Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward has reproduced a rare map from 1947 that shows how the postwar U.S. occupation of Japan had dominated ...

This one-eyed spaghetti monster is not the official map of the Tokyo, but one designed by Korean design studio Zeroperzero. It not only shows the system itself, but also the landmarks, acting as a ...

As most travelers know, Tokyo is huge. The city is urban sprawl at its most overwhelming, making finding the best places to eat, shop, see, let alone sleep, a downright chore. The city is broken up ...

Tokyo’s subway system has 13 Metro lines, 4 Toei lines, and the JR Yamanote loop — over 280 stations total. For English-speaking visitors, figuring out which line to take, where to transfer, and how ...

My favorite map is from 1840, and it depicts a city that no longer exists. The Japanese map is something I’ve come to live inside over the last month while teaching high school students across Japan ...

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 ...