Top Stories - Tokyo

Would it feel right to enter this information center in Shibuya?

Wonder upon wonder! It was snowing in Tokyo on the evening of the first of February! Unfortunately I couldn't fully enjoy it because I had to catch an overnight bus to Kyoto.

Three timelapse videos set in Tokyo, zooming closer on the city with each video.

Tokyology is a documentary exploring contemporary Japanese pop-culture. Vicariously experience the diverse and colorful attractions of the world's largest city, as Carrie Ann Inaba guides you through the legendary crowds of Tokyo.

A wild night in Shibuya on Halloween night. Lots of sexy nurses and police officers!

look at people, people drifting look at people, people moving look at people, people floating within the memory and what is real] [repeat] into the avenue of moonlight into the avenue of ... [a little more on Japans Trains and Bridges]

Wandering through Tokyo at night, I discovered some places that, although ordinary looking in daylight, are fascinating during night time.

As he says where East meets West - this is quite a number of years old but still holds up.

I should have suspected something was amiss when we—the group of journalists I'm traveling with in Japan for 10 days—showed up at the offices of the media company Nikkei, and our Japanese counterparts, columnists, and editors apologized for not wearing ties. We had received instructions that meetings were business formal, jacket and tie.

Tokyo is the sprawling capital of Japan, so large that it's more like a prefecture than a unified entity, made up of 23 individual city-like wards which are similar to New York's burroughs.

Tokyo was not always a mess of concrete and overhead cables.

While I was taking a walk in Shinjuku 2 cho-me after lunch, I found a nice place to stay and be calm. Shinjuku 2 cho-me is well known as an area of gay bars. I usually hear people at those bars still singing karaoke or sitting on the street drunk and talking in the early morning while I’m on my way to work.

Coming soon to London's Oxford Circus: a Tokyo-style scramble as used at Shibuya, one of the world's busiest crossings. For 30 seconds all traffic stops and people walk in every direction. It is hoped the plan will reduce pavement overcrowding.

The guys and gals over at Tokyo Food Page have a wonderful page listing a great deal of Beer Pubs and Beer Bars in Tokyo with reviews for your beer loving pleasure. Go take a look!
Belgo in Shibuya is a personal favorite. The tree-house sitting is the best!

It’s no secret there is more than just sushi, yakitori and beef bowls available on the streets of Roppongi.

Lurking among the shops, stores and street stands are more dubious vendors. Some operate in the shadows. Others hold signs on the sidewalk touting the availability of their product: "legal drugs."