EventExhibitions
Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre
Leonardo's portrait La Belle Ferronnière anchors a Renaissance exhibition at the National Art Center, Tokyo, through 13 December.
Tokyo / Between the stations
Thursday 24 September
The local editTokyo
A closer look at Tokyo
A garden beyond the crossing. A museum room that holds your attention. A meal down a smaller street. There’s always more to notice.
Less searching. More going.
Your day, your way.
Choose a mood. We’ll connect the good places.
The after-dark edit
Tokyo, one floor further down.
Beneath Omotesando and beyond the Shibuya crossing, another city starts with the first record.
Explore after dark
01Tokyo / Aoyama
VENT
Below Omotesando, a sound-focused club where house and techno give polished Aoyama a different kind of evening.
Find your nightEditorial artwork
02Tokyo / Shibuya
CIRCUS TOKYO
A Shibuya club with room for bass-heavy arrivals, electronic selectors and live shows beyond one fixed genre.
Find your nightEditorial artwork
03Tokyo
WOMB
Shibuya after dark, with a club programme that makes the final stop a destination of its own.
Find your night
04Tokyo / Ebisu
Bar TRENCH
Thirteen seats on an Ebisu side street, with herbal spirits, carefully made cocktails and a walk-in rhythm that suits a small group.
Find your night
Choose a dated event on the venue’s official programme. Admission and opening times vary.
Follow your curiosity
A few ways to do Tokyo.
015 stops, at your pace
Tokyo, from gardens to the dance floor
A garden morning, two very different art stops, tonkatsu and WOMB. A full Tokyo day that saves some energy for Shibuya.
Open the itinerary
023 stops, at your pace
Shibuya to Ebisu, three moods after dark
Choose a room at The SG Club, rise above Shibuya at Bellovisto and finish small at Bar TRENCH. A southward route with room to improvise.
Open the itinerary
033 stops, at your pace
Roppongi art, with a meal in mind
Choose one exhibition, then make space for tonkatsu in Nishi-Azabu. A flexible art-and-food plan around Roppongi.
Open the itineraryOn our radar
Small discoveries for a city with many layers.
Shinjuku
AFURI: Shinjuku Lumine
Roppongi & Nogizaka
Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre
Ueno
Bunbuku Chagama: a story told in signs
Out there, right now
A Tokyo day, starting now.
EventExhibitions
Naomichi Sato "Accumulations and Traces"
Naomichi Sato "Accumulations and Traces" brings ceramics / lacquer to Mizusai. The exhibition is a focused look at the work named in the programme.
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Exonemo "The Last Acres of the Internet"
Exonemo "The Last Acres of the Internet" at Neort++: Exonemo treats internet domains as a scarce form of territory. The exhibition asks how ownership and personal spaces operate on a network built to copy and circulate information.
EventExhibitions
Someta "Re: Standard"
Someta "Re: Standard" brings painting to Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery. The exhibition is a focused look at the work named in the programme.
Close the tabs. Open the weekend.
Give one part of Tokyo your afternoon.
Choose the exhibition, find a garden nearby and leave enough time for a meal. Tokyo rewards attention more than a crowded itinerary.
Make a weekend of itEventExhibitions
Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre
Leonardo's portrait La Belle Ferronnière anchors a Renaissance exhibition at the National Art Center, Tokyo, through 13 December.
EventCulture
Bunbuku Chagama: a story told in signs
A Japanese folktale becomes a picture-story performance in the Tokyo National Museum’s family programme.
The food edit
Pull up a seat. Take your time.
RestaurantJapanese
AFURI: Shinjuku Lumine
A ramen counter in Shinjuku's LUMINE 1. An easy food anchor near the station, with the exact branch details in one place.
RestaurantJapanese
Butagumi: Nishi-Azabu
A tonkatsu restaurant for a meal with a little more space around it. Lunch and dinner are separate services in Nishi-Azabu.
RestaurantJapanese
Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama
Aoyama shopping can wait until after a proper tonkatsu lunch. Maisen makes a useful sit-down pause just off Omotesandō.
RestaurantJapanese
Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu
Soba, skewers and a late dinner in Nishi-Azabu. Make the meal the occasion, then decide how much night you have left.
Art & culture
A new way to look at Tokyo.
EventExhibitions
Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre
Leonardo's portrait La Belle Ferronnière anchors a Renaissance exhibition at the National Art Center, Tokyo, through 13 December.
EventExhibitions
Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan
A new look at Hiroshige's landscapes and changing skies, drawn from the Uchiyama collection at Tokyo National Museum.
EventExhibitions
Mariko Mori: All That Shines
An announced retrospective of Mariko Mori's work across photography, sculpture and interactive installation, opening on 31 October.
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Duet: Asian Contemporary
Chinese and Japanese photography and video meet in a six-artist exhibition at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.
Big on discovery. Easy on the wallet.
Tokyo beyond the ticket desk.
Temple grounds and public spaces open another side of the city. Check what each visit includes before you set out.
Discover it for yourselfA city of little worlds
Different streets. Different Tokyos.
Editor’s picks
Tokyo, a few thoughtful stops at a time.
GuideCulture
Tokyo, at your own pace
Three ways to shape a Tokyo day: a garden, a temple neighbourhood or an afternoon with art. Choose one starting point.
GuideCulture
Roppongi art, with a meal in mind
Choose one exhibition, then make space for tonkatsu in Nishi-Azabu. A flexible art-and-food plan around Roppongi.
GuideCulture
Harajuku trees, Aoyama tables
A wooded shrine approach, a proper lunch and one museum. Three stops give this side of Tokyo room to breathe.
GuideFood & drink
Shibuya to Ebisu, three moods after dark
Choose a room at The SG Club, rise above Shibuya at Bellovisto and finish small at Bar TRENCH. A southward route with room to improvise.
A closer look