One of the things that amazes me in Japan is people’s weird relationship to shoes. This is a strange thing to say but I believe I’ve been here enough to have earned the right to not stand in awe ...
Japan's first tourist information center with an art center facility attached is to open in Shibuya in December. The ground floor of Shibuya FUKURAS, one of the buildings forming part of the massive ...
The Shibuya club and "party salon" Trump Room is to close on July 13th with a four-day party.
Loved and loathed seemingly in equal measure, it is undeniable that Trump Room is (or now, was) a ...
Nintendo has announced its first ever permanent, dedicated store in Tokyo, set to open this autumn inside the new Shibuya Parco department store currently under construction.
Details are slim at ...
Pitta Designer Face Mask Khaki
Dust/pollen allergies and infection protection
The morning after the night before begins in earnest now, as Tokyo's Halloween craze faces a setback.
Following the events of Saturday, which saw five people arrested and chaotic scenes in ...
The tolerance for Halloween in Tokyo may be on a knife edge after some revellers in Shibuya caused vandalism and overturned a vehicle, resulting in arrests over the weekend.
Halloween has ...
Typhoon Trami (Typhoon No. 24) brought intense winds to Tokyo on the night of September 30th, though damage was worse outside the city, including three reported fatalities. The capital wasn't taking ...
The Ganguro Cafe, which was a throwback tribute to gyaru fashion culture in Shibuya, will close on July 18th.
Gyaru are practitioners of various types of fashion styles typically involving heavily ...
Mount Fuji Eraser
The Mount Fuji Eraser is a fun and clever way to bring this icon of Japan into your home or work stationery set. As you use the cuboid eraser, the shape of Fuji gradually comes into view and you find yourself holding Japan's most famous peak.
Japanese YouTuber Nobita, who runs the channel Find Your Love in Japan, interviewed three self-professed virgins in Shibuya about their lifestyles.
The media discourse about "sexlessness" in Japan ...
The Millennials: Stylish capsule hotel for millennials opens in Shibuya
January 25, 2018
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The ongoing evolution of capsule hotels shows no signs of slowing down. The latest iteration of one of the most iconic types of Japanese accommodation is a stylish hotel in central Tokyo specifically ...
On New Year's Eve, the center of Shibuya was closed to traffic and people flocked to the area to welcome 2018.
Though it is more traditional to celebrate the arrival of the New Year by eating soba ...
Japanese tearoom-themed hotel koé tokyo opens next year in Shibuya
November 29, 2017
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While Kyoto is usually the place in Japan best known for traditions and cultural heritage, visitors to Tokyo who want to experience this firsthand can enjoy a stay at hotel koé from February next ...
Social Media Omamori Amulet Set
Traditional talismans for the internet
After yet another typhoon in a very rainy October spoiled the weekend closest to Halloween, thousands of people in Tokyo seized the chance to celebrate All Hallows' Eve on October 31st itself despite ...
The transformation of Shibuya continues with the opening of Shibuya Cast on April 28th.
Following the opening of Shibuya Hikarie in 2012 and the upcoming openings of multiple other complexes ...
New and exciting virtual reality services just keep on appearing in Tokyo.
After the announcement of VR Park Tokyo now comes another virtual reality center. And this time it is ...