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Kanpai (FR)GoFermeture du magasin Hands de Shibuya ? La fermeture du magasin Hands de Shibuya avait été annoncée au printemps 2026. Savez-vous si cette fermeture prévue en novembre 26 a été confirmée, et à quelle date le magasin va fermer ? Merci.

Time Out TokyoTokyoRoppongi Art Night returns this October with over 60 artworks Get ready for an all-night art adventure across Roppongi from October 31 to November 1

Time Out TokyoTokyo40 best restaurants, cafés, shops and things to do in Nakameguro All along the sakura-lined Meguro River, the shops, restaurants and cafés here reward exploration at any time of year

Time Out TokyoTokyo25 best things to do in Kichijoji: restaurants, cafés, shops and more Find relaxing cafés, cosy restaurants and the beautiful Inokashira park in this charming Tokyo neighbourhood

Time Out TokyoTokyo40 things to do in Shimokitazawa: restaurants, cafés, coffee, shops and more This west Tokyo neighbourhood is a hub for vintage fashion, vinyl records and independent cafés and restaurants

Time Out Tokyo — RestaurantsEatBest cafés for latte art in Tokyo These artistic coffee shops from Asakusa to Ginza offer 3D milk foam sculptures, colourful custom latte art and more

Time Out Tokyo — RestaurantsEatBest restaurants in Shinjuku From ramen and udon to tempura and barbecue, these restaurants offer some of the best meals in Shinjuku

MATCHAGoA train trip to " Vacation Lodge FamiliA, Aizu kogen " via the Asakusa direct express train & Nikko/Ouchi-juku route "I want to go to Japan's snowy world, but I'm scared and anxious about driving on snowy roads..." "I want to easily get to ski resorts and snowy regions from Tokyo without renting a car." For…

MATCHAGoDirect train ride from Asakusa! A complete guide to enjoying snow activities at "Vacation Lodge FamiliA, Aizu kogen" with zero crowds. "I want to show my children real snow, but I'm worried about crowded ski resorts and driving on unfamiliar snowy roads..." Here's some good news for families and anyone planning their first trip to…

Tokyo CheapoTokyoThe Survival Guide to Ueno Station Ueno Station has an unmistakable retro charm. You’ll see every kind of traveler here: commuters cutting through with dead-eyed efficiency, day-trippers heading north, and tourists fatigued from the…

JW Web MagazineGoSame-Day Luggage Delivery from Don Quijote Shinjuku: Enjoy Your Last Day in Tokyo Hands-Free for ¥800 Dragging a pile of luggage to the airport can feel like the inevitable final chapter of a trip to Tokyo. But what if your last day in the city didn’t

Tokyo CheapoTokyoYour Japan Airbnb Could Soon Be Off-Limits Update, September 9, 2026: Taitō Ward — home to Asakusa and Ueno — is moving to ban new minpaku in residential areas from January 2027, hot on the heels of a similar announcement from Shinjuku.

JW Web MagazineGoAmeyoko Shopping Street: Ueno’s Bargain Market Guide Under the Yamanote Line tracks in Ueno, Tokyo gets loud, crowded, and gloriously unpredictable. Ameyoko Shopping Street is where seafood stalls, giant snack shops, bargain fashion stores, street food…

5AM RamenEatClam Ramen in Shimokitazawa: Mikawa's Shio vs. Shoyu, Compared Clam ramen is rare even in Tokyo. Here's how Mikawa in Shimokitazawa handles it, and how the shio and shoyu bowls compare.

Tokyo CheapoTokyoTokyo Events This Week: Asakusa Bon Dance, China Festival, and Tokyo Handmade Marche Tokyo events for Monday, August 31, to Sunday, September 6, 2026. Festivals of all shapes and sizes are on the cards this week, from traditional dance and portable shrines to art and Chinese street…

5AM RamenEatGion Duck Noodles Asakusa - Kyoto's Duck Ramen Comes to Tokyo Gion Duck Noodles has landed in Asakusa. Here's how the Tokyo branch compares to the original Kyoto shop that helped put duck ramen on the map.

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Day by Day Japan plans a first trip to Japan the way a friend who lives here would: one day at a time, with the trains and the prices written down.

Each route is a real day or weekend: where to go first, how long the walk or the train takes, what the ticket costs and where to eat on the way. Prices come from the operator's or the place's own published fares and carry the date they were checked; where we have not checked a price, the route says so instead of guessing. If it rains, the route has a plan B.

Around the routes sits the week in Japan. Every few hours the site reads the Japanese city and food press and the English-language desks in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka, and puts the places they name on one map. Headlines stay in the language they were written in, every story links to its source, and we quote no more than a line.

The routes and notes are written by one editor under a pen name, Sora Nakamura, drafted with AI assistance from checked material and read before they go out. Day by Day Japan is independent: no advertisers, no affiliate links, no bookings.