Culture Kodaira City - History & Landmarks Sleiman Azizi Kodaira City is home to a lot of history and heritage. Beyond its temples & shrines, some other sites include Green Road, Gyo...
10 Culture Fukuju-In Temple in Tokyo Peter Sidell In the Nakano district west of Shinjuku in central Tokyo, Fukuju-In is a peaceful Buddhist temple with some interesting featu...
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 Tokyo's Important Cultural Property - Old Documents Sleiman Azizi Tokuzo-ji Temple in Higashimurayama City holds Tokyo's only Old Document to be listed as an Important Cultural Property. The ...
7 Culture Darkness Festival In Tokyo Sandeep Casi Ōkunitama Shrine is said to have been founded in 111 by Emperor Keikō. The shrine's annual festival, Kurayami Matsuri is clai...
14 Culture Bibliophilic & Bookunion Jeradyne Cheong Tucked away upstairs on a busy street in Shinjuku is Bibliophilic & Bookunion, a place to get music related vintage books and...
Culture Van Gogh and Still Life 2023-2024 Kim A special event coming to Tokyo this autumn will explore Van Gogh's place in Europe's still-life painting realm, covering wha...
Culture Suginami Animation Museum Celine Ong Less than 20 minutes away from either Shinjuku or Shibuya, Ogikubo makes for an easy trip from Tokyo’s central tourist hubs. ...
16 Culture Joen-ji and Surrounding Streets Joe Robinson Joen-ji is surrounded by modern buildings hundreds of metres high, but once inside its grounds one feels enclosed in a peacef...
Culture A Kengo Kuma Tour of Tokyo Kim Kengo Kuma is one of Japan's most well-known architects, and he has designed buildings both here and abroad. In Tokyo alone t...
