Station & Area Guides for Tokyo and Japan

What to eat, see and do around Japan’s major stations and neighbourhoods, with the right exits, routes and nearby highlights.

Arashiyama 2026: How to Beat the Crowds, Station by Station

Which of Arashiyama's three stations to use, when to hit the bamboo grove and Tenryu-ji, the Romantic Train's…

12 min read · 10월 2026

Nakazakicho's retro cafés, vintage shops and gallery-shops one stop from Umeda, with sourced hours, irregular closing days, late-opening…

12 min read · 10월 2026

Tsuruhashi in three zones: the yakiniku alleys by the station, the postwar market, and Osaka Koreatown on Miyuki-dori,…

12 min read · 10월 2026

Fushimi Inari and the old port town in one day: climb times, crowd timing and the shrine's rules,…

13분 읽기 2026년 10월

Ginza from 7am to 11pm: when Chuo-dori goes car-free, how to see one act of kabuki, where to…

12 min read · 10월 2026

Namba street by street: what to eat on Dotonbori, how to handle Kuromon Market's prices, Doguyasuji knives, Namba…

13분 읽기 2026년 10월

Which Gion-Shijo exit to use, how to switch to Hankyu or JR, where to leave luggage, what changed…

12 min read · 10월 2026

14 things to do in Akihabara with verified 2026 hours, prices and official links, plus the Sunday pedestrian…

13분 읽기 2026년 10월

The Suica Penguin retires on 31 March 2027. Here is every farewell date: the Ueno fan event (30…

10 min read · 9월 2026

Coffee roasters, MOT's autumn 2026 exhibitions and a ¥150 Edo-style garden: a re-checked one-day guide to Kiyosumi-shirakawa, with…

11 min read · 8월 2026