February 2021
- Japan will lift state of emergency for six prefectures on February 28
- Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’ is being adapted into a stage play
- Buvette
- Akaoni
- Ryu No Ko
- Hotel New Otani Tokyo
- The Westin Tokyo
- Shamaim
- Miharu Ikebukuro
- Minafuku
- Zuisetsu
- Homework's Hiroo
- Miya
- Hot Stand Pells
- Azabu Shokudo
- Ta-im
- Crisscross
- Burger Mania Shirokane
- Cristiano’s
- Uoriki
- This Tokyo housing index reveals the property prices along the JR Yamanote Line
- Kith Treats Tokyo’s new ice cream sandwich is a chocolate overload
- Starbucks has dropped a second Japan-exclusive cherry blossom collection
- Shinsen Hinabe Shabushabu Ken Gosho
- Chinese Restaurant Kan
- EAT Grill & Bar
- Hide
- Nishi-Shinjuku landmark Taito Station arcade is closing for good in March
- 5 best Japanese manga you can read in English
- Taro Okamoto Museum of Art
- Toshogu Shrine
- Orion
- How to turn the leftover broth in your instant ramen into chawanmushi
- Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo releases sakura-themed merch, cocktails and cakes
- Tokyo Tower is getting a nighttime sauna with digital art experience this March
- Where to buy face masks online in Tokyo and Japan
- Shanghai Xiaochi
- Provencale
- Zuien Bekkan
- Café & Meal Muji Shinjuku
- 5 best travel shows about Japan
- Torimoto Honten
- Usagiya
- 7 best stores to buy imported groceries in Tokyo
- Hagiso
- Sakura Hotel Hatagaya
- Horaiken
- Vibe Bar Wild One
- C'est Bien S&M shop
- Love Merci
- Jupiter Coffee Nakano
- Sansanto
- Yokohama Chinatown
- Japan considers maintaining the current state of emergency
- Watch a free Noh performance online with English subtitles
- Kaldi Coffee Farm Yoyogi Uehara
- Tokyo’s oldest surviving stone bridge has been restored and is reopening in April
- National Azabu
- Seijo Ishii Minami Aoyama
- Kinokuniya International
- Condomania (Harajuku branch)
- For Your Pleasure
- You can now work remotely at this rescue cat hostel in Osaka
- CBD Lab Denenchofu
- The basic dos and don'ts for tourists in Tokyo
- M's: Pop Life sex department store
- Haruki Murakami hosted a live jazz show and you can watch it online
- One day in... Gakugeidaigaku
- Aka
- Here are the lookbook and prices for Levi's upcoming Pokemon collection
- MW Kitchen
- Hakodate Winter Festival adds digital projection and fireworks to its night attractions
- Setagaya Literary Museum
- You can now get Mr Cheesecake ice cream at 7-Eleven
- Japan’s Yamato drummers are performing free taiko concerts via livestream
- Laox: Duty Free Akihabara
- Tokyo Cowboy
- You can now get Covid-19 test kits from vending machines in Tokyo
- Tim Ho Wan Shinjuku Southern Terrace
- Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony will be broadcast live in the United States
- Suga Shoten
- Tsukiji Eel Eatery – Nisshin Tasuke
- Where to go for zero-waste grocery shopping in Tokyo
- Ipanema
- Aparecida
- Five things you didn’t know about Netflix’s ‘Alice in Borderland’
- Ocharaka
- Ningyocho Imahan
- Best oden restaurants in Tokyo
- Nara has started a campaign to stop people from feeding its deer
- Okame
- Kamata
- Godiva created a chocolate beef curry bun just for Lawson
- Sapporo Snow Festival has gone virtual and you can attend for free online
- ChinaTown 80
- Yamashitacho Park
- Grand Hyatt Tokyo now has the world's first hotel room decorated by Takashi Murakami
- One of Kyoto’s oldest temples, Daigoji, is going into space
- Tsujiri Ginza
- The best Japanese films and series coming to Netflix in February 2021
- Nihonbashi is getting a new boutique art hotel in February
- Best shops and restaurants at Bonus Track in Shimokitazawa
- Two Suntory whisky distilleries now offer free online tours
- Harajuku’s Kawaii Monster Café has closed – but here’s why you shouldn’t despair
- Star Road Shopping Street
- Re:gendo
- Asagaya Anime Street
- Popular Harajuku crepe shop Angels Heart has closed down after 36 years in business
- JR East will begin an off-peak Suica points programme in March
- Nue by Totoya
- Foreign residents are eligible for Japan’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, confirms minister
- These Tokyo hotels are offering rooms for daytime remote work at only ¥500 per day
- Confirmed: Japan extends state of emergency for another month
- Fukushima town reopens with street art dedicated to the 2011 disaster
- Gucci celebrates Japan’s iconic blue-cat robot Doraemon in a special collection
- Pikachu Sweets by Pokémon Café
- Japan to introduce fines penalising those breaking Covid-19 safety measures
- Watch the English trailer of Studio Ghibli's latest film 'Earwig and the Witch'
- Japan considers extending its second state of emergency
- Tokyo Olympics could be held without spectators
- Ippudo has introduced a new vegan ramen to its menu