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owl cafe in tokyo, akiba fukurou, japan

What a hoot: Tokyo Owl Cafe

You may know of cat cafes but what about the latest trend in Tokyo – owl cafes? Spend an hour holding and patting these magnificent birds. Only in Japan!

3 day Tokyo itinerary

Planning a trip to Tokyo? This detailed itinerary has everything you need to make the most of Japan’s biggest city!

Things to do in Tokyo at night

Experience Tokyo at night – beyond the obvious

Let’s take a look at some of the things Tokyo’s nightlife has to offer that will help you explore the metropolis after dark.

Things to do in Tokyo at night, Japan

Things to do in Tokyo at night

After dark, Tokyo becomes a whole new city. Here are the best things to do in Tokyo at night.

ikebukuro earthquake museum, safety learning centre, tokyo, japan

Experiencing Japan’s worst earthquake

Feeling like you’re in the middle of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake can be pretty scary. Would you go to a place in Tokyo where you can do that for yourself?

Yasukuni Shrine, Yushukan Museum, Tokyo, japanese war memorial, japanese war history

The land of the eternally-rising sun

The Yakusuni shrine and its associated museum are never far from controversy. Many claim they represent a whitewashing of history.

Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan

Plenty more fish…

It’s like a whole other world inside the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. It’s the world’s largest seafood market and there is a lot to see!

Meguro Parasitological Museum

Parasite-seeing

There are some weird museums in the world – and plenty are in Japan. But this one in Tokyo has got to be one of the strangest!

meiji shrine, meiji jingu, tokyo, emperor meiji, japan

Just like Meiji

It’s one of the most famous landmarks in Tokyo but, without its namesake, Japan could have turned out to have been very different.

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