Tokyo Metropolis

Grocery Delivery Services In Tokyo

Mar 26, 2018 By Jason Gatewood

When I moved to Tokyo proper last year, I made sure to position myself in between two 24 hour grocery stores so even if I’ve run out of sugar at...[ Click to read more ]

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Bikesharing In Tokyo

Mar 26, 2018 By Jason Gatewood

It’s been almost eight years since the concept of bikesharing hit Japan’s shores in the Minato-Mirai and Kannai districts of Yokohama, but even though you can find some 87 different...[ Click to read more ]

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8 Most Unique and Fun Themed Cafes and Restaurants in Tokyo

Feb 26, 2018 By Justin Hanus

If you think it’s only in anime, manga, tv shows and movies that Japan can be unique and creative, think again. Their culture whether in the ancient times or today...[ Click to read more ]

Sample Food From All 47 Prefectures Of Japan in Tokyo!

Feb 21, 2018 By Jason Gatewood

It’s impossible. Even in my almost 2 decades of traveling all over Japan, I have yet to hit the magic number 47, the number of prefectures that make up Japan....[ Click to read more ]

More Apps to Get the Most Out of Tokyo

Jan 31, 2018 By Jason Gatewood

We’re back again to give you a few more good apps to try out on your smartphone or tablet to make life a bit easier here in the Metropolis for...[ Click to read more ]

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Japanese Public Libraries: What can a non-Japanese reader do?

Jan 29, 2018 By Jason Gatewood

One thing you’ll come to notice after awhile is the sheer amount of bookstores and reading materials there seem to be in Japan. The literacy rate here has been one...[ Click to read more ]

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Best Cafes to Work from in Central Tokyo

Jan 26, 2018 By Jason Gatewood

Here in Japan, the image of the hardworking, tie-and-collar, briefcase toting salaryman is still alive and well; my daily commute aboard some of Tokyo’s most notoriously crowded trains is chocked...[ Click to read more ]

Sake Tasting in Tokyo

Jan 20, 2018 By Bert Wishart

Sake, of course, is famous around the world for being Japan's national drink. Though the drinking of Chinese alcohol is thought to predate recorded history, it is believed that sake as...[ Click to read more ]

International Supermarkets in Tokyo

Jan 20, 2018 By Bert Wishart

Japanese food is celebrated the world over, and you are perhaps lucky to live in a country in which the cuisine is held in such high regard. However, sometimes you...[ Click to read more ]

Nakano Broadway: Tokyo’s “other Akihabara”

Dec 26, 2017 By Jason Gatewood

No matter how you slice it, Tokyo's modern image is the stuff of cyberpunk dreams. We are the city of giant robots, iron gollums, and Godzilla. So of course most...[ Click to read more ]

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