Japan Autumn Foliage Forecast 2026: 7 Best Places and Dates
The forecast everyone is sharing measures eleven sample trees in eleven cities. Here are the real dates for…
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Kiyosumi-shirakawa: Coffee, Contemporary Art and an Edo Garden (2026 Guide)
Coffee roasters, MOT's autumn 2026 exhibitions and a ¥150 Edo-style garden: a re-checked one-day guide to Kiyosumi-shirakawa, with…
Kichijoji: One Day in Tokyo’s Most Liveable Suburb (2026 Itinerary)
A timed one-day Kichijoji itinerary with 2026 prices: Inokashira Park boats, the zoo, Ghibli Museum tickets, Satou menchi-katsu…
Nagoya Sumo Basho: 6 Best Tips for Your First Tournament
The July grand tournament, now at IG Arena. When to actually turn up, how to get there, the…
Todoroki Valley Walk: 4 Best Stops and Where to Eat
Tokyo's only natural ravine, a kilometre of trail under closed canopy, a temple above it and lunch four…
Yanaka Ginza 2026: A One-Day Walk Through Yanaka, Sendagi and Nezu
A timed walk from Nippori to Ueno: the 1690 Buddha at Tennoji, the last shogun's grave, Asakura Museum,…
Kasai Rinkai Park: 7 Best Things to Do by Tokyo Bay
Fifteen minutes from Tokyo Station: an aquarium under a glass dome, one of Japan's tallest Ferris wheels, a…
Gotokuji Neighborhood: 5 Best Stops Beyond the Cat Temple
A half day in Setagaya on a two car tram: the temple where thousands of lucky cats sit…
Futako Tamagawa: 9 Best Things to Do by the Tama River
Fifteen minutes from Shibuya, where a glass shopping complex runs straight into the bank of the Tama River.…
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum: The 9 Buildings You Must See
Around thirty historic buildings, moved from across Tokyo and rebuilt on one site in Koganei. What to see…
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