Area Asagaya Tom Roseveare Asagaya is, it could be said, a curious town. Unlike Koenji and Ogikubo, its neighbors on the Chuo Line, Asagaya's elegant re...
Culture Asagaya Tanabata Festival 2025 Elizabeth S Suginami Ward’s Asagaya neighborhood hosts one of the largest Tanabata Festival displays in Tokyo. Cruise down the covered sh...
Culture Asagaya Shinmeigu Shrine Asagaya Shinmeigu Shrine (阿佐ヶ谷神明宮) is a real gem of a shrine just a few minutes walk from the north exit of JR Asagaya...
Culture Chuo Line Beer Festival 2025 Kim Bergström With the rise in popularity of craft beer, more and more breweries have been emerging over recent years – and in Tokyo, many ...
Area Ogikubo Tom Roseveare Ogikubo has had an historic and profound relationship with a range of disparate cultural markers such as classical music, lit...
Culture Iriya Asagao Festival 2025 Ran Matsumoto The Iriya Asagao Festival has been hosted on July 6, 7, 8 every year since late Edo period, when asagao (morning glories) bec...
Culture A Passion for Morning Glories Tomoko Kamishima Passion for morning glories: Japanese people plant seeds in the garden or buy potted flowers to help stay cool in summer
