How to get the most from Tokyo’s low-rise neighborhood of vintage shops, curry counters, coffee salons and basement jazz ...

From serene hidden gardens and unforgettable meals to the fashion destinations that make this one of the great shopping ...

A wonderland of shops and malls touting everything from clothes and accessories to locavorean goods pretty much sums up Tokyo for the commerce-driven crowds that descend upon the city from all over ...

In 1946, anthropologist Ruth Benedict published The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture. The American government had tapped her as a researcher during World War II to help better ...

Visiting Tokyo for the first time can feel like stepping into the future and the past at once. This vast, ever-shifting metropolis is all about contrasts: centuries-old shrines tucked beside glass ...

Ameyoko, short for Ameya Yokochō, is a lively shopping street in northeastern Tokyo, running for 500 meters between Ueno and Okachimachi Stations on the Yamanote Line. The area first flourished as the ...

A konbini egg sandwich at 3 a.m. shouldn't qualify as a formative culinary experience, but in Tokyo, it does. The 7-Eleven version costs about $2, arrives in packaging engineered to keep the bread ...