Have you ever seen people in sky-blue checkered uniforms talking to foreign visitors on the streets of Tokyo? They are tourism volunteers who provide guidance in various languages as part of an ...

Since releasing our first guide map, ‘101 Things To Do in Shibuya’ in March 2012, Time Out Tokyo has created numerous maps covering the most popular destinations in Tokyo. With these maps, you can ...

Sweating it out in a sauna can be serious business in Japan. The country’s steam-room scene revolves around totonou – the canonical sauna term that means to be ‘orderly’ or ‘in harmony’. More ...