Before making headlines when she was elected as councillor in the Shibuya Ward Assembly, Yuki Hashimoto 橋本ゆき (originally 橋本侑樹), was affiliated with Japanese idol agency…

Tokyo’s Shibuya district is moving forward with regulations to ban public drinking in streets, parks, and areas around the Shibuya Station after last year’s outdoor…

Coinciding with the end of the Heisei Era and the beginning of the Reiwa Era, this year’s Tokyo Gay Pride Week from April 28th to…

Soft on Demand (SOD) is one of Japan’s largest adult video companies, and they’re often noted for their outside-the-box approach when it comes to adult…

On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, triggering a massive tsunami which devastated the Japanese mainland…

One of the perennial questions faced by visitors to Tokyo, especially first-time visitors from abroad, is what to do at night. Unless you have unlimited…

Under plans for Shibuya’s redevelopment, various construction projects are taking place around the train station, including the Shibuya Sky Building. The tourist and youth heavy…

Kirin’s brand ‘Gogo no Kocha’, literally translated means afternoon tea. This popular range of bottled teas can be seen in everywhere in Japan, in the…

On the morning after the final tumultuous night of Halloween celebrations in Shibuya which began last weekend and culminated on Halloween Day, resulting in a…

While celebrated and enjoyed by as many as 70,000 people in one night as Tokyo’s biggest unofficial Halloween, the massive gathering of costumed party-goers at…

For better or for worse, lax animal welfare laws in Japan have led to an abundance of pet cafes which probably wouldn’t fly in some…

When it comes to favorite meeting spots in Tokyo, few places are mentioned as frequently as the Hachiko statue in Shibuya. With its famous Shibuya…

The healing properties of model railway sets are well documented. Especially if they run around a tiny model village full of tiny model people. In…

You’ve probably heard of the Hen na Hotel (Strange Hotel), the first hotel to be staffed entirely by robots including velociraptors on the front desk…

Himono-ya is a Tokyo izakaya chain with a charming drawing of an old man as their logo. It may seem unassuming enough but down those…