A while ago, we took you on a brief guided tour of Akihabara (click here for that feature), the nexus of geekish realities in Tokyo. While it's got a lot to offer, Akihabara can sometimes prove a ...

Tokyo is a city that never stops surprising me. I’ve been here on all of my 7+ trips to Japan, and every single time, I ...

Tourists wanting to join tea parties and try the combination of matcha powered green tea and yoga are flocking to the Matcha Tokyo Harajuku, which has opened in the capital’s Harajuku district. The ...

The last stretch of my walk around the Yamanote Line starts in Harajuku, arguably Tokyo’s foremost youth playground. Little has changed since 1992, when I moved to Japan. The only glaring exception is ...

With stunning design that features a vertical rooftop garden embedded into a reflective, geometric facade, the new Tokyu Plaza Harajuku Harakado shares aesthetic DNA with Tokyo Plaza Omotesando ...

At the new Jingumae Comichi food and drink complex in Harajuku, you can hop from venue to venue, sampling delicacies ranging from French cuisine and Chinese specialities to classic Japanese dishes.

‘Harajuku girls’ are not a monolithic lot. There are literally dozens of different subcultures with their own unique styles. On any given weekend afternoon, visitors to Harajuku’s crowded streets and ...