Music
Jazz Clubs in Tokyo, Seoul, and Hong Kong: The Late-Night Pilgrimage
Tokyo has more jazz clubs than New York. Seoul is building a scene from scratch. Hong Kong is holding on. Here's where to sit, listen, and forget what time it is.
Tokyo
Tokyo
Day Trips From Tokyo That Aren't Kyoto
Everyone knows you can take the bullet train to Kyoto. Here are the day trips that actual Tokyo residents take when they need to escape the city for a few hours.
Tokyo
Summer in Tokyo: A Survival Guide That's Also a Love Letter
July in Tokyo will try to kill you with humidity. It will also hand you a bowl of kakigori, point you toward a fireworks festival, and dare you to complain.
Fashion
Harajuku in 2025: Beyond the Costume Play
The tourists still come for the costumes, but Harajuku's real fashion story in 2025 is quieter, stranger, and far more interesting than the Takeshita Street spectacle.
Fitness
Running Clubs in Tokyo, Seoul, and Singapore Are Replacing Nightlife
At 7 PM on a Wednesday in Tokyo, 200 people are gathering not for drinks or dinner but for a 10K run through Shibuya. The after-party has kombucha.
Tokyo
Shimokitazawa: Tokyo's Most Stubbornly Independent Neighborhood
While Shibuya and Shinjuku chase the future, Shimokitazawa digs in its heels and refuses to become anything other than itself.