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45.4% of Tourists, One Demon King, and a Small Loom
Asakusa is busy and crowded - in 2024, 45.4% percent of all tourists to Tokyo passed through it. So, it is on the list of most first-time tourists to…
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Tokyo Summers Or, How I Learned to Stop Arguing With the Sun and Buy a Parasol
Winter is still my favourite season in Tokyo.
Feb 18
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This Is Not a Tokyo Guide (It’s about a crow and money)
A quick note before we begin:
Feb 15
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Too Much Tuna Is Just Enough Tuna (A Tokyo Case Study)
In early January, when Japan is still running on a strange mix of “my brain is on vacation” and “my inbox is not,” Toyosu Market does something very…
Feb 11
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Tokyo Goes Horizontal
I meant to write about a museum today, but instead I got distracted by a hotel that is quietly preparing to open in Oshiage, right next to Tokyo Skytree…
Feb 8
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Furniture for Vinyl, Dignity for Paper
Vintage Japanese music cabinets blended tansu furniture with record storage - quiet, practical designs made for analogue life, paper, and memory.
Feb 4
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The Tokyo Toddler Reality Check: Where to Go When Your Kids Are 1 and 2
Yes, I’ve written about travelling Tokyo with The Toddler before — but coming to Japan with a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old is a different category of…
Feb 1
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Yesterday's Weather - January 2026
On the last day of each month I am sending out “Yesterday’s Weather”: a short round-up of things worth watching, or doing in and around Tokyo …
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