Kanda & Jimbocho

Lively student district in north of Tokyo Imperial Palace and the business district around Tokyo Station that is…

Ryogoku

Ryogoku (両国) is the home of sumo in Tokyo. The Ryogoku Kokugikan where three of the six annual…

Chubu

Hamamatsucho Area Guide

Hamamatsucho (浜松町) is a central area in Tokyo with a good mix of parks, hotels, and restaurants. By…

Kiyosumi Shirakawa

A traditional Edo period area that has seen something of a revitalization in recent decades with the inflow of art museums and, more recently, artisan coffee roasters.

Tokyo Dome & Around

Tokyo Dome is the centrepiece of Tokyo Dome City which also includes a shopping complex, upmarket spa, and…

Nippon Maru Sail Training Ship

Sail training ship built in 1930 and now permanently docked in Yokohama harbor as a museum ship with educational programs.

The Question Particle (か)

It is incredibly easy to turn a statement into a question in Japanese—all you need to do is…

Outer Tokyo

An hour on the train from Tokyo and it’s hard to remember that you are still in the…

Genki Japanese & Culture School (Kyoto)

GenkiJACS is one of the first Japanese schools in Japan to teach communicative Japanese for everyday life, rather…