March 2021
- GU releases its first collaboration with cult Japanese streetwear label Undercover
- W-Base Bicycle Garage
- In photos: some of the best cherry blossom scenery in Tokyo this year
- Shu Uemura’s new global flagship store in Omotesando looks like a giant makeup box
- Japan’s Covid-19 vaccination information is now in 17 languages including English
- Koen-Dori Classics
- Kyoto Station could be getting its very own teamLab venue
- Watch: 7-Eleven Japan has released a new anime miniseries on YouTube
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- Shokukobo Aladdin
- This night tour in Nagano takes you to one of the best stargazing spots in Japan
- Nijo Castle in Kyoto is hosting a night-time digital art event this month
- Unlock the Real Japan: third issue out now
- Price tags in Japan must state final price including sales tax starting April 1
- Japan to introduce digital health certificate for Covid-19 status and vaccination
- Japan's Coca-Cola vending machines will offer a subscription service from April
- Healthy Tokyo
- Japan to provide up to ¥7,000 discount per person per night for staycations
- Watch these performances of the Yamato taiko drummers for free on YouTube
- Go To Travel campaign won’t resume before June 2021
- The state of emergency in Tokyo has been lifted – so what happens now?
- 5 feel-good Japanese anime films to cheer you up
- These Tokyu hotels in the heart of Shibuya are offering bargain staycation deals
- McDonald’s Japan is serving Oreo cheesecake this spring
- Coffee Nikki
- Imano Fruits Factory
- Green Nasco
- Get inside Tokyo’s unique restaurants and bars with this new book series
- Shiseido releases AR makeup filter for men to use during Zoom meetings
- How to watch the Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay via live-stream
- Amataro in Tokyo now offers an all-you-can-eat yakiniku deal for solo diners
- Haruki Murakami has designed a T-shirt collection for Uniqlo – and it's out now
- teamLab has a new interactive exhibition in Ginza – and it's free
- teamLab’s latest artwork is available as a TikTok filter for free
- KitKat Chocolatory in Shibuya now offers KitKat and whisky pairing
- A new series from Marie Kondo is coming to Netflix this summer
- See Gucci-themed virtual cherry blossoms at Tokyo Tower for free
- Nagayama Park
- Japan cherry blossom 2021 forecast: sakura expected to bloom earlier in Tokyo
- Can you – and should you – go see the cherry blossoms in Tokyo this year?
- This new Tokyo shop has the most capsule toy machines in the world
- Pringles newest Japan-only flavour tastes like Texas-style ribs
- Obaken Haunted Mansion
- Toho Cinemas Shinjuku
- Confirmed: Tokyo Olympics will not have overseas spectators due to Covid-19 risks
- Watch now: These 360-degree cherry blossom VR videos are incredibly soothing
- Have More Curry
- Yokohama Kitchen
- Bigin Hanten Oimachi
- Hete
- Classic Samgyetang Ebisu
- Confirmed: Greater Tokyo's state of emergency ends after Sunday March 21
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- The Little Shop of Flowers Atelier
- Hotel Drugs
- Hedgehog Café Harry Harajuku
- Shinshu Osake Mura
- Harajuku Taproom
- Shimbashi Dry-Dock
- Swan Lake Pub Edo
- Koenji Bakushu Kobo
- Lush Life
- Craftheads
- Vivo! Beer + Dining Bar
- DevilCraft Kanda
- Delirium Café Tokyo
- All-you-can-eat oysters
- Super Nintendo World will finally open at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka in March
- PM Suga says state of emergency in Greater Tokyo will be lifted on Monday March 22
- Book Off Meguro
- Mode Off Shimokitazawa
- Japanese court: government refusal to recognise same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
- 5 best Japanese movies and series coming to Netflix in March 2021
- Joe's Café
- Dommune
- Fruit Parlour Meguro (Kajitsuen Riiberu)
- Hotcake Tsurubamisha
- Parlor Shishido
- This unmanned JR train station in Gunma has turned into a glamping ground
- These cherry blossom hanami festivals in Tokyo are cancelled this year
- Creative Lounge MOV
- Fabbit Kyobashi
- Ii Office
- Basis Point
- Andwork Shibuya
- New JR East Welcome Rail Pass 2020 for foreign residents offers unlimited three-day travel
- Wagyumafia District
- 2nd Street Shimokitzawa
- Kindal
- Kodaiji Temple in Kyoto has a spring illumination event at its rock garden
- Japan could ban free plastic cutlery from 2022
- Netflix is releasing a new documentary drama about Japan's samurai warriors
- Maison Landemaine Shinjuku
- Starbucks releases a Japan-exclusive cherry blossom collection – and here's the price list
- Tokyo sneaker shop Atmos has a pop-up in Harajuku that looks like a convenience store
- Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo is now serving traditional stone-ground matcha
- Eslite Spectrum Nihonbashi
- Aloha Table Shonan
- JR East trains in Tokyo will stop running earlier starting March 13
- Amakusa Factory
- Adidas is dropping a new Japanese collection designed by Osaka tattoo artist Ukiyoemon
- Watch: Pikachu is now a DJ and he's remixing Pokemon melodies
- Dean and Deluca now offers vegan deli options: falafels, tofu noodles, salads and more
- Best free anime and video game backgrounds for your video calls
- Shushokudo Toranomon
- Senrigan
- Plancha Zurriola
- Tsukanto
- KitKat’s latest Japan-exclusive flavour is… graham crackers?
