December Winter Illuminations in Shibuya and Shinjuku: Tokyo’s Brightest Seasonal Magic
Tokyo becomes a city of lights in winter, but few places capture the season’s charm as beautifully as Shibuya and Shinju...
December 
Event / Festival Hanazono Shrine’s Tori-no-Ichi Festival: A Lively Celebration of Luck in the Heart of Shinjuku
Known in Japanese as the Ōtori Matsuri (大酉祭), this annual event draws thousands of people from all over Japan who come t...
Food Marugen Ramen: Discovering the Soulful Taste of Japan’s “Meat Soba”
When travelers think of Japanese ramen, images of tonkotsu broth from Hakata, miso ramen from Hokkaido, or shoyu ramen f...