Tokyo Travel Guide
Stay in Tokyo
Best Tokyo Hotels for First Time Visitors from Mid-Range to Boutique and Luxury
Best Tokyo hotels for first time visitors are lodgings close to train stations in essential Tokyo neighbourhoods to explore like Shinjuku, Shibuya, Roppongi, and Akasaka. These are our picks of the Tokyo hotels you need ...
Our Home Away from Home in Tokyo
Tokyo wasn’t on our original Grantourismo itinerary. From Venice we were set to head via London to Bangkok, but we cancelled our Thailand plans last month due to the crisis there. We’ve a strong connection ...
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Eat in Tokyo
Japanese Food in Tokyo – Motsuyaki, Yakitori and Yakiniku are What You Need to Eat
Japanese food in Tokyo for most culinary travellers means sushi, soba, tempura, and ramen – fish, seafood and noodles – but when I fantasise about eating Japanese food in Tokyo, unlike Jiro I’m not dreaming ...
World’s Best Food Destinations According to World’s Best Chefs
These are the world’s best food destinations according to the world’s best chefs, the places they said provided their fondest food memories and favourite eating experiences, from markets they loved to memorable meals. These are the countries where the best ...
Drink in Tokyo
Time Travelling in the Gritty Alleys of the Golden Gai
I’m not going to name names, so don’t ask. But a Tokyo-based guide recommended to us emailed me to say he was away on a tour while we were in town. He apologised for not ...
Sake 101 — Tokyo Sake Tasting
We’ve always loved sake – since we used to hit the karaoke bars with friends in Sydney’s Kings Cross years ago. We wouldn’t think of eating Japanese food with anything but sake*, but, unlike wine, ...
Explore Tokyo
Tsukiji Outer Market, Tokyo — A Food Lover’s Idea of Food Shopping Paradise
Tsukiji Outer Market is a must after visiting the Tsukiji Fish Market proper. The Outer Market shops specialise in everything from Japanese handmade knives and kitchen supplies to cooking ingredients and products from towns and ...
Best Tokyo Neighbourhoods – From Laidback Akasaka to Atmospheric Asakusa
The best Tokyo neighbourhoods are the laidback and local areas like Akasaka and the atmospheric Asakusa. While they rarely get a mention in magazines and with no notable sights to speak of, they are a ...
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Tsukiji Fish Market Closes Today – Tokyo’s Legendary Fish Market Moves to Toyosu
Tsukiji Fish Market closes today, marking the end of an era. The legendary Tokyo fish market, which opened in 1935, will move to the new Toyosu Fish Market opening nearby on 11 October 2018. While ...
Cat Cafes and Other Tokyo Eccentricities
It’s no secret that the Japanese love the kawaii or cute character Hello Kitty, but also wildly successful has been a more tangible rendering of cats — the cat café. While pet ownership is up in ...
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Absorb Tokyo
Best Food Museums and Exhibitions in the World for Food Lovers
The best food museums and exhibitions in the world for food lovers include everything from Parma’s museums dedicated to pasta, cheese, salami, and wine to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum’s exhibition FOOD: Bigger than the ...
Omoide Yokocho in Shinjuku — A Mouthwatering Walk Down Memory Lane
Omoide Yokocho or Memory Lane in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is also called Shonben Yokocho or Piss Alley. Home to dozens of smoky yakitori and motsuyaki joints, noodle bars and izakayas, its atmospheric alleyways are popular post-work ...
