Rikugien (六義園) is often considered Tokyo's most beautiful Japanese landscape garden alongside Koishikawa Korakuen. Built around 1700 for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Rikugien literally means "six poems garden" and reproduces in miniature 88…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the…

Researchers developed what they claim is the world's fastest diagnostic testing method for the novel coronavirus, a procedure that takes less than 5 minutes.A team led by Rikiya Watanabe, a chief researcher at…

Totoro is probably the childhood magical creature of all children who grew up watching Studio Ghibli films – this oversized furry creature with pointy ears and long whiskers is loved for being gentle…

It was just a couple of minutes until foamed milk mountains turned into a Shiba Inu dog reading a Tokyo Weekender magazine. “Here you go,” said Kohei Matsuno, turning around the cup to…

Situato a Taito, questo ostello offre alloggi di buon valore. Circondato da bar e ristoranti locali, si trova a pochi passi dalla stazione ferroviaria di Asakusa. L'ostello dispone di 125 camere ed è…

It’s gyōza’s time. In the past, these tasty little pan-fried (or steamed, or deep-fried) dumplings were relegated to a subsidiary role. They were what you ordered as a snack to accompany your first,…

Tokyo Taxi has a new fare rate. As of January 30, 2017, taxis in Tokyo’s 23 wards, Musashino City, and Mitaka City are operating under a new fare system (410yen for the first…

Omotesandō is known as one of the foremost 'architectural showcase' streets in the world, featuring a multitude of fashion flagship stores within a short distance of each other. These include the Louis Vuitton…

The grounds of Kiyosumi Teien (清澄庭園) were originally the residence of an Edo era merchant and eventually changed ownership to a feudal lord who turned them into a garden. During the Meiji Period,…