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Food & Dining
Echire Butter Tokyo: All 5 Stores, Menu & Canele
All five Echire butter stores in Tokyo, the Shibuya Scramble Square menu with prices, and the strict rules for buying canele.
Events & Festivals
Doraemon Tokyo Dream Park 2026: Tickets, Prices & Zones
Ticket prices and booking for 100% Doraemon & Friends at Tokyo Dream Park, the six exhibition zones, and how to get there. Open 10:00-18:00.
Travel Guide
Asakusa Sumida Park Cherry Blossoms: Skytree Photo Spots
Sumida Park cherry blossoms in Asakusa: Skytree photo spots, the river cruise, night illumination, a walking course and riverside cafes.
Travel Guide
Shiba Park: Picnic Spots & Tokyo Tower Walking Course
A free park directly under Tokyo Tower. Where to picnic, when the cherry blossoms peak, cafe picks, and a Shiba Park to Zojoji half-day walk.
Food & Dining
Suzukake Azabudai Hills: Ichigo Daifuku & Dorayaki Menu
The 100-year Fukuoka wagashi maker at Azabudai Hills: menu prices for strawberry daifuku, dorayaki and monaka, shelf life and gift sets.
Travