Tokyo
Seven hidden attractions at this hugely popular Tokyo shrine
From a seven-hectare forest to a majestic archway, Tokyo’s Meiji-Jingu shrine features hidden attractions worth lingering for.
- by Ben Groundwater
Weird and wonderful: Nine must-do highlights in Tokyo
It’s no surprise that the largest city on the planet has a dizzying array of options for visitors, so we’ve whittled it down to some old and new favourites.
- by Jamie Lafferty
‘I was almost brought to tears’: Navigating Tokyo’s hugely popular tourist attraction
Part museum, part art installation and part amusement park – as one of Tokyo’s most popular attractions, it pays to know before you go to teamLab Planets.
- by Barry Divola
★★★★
Airline reviews
Airline review: No loud talking, please, on world’s most considerate airline
The greeting announcement requesting passengers not talk loudly or consume excess alcohol makes me feel like I am already in thoughtful, considerate Japan.
- by Flip Byrnes
This Tokyo neighbourhood is one of the coolest places you’ll ever visit
With its vintage clothing stores, record shops, hip bars and flea markets, could Shimokitazawa be the coolest neighbourhood in Tokyo?Â
- by Barry Divola
One of Japan’s (and the world’s) coolest museums just reopened
Ask any Tokyophiles for their must-do experiences in the Japanese capital, and they will probably cite teamLab amongst them.
- by Julietta Jameson
★★★★
Airline reviews
Airline review: Australia to Japan aboard Virgin’s new plane
Virgin Australia’s new Boeing 737-8 is a small aircraft to fly this sort of distance, but it has its advantages.
- by Craig Platt
Endless delight: The 15 destinations we never get tired of revisiting
The point of travel is often to go to new places and have new experiences, but the chance to revisit favourite locations can be like reuniting with an old friend.
You can’t book for Japan’s best restaurants, but this Aussie can get you in
You can’t make a booking at Sushi Saito, Japan’s best sushi restaurant. You won’t get a seat at Sushi Amamoto either. It just won’t happen. Not without Melburnian Rachel Lang.
- by Ben Groundwater
Six of the most impressive must-visit shops in Tokyo
From clothing to stationery to guitars: if Tokyo is shopping heaven, then these to-die-for flagship stores are nirvana.
- by Barry Divola