Yeah but that shrine is pretty standard, my family keeps one in their office. If you want smooth payment just go to a station that's actually staffed 24/7, not the ones that switch to self-serve at ni...

You're right that a lot of the "language exchange" meetups here tilt heavily toward English practice. I'd check out the ones organized by the Tokyo Language Exchange group on Meetup. They hold events...

if you're in shibuya there's a place called "Nonbei Yokocho" that still has a few spots where smoking is fine. it's that tiny alley near the station, most of the bars there are so small the smoke just...

Nishi-Waseda is a solid choice for the year. The walk to campus is easy and you'll have Otakibashi-dori with all its convenience stores and the big Book Off if you need cheap furniture or manga. Safet...

If you're near Ikebukuro, the Sunshine 60 building has a P'Parco floor with a store called Kiddy Land that stocks a decent amount of AOT apparel, usually the more official collab stuff with graphic te...