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The Ultimate Pokemon TCG Guide to Tokyo
52 card shops across 6 neighborhoods. Every stop worth making, from tax-free flagships to vintage specialists, mapped for the serious card hunter.
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What’s Trending in Tokyo Shopping Content Right Now
Planning to shop in Tokyo? This weekly snapshot shows which products are appearing across recent creator posts and what you may want to look for when you arrive. A ¥685 vitamin supplement ranks above every cosmetic, while skincare and haircare dominate the rest of the list.
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Japan’s Tax-Free Shopping Changes in November. What It Means for What You Buy
From 1 November you pay the tax at the till and claim it back at the airport. Small mixed baskets get easier, big single purchases get harder to budget, and the refund may not arrive as money.
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10 of Tokyo's Best Food Finds for the Money
From a ¥630 curry to a starred bowl of ramen at ¥1,100, these ten places serve food that costs far less than it tastes like it should.
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How to Buy a Stussy Tokyo Chapter T-Shirt
Two Chapter stores stock the Tokyo line and the drops are unpredictable. Here is what to ask in store, what to check before you pay, and where to look secondhand when the run is gone.
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Tokyo Crane Games, Mapped
Tokyo crane games, mapped. 30 arcades across seven areas, picked for their crane games rather than their cabinets, with opening hours, floors and station walks on every one.
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All-you-can-drink in Tokyo, and how nomihodai actually works
Nomihodai takes the guesswork out of the drinks bill. How Tokyo's all-you-can-drink system works, what to check before you order, and nine places offering more than the usual beer and highballs.
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Shibuya in One Day, The Essential Itinerary
One day in Shibuya, hour by hour. Most one-day lists are twenty places in no particular order, which leaves the actual work to you. This is eleven, in sequence, and the sequence is the point.
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Harajuku to Shibuya? Walk Cat Street
Cat Street, stop by stop. It is the backstreet between Harajuku and Shibuya, laid along the covered course of the old Shibuya river, and it is worth walking instead of riding one stop on the Yamanote.
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One Piece & Pokemon oripa, decoded
Pokemon and One Piece oripa, decoded. Oripa are mystery card packs the shop assembles itself rather than the card publisher, and 29 Tokyo shops sell them.
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Asakusa, Made by you
Asakusa workshops, mapped. Thirty six studios where you make the thing yourself and carry it out the same day, sorted by what you actually want to make.
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Not your typical animal cafes
Not your typical animal cafes. Sixteen Tokyo rescues where the cats and dogs are waiting for homes and the door charge pays for their care, plus the reason there are no owls, hedgehogs or capybaras on the list.
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Personal color analysis in Tokyo, in a language you understand
Your colors, in a language you speak. Personal color analysis has become something visitors book a Tokyo trip around, and the listings make every studio look the same. They are not, and the gap that matters most is language.
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Shinjuku food tour
13 dishes across 4 local eateries — a guided crash course in Tokyo neighborhood eating.
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