- Somtum Der Toranomon
- Maach Ecute Kanda Manseibashi
- 7 best co-working spaces for remote work in Tokyo
- Dare to Eat My Fish
- Foreign airlines flying into Japan are restricted to 100 passengers per flight
- Nescafe Sleep Cafe
- Four exhibitions in Tokyo to learn more about the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
- Root K Contemporary
- This Tokyo staycation deal comes with a cherry blossom river cruise
- Sakura, outlet shopping and Mt Fuji: a day trip from Tokyo to Gotemba now gets easier
- Japan likely to hold Tokyo Olympics without overseas spectators
- Theatre Shinjuku
- A Bathing Ape is dropping a Tom and Jerry collection this month
- Roppongi Art Night has gone online and you can attend for free
- Japan considers a limit of 2,000 arrivals per day ahead of the Tokyo Olympics
- Foreign residents in Japan will soon be able to renew their visa online
- Think Lab Ginza
- Cafe Salvador Business Salon
- Tokyo parks are banning cherry blossom picnics this year
- Toei Kyoto Studio Park now has a giant Evangelion cyborg that you can ride
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- These speed-corrected historical films show the streets of Tokyo over 100 years ago
- Chef Nao Motohashi on being a self-taught, female chef in Tokyo
- These new Totoro-inspired LeSportsac bags are exclusive to Japan
- Flipper's Daikanyama
- Japan extends the Covid-19 state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo region
- Three Evangelion movies are streaming on YouTube for free this weekend
- Pokémon have taken over trains on Tokyo’s Yamanote line
- Unlock the Real Japan: ten years after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, how has Japan changed?
- Viron
- Japan’s biggest hot air balloon competition is on this year, with events open to public
- Mt Fuji could be getting a train running directly to its fifth station
- Ginza Sembikiya Ginza Honten
- New Otani Patisserie Satsuki
- Il Pleut sur la Seine
- Asterisque
- À Tes Souhaits!
- French Pound House Yamatomura
- Aigre Douce
- Umineco Curry
- Pannya
- Meu Nota
- Little Cucina Yume
- Kuumba du Falafel
- Frijoles Azabu-juban
- Trunk Kitchen
- Cataratas
- Sumiyakiya Nishi-Azabu
- Milo is back on sale in Japan – and it's serving fruity Milo drinks at a Tokyo pop-up
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- Tokyo International Forum
- The JR East weekend pass lets you travel to Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka and more for just ¥8,800
- Watch: 3 documentaries on the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
- teamLab Borderless in Tokyo is getting a fresh spring look from March
- Visit the shops and restaurants inside JR East station ticket gates with your IC card
- Tully’s Coffee is releasing an exclusive Tom and Jerry collection this month
- Eggs’n Things Ginza
- You can play Japan’s favourite taiko drumming game for free on TikTok
- Menya Shono
- Menya Shono Gotsubo
- Gyukotsu Ramen Matador
- Treasure Style Factory Koenji
- Bazzstore Shimokitazawa
- Rinkan
- Japan now has a ‘Minister of Loneliness’ to tackle mental health issues
- Go to Travel campaign to remain suspended even after the lift of emergency
- This co-working space in Tokyo’s Sangenjaya neighbourhood doubles as a cat shelter