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    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Autumn in Tokyo: a photo essay

      The season arrived later than usual in the Japanese capital this year, but its foliage is particularly glorious — as seen in these specially commissioned snapshots taken earlier this week

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      A guide to Arashiyama, Kyoto: land of poets — and photo opportunities

      Just a few hours from Tokyo lies one of Japan’s most storied — and beautiful — literary destinations, which also makes for a perfect weekend break

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Five of the best sento bathhouse experiences in Tokyo

      Soak up the calming, charming atmosphere at these Japanese institutions, which range from the proudly old-school to hipster havens

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      An insider guide to Tokyo’s Koreatown

      Where to shop and eat in Shin-Okubo, one of the city’s buzziest districts

    • Sunday, 2 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Karaoke in Tokyo with your boss: a strategic guide

      How to achieve professional triumph in this gladiatorial arena

    • Monday, 5 September, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Kill time and zombies: four of Tokyo’s most exciting game centres

      From retro-tastic classics to mind-blowing VR adventures — via good old pinball machines — every gaming taste is catered to here

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      12 glorious highlights in Tokyo’s constellation of starchitecture

      An ever-shifting canvas for Japan’s world-leading architects, the city is dotted with examples of their mind-bending vision — from stadiums and subway stations to a cake shop and public loos

    • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
      HTSI
      Cult Shop: for Tokyo’s stationery dreamers

      Kakimori’s in-house ink shop – where you can create your own unique colour – ticks all the write boxes

    • Monday, 17 January, 2022
      FT GlobetrotterTips from the top
      ‘Womenomics’ pioneer Kathy Matsui’s guide to Tokyo

      One of Asia’s top financial executives — whose groundbreaking work on gender parity helped shape Japanese government policy — highlights Tokyo’s female game-changers in the fields of art, design and food

    • Monday, 10 January, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Many happy returns: the city spaces that bring joy to our correspondents and writers

      Be it New York subway trains, a Frankfurt bakery or a Tokyo karaoke joint, these are the spots that never fail to uplift the FT’s globetrotters

    • Monday, 27 December, 2021
      FT Globetrotter
      Cities on screen

      In this series from FT Globetrotter, our film critic selects the best movies in which the city plays a starring role

    • Friday, 17 December, 2021
      HTSI
      Soak up the hot springs in Nozawa Onsen

      A mountain village in Japan’s Nagano prefecture provides a perfect winter getaway

    • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
      FT GlobetrotterCities on screen
      Tokyo drift: the best movies to spirit you away to the Japanese capital

      A Kurosawa crime thriller, a Soviet sci-fi epic and a wild anime reimagining of the Nativity are among the classics that take our film critic to Tokyo

    • Monday, 18 October, 2021
      FT Globetrotter
      Portrait of a park

      Green spaces in our cities have become more cherished than ever. In this series from FT Globetrotter, our correspondents and writers tell their stories

    • Sunday, 12 September, 2021
      FT GlobetrotterRide with the FT
      Local heroes: three of inner Tokyo’s most rewarding bike routes

      In this vast metropolis, exploring the capital’s neighbourhoods on short cycle rides is a great way to get to know the lie of the land

    • Sunday, 11 July, 2021
      FT GlobetrotterRide with the FT
      Greater Tokyo on two wheels: cycling beyond the centre of the capital

      Explore an Edo-era town, sample superb seafood and realise your Olympian-cyclist dreams on these routes around the outskirts of Tokyo

    • Monday, 24 May, 2021
      FT Globetrotter
      Tips from the top

      In this series from FT Globetrotter, leaders across a range of industries, from food to finance to fashion, share guides to their cities, with top spots to eat and drink, exercise, explore — and more

    • Friday, 14 May, 2021
      House & Home
      The kitsch world of Kappabashi, Tokyo’s ‘kitchen town’

      A kilometre of shops where chefs and cookware geeks come to buy knives, fish scalers and wasabi graters

    • Monday, 19 April, 2021
      FT GlobetrotterTips from the top
      Tsuneo Kita on the beauty of Tokyo by foot

      The former Nikkei chairman’s guide to the Japanese capital, with scenic runs and walks rounded off with fine food and culture

    • Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
      Spring forward! Blossom to boost your mental health
      Rhapsody in pink: five places to see the full splendour of Tokyo’s sakura season

      The Japanese capital’s thousands of cherry trees are about to burst into bloom — and despite Covid restrictions on the social side of viewing them, it’s still not to be missed

    • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
      FT GlobetrotterPortrait of a park
      Portrait of a park: Yoyogi, Tokyo — a preening, pastoral playground

      In the first in a new FT Globetrotter series on parks in our cities, our Asia business editor revels in the magic of the Japanese capital’s most eccentric and accepting green space

    • Sunday, 30 August, 2020
      FT GlobetrotterNeighbourhood walks
      Tokyo walks: slipping into Shirokanedai’s ‘in-between’ spaces

      The busy ‘wedding’ district conceals a portal to a world of mysterious winding streets that barely feel like Tokyo at all . . . 

    • Monday, 22 June, 2020
      FT Globetrotter
      Neighbourhood walks

      With our movements more restricted, our focus has sharpened on the neighbourhoods we live in. Here FT writers explore their local area up close

    • Saturday, 6 June, 2020
      10 great walks – all over the world
      Tokyo walks: Shimokitazawa, the essence of Japan at its coolest

      As the country lifts its state of emergency, Leo Lewis dips cautiously back into a revived, rolling party

    • Saturday, 9 May, 2020
      FT GlobetrotterNeighbourhood walks
      Tokyo walks: exploring Aoyama in bloom

      This is the first in a new FT Globetrotter series, in which correspondents and writers explore their local area up close. In Japan’s capital, despite the deserted shopping streets, nature has sprung to life

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