's car culture — where to spectate, where to actually drive, and the paperwork you must sort before you land.