Culture

Odaiba is an artificial island in Tokyo Bay with some of the strangest attractions of the entire city on display: from psychedelic light installations and huge robots to a museum completely dedicated to unko. You’ll find out what that…

Shibuya never sleeps. It’s one of Tokyo’s most lively neighbourhoods and Japan’s foremost fashion capital, blessed with a nightlife scene like no other. Barely a six-minute subway ride away, Shimokitazawa is its polar opposite: a relaxed, creative, bohemian enclave…

Harajuku was once Tokyo’s premier counter culture neighbourhood: the place where the latest styles and subcultures were born. Today, parts of the area devolved into a spectacle mostly enjoyed by tourists, but away from the main draws, the original…

Akihabara is one of Tokyo’s craziest and most unique neighbourhoods, and the city’s main hub for anime, manga, gaming and otaku culture. Trot Op! took to the legendary streets of Electric Town and worked himself through every game center,…

Tokyo is often described as the best city in the world for luxury shopping, and Ginza is where this reputation becomes most visible. This compact neighbourhood in central Tokyo is the most prestigious shopping district in the country, and…

All roads in Tokyo – be it mostly underground – eventually lead to Tokyo Station. The city’s most beautiful train station is also one of Japan’s most important travel hubs. Almost all Shinkansen bullet trains stop here, always right…