totally get the pikachu struggle, those claws are rigged i swear. but honestly the best part of that mall is the rooftop garden area, its so quiet up there you forget youre in the middle of a shopping...

honestly if u want more of a proper livehouse vibe check out Earthdom in Okubo. they do a weekly jam night on wednesdays but sometimes have random sessions on weekends too. the owner's a bass player h...

oh i've been lowkey wanting to do this forever! i'm in nakano-ku and there's a studio space near nakano station that's like 1500 yen for a few hours on sundays. i sang alto in a college barbershop gro...

one thing that i havent seen mentioned yet is the Meguro River Cherry Blossom Promenade area, they have a small community center near the Nakameguro station that does weekend english workshops for kid...

skip the touts entirely, they're all middlemen taking a cut. head straight for the love hotel hill area just south of yasukuni dori, past the main kabukicho gate. the women standing near the pink salo...