Sweets & Alcohol: Tokyo’s Dagashi Bars

Recent years in Tokyo have witnessed the spread of the dagashi bars where, for a charge of ¥500,…

Just Finished: 〜たばかり vs 〜たところ

We now have two ways of expressing that an action has just taken place. For example, “I’ve just…

Rules for Public Swimming Pools in Japan

There are many swimming facilities through out the capital, many of which are open relatively late into the…

List of Public Swimming Pools in Central Tokyo

The public sports facilities in Tokyo are generally of an excellent standard. Those run by the municipality in…

Yumori no Sato

Yumori no Sato is a day onsen located in the beautiful Jindaiji Motomachi area and is the perfect…

Japanese Language School and Internship School Asahi

Oedo Antique Market

The Oedo Antique Market is arguably the most well-known in Tokyo. The market began in September 2003 to…

Akasaka Antique Market

Although marketing itself as a flea market, the Akasaka Antique Market isn’t your normal items-spread-out-on-a-mat affair; like its…

Aoyama Weekly Antique Market

About 20-30 antique vendors gather every Saturday at the same place as the UNU Farmer’s Market to show…

Tokyo Bay Aqua-line & Umihotaru Parking Area

Tokyo Bay Aqua-line is a bridge and tunnel construction that extends across Tokyo Bay and links Kanagawa with…

Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum

This museum is the former home and studio of Okamoto Taro (1911-1996) whose surreal style was heavily influenced by his ten years in Paris during the 1930s.

Tokyo Grutto Pass

The Grutto Pass costs ¥2,200 and gives holders free or discounted access to almost 100 museums, art galleries,…