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CULTURE

Tokyo’s Kabukicho is Infested With Rats. No, We Mean, Literally.

There are rats in Kabukicho. (And no, we don't mean the ones in the host clubs.) Now people have taken to feeding…

FOOD

Check Out These Delicious Cafes, Kissas, and Junkissas Around Tokyo

Wanna rest a bit and grab a coffee or snack while seeing the Tokyo sites? Here are some of our favorite spots…

FOOD

Famous Tokyo Cafe Coffee Seibu Shuts Its Flagship Store (For Now)

One of Tokyo's most famous cafes, Coffee Seibu, has closed its flagship location in Shinjuku. The good news? It'll be back soon.…

TRAVEL

How Did Shibuya and Shinjuku Stations Become So Hard to Navigate?

Why'd they have to go and make things so complicated? A short history of how Shinjuku and Shibuya in Tokyo developed their…

BOOK REVIEWS

Emergent Tokyo: What Makes Japan’s Capital so Alluring?

Ever wondered what makes up the 'secret sauce' for the world's biggest city? Then this book is required reading.