Tokyo >> An inconspicuous wooden teahouse stands midway on a winding road that connects the center of a remote mountainous town in western Tokyo to a scenic lake that supplies water to the capital.

Skytree Town is celebrating its tenth anniversary on May 22, lighting up Tokyo Skytree in blue and yellow from 7.30pm until midnight to represent the tower’s mascot, Sorakara-chan. The main ...

Looking for something to do over the New Year’s holidays? Head to Tokyo Skytree Town to catch a 20-minute Shishimai lion dance performance on January 1. The show takes place on Tokyo Skytree’s ...

TOKYO -- Tokyo's Kabukicho -- the city's sleepless red-light district full of restaurants, tiny bars, nightclubs and sex parlors -- has been no stranger to notoriety in its 70-year history. But it was ...

For vegans living in Japan, sitting down in a restaurant without having to worry whether there will be options free from animal products, or stepping in to a convenience store and browsing the ...

Amassed with Shinto and Buddhist shrines dating back to the 8th century, Nikko is a step back in time – and it’s just a ...

Would you believe me if I told you that the best pizza I’ve ever had was in Tokyo? Yes —I’ve been to Italy before. Yep — I’ve even eaten my way through the best dollar slices and wood-fired pizzerias ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Tokyo will begin the 2021 Summer Games as a candidate for the most unpopular Olympics in history. Bedevilled by a pandemic that has ...

I could lie if I really wanted to. I could capture some shaky footage slowly panning over a pile of tebasaki bones and remnants of seaweed salad. I could snap a blurry selfie of myself gulping a sake ...

An Ome Police Station officer sprays bear repellent at an illustration of the animal under the guidance of Tokyo University of Agriculture professor Koji Yamazaki, right, in the suburban Tokyo town of ...