Activities Kamata Hakensha Knife Shop Featured Kamata Hakensha knife shop is a real family business, with a history dating back four generations. There are currently two generations..
Shopping Isetatsu Paper Store in Yanaka Hannah Morse Going into Isetatsu is like experiencing a part of art history; this store continues a nearly 200-year-old tradition of color woodblock..
14 Shopping Ameyoko Market, Ueno Sarashanti The former black market, opened after World War II has become an interesting, complete, unique, and cheap market to visit in Tokyo...
12 Culture Ueno Park Cherry Blossoms Todd Wojnowski Ueno Park (Ueno Koen) is one of Tokyo's most famous spots for viewing the cherry blossoms during the spring sakura season.
20 Culture Sanja Festival Sher Ying Wee Widely considered as one of the larger and wilder festivals in Tokyo, the Sanja Matsuri attracts massive crowds over a 3 day period...
Culture National Museum of Western Art Todd Wojnowski National Museum of Western Art in Ueno Park, Tokyo, is the premier collection of art from the Western tradition in Japan. It hosts..
Shopping The Travels of Isabella Bird: I Amber Mezbourian Isabella Bird arrived in Japan in 1878 and planned an ambitious journey from Tokyo to Hokkaido - the first western woman to travel..