In our beginner's guide to sento, we show you in simple steps how to access, use and bathe like a local in Japan.

Coffee Sakan Shu offers a refined coffee experience that balances old-world charm with contemporary indulgence. The second-floor café is an unassuming retro-style cafe in Tokyo. It’s only a ...

Thrill-seekers of all skill levels and ages are welcome to live out their wildest Formula One dreams at Harbor Circuit, Japan’s premier venue for go-kart racing. The multiple venues across Tokyo and ...

Festival season is picking up all over the world, and Japan is no exception. The iconic Miami-based music festival, Ultra, is coming to Japan on September 14-15 at Odaiba Ultra Park. Known for ...

The roots of many traditional treatments in Japan trace back to China, with the first medical knowledge arriving in the sixth century. Impressed by the efficacy of these treatments, Japanese rulers ...

Narai-juku, Nagano, Japan historic post town along the Nakasendo historic route at dusk. “One tree, one head. One branch, one arm,” an elderly woman explains to me as I look at a drawing of a man. He ...

Todoroki, Komazawa, Ookayama… Our Tokyo Neighboord Guides series dives into the local charm and atmospheres of lesser-visited neighborhoods in Tokyo. We dig beyond the typical tourist sites and vast ...

There is no English-language author who could weave an authentic tale about a legendary Japanese prince’s journey to the West. And no, not the European west – the west of Hindustan, or India, the ...

NYC-based performer, Ben “Baby” Copperhead will be performing at Nanahari in Tokyo and unveiling songs from his latest recording Wailing Viridescence, which was released from the legendary and ...

Tokyo-based Erin Nøir focuses on black & white photography and is the founder of MONØ, an independent project catering to this niche community. Her work encompasses various subjects with a diaristic ...

Gary Dexter is an English writer based in Kanagawa. Of his three published novels, the most recent is Natural Desire in Healthy Women, about the contraception movement of the 1920s. His books have ...

Who will grab the crown and become “Japan’s Best DJ” this year? DMC hosts the world’s largest DJ competition since 1990. It has produced many talents who have made their marks on the world stages, ...