15+ hour, 14+ min ago   (444+ words) Japan Life Travel Health & Beauty Including forest bathing and hot spring recommendations Combining thermal therapy with deep mental restoration, a soothing soak in an onsen is considered the peak of restorative wellness. While Tokyo has excellent day-spa options, it is…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (269+ words) Japan Life News & Opinion Is the original grit of traditional drinking culture fading? As Tokyo pushes through relentless urban modernization, though, the rough edges that long defined neighborhood nightlife are giving way to squeaky-clean revitalization. Tokyu’s upcoming trailer house initiative…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (360+ words) Surround yourself with nature without sacrificing city convenience at this stylish stay next to Meiji Jingu Gaien The hotel embodies the brand’s signature concept — “Stay in the Garden” — which focuses on creating warm spaces inspired by the calm of a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (271+ words) Things To Do in Tokyo Art & Culture For two days only, Ranshou’s Future History exhibition will bring centuries of onnagata history, kabuki dance and theatrical culture onto the National Theatre’s stage This September, they’ll get the chance to stand inside…...

2+ week, 16+ min ago   (230+ words) The idea of “artificial intelligence” used to mean a planet-sized computer asking what it means to be conscious. It meant immortal machine civilizations orbiting dead stars. It meant robots who had outlived humanity and spent 10,000 years composing poetry about their…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (238+ words) Entertainment Movies & TV I watched Japan's host-club kings decide what makes a man professionally desirable. By episode three, the doctors were looking down a contestant's pants. The YouTube show is called Host Call, and everyone involved would like you to…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (697+ words) From pre-war classic hotels to glittering cliffside resorts from the 1970s, step inside the architectural time capsules that defined Japan’s golden ages of travel A second, lesser-explored category is the post-war leisure boom (1960s to late 1980s). As domestic travel surged, developers concocted…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (543+ words) Things To Do in Tokyo Food & Drink Restaurants & Bars New and old matcha cafes in Tokyo you need to pin on your Google Maps Finding a good matcha latte in Tokyo can feel overwhelming simply because there are so many…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (610+ words) Japan Life News & Opinion The tonkatsu chain wanted to support mothers during summer vacation. The internet asked: What about the men? It took tonkatsu chain Matsunoya one day to go from “sweet summer promotion” to an unexpectedly heated debate about…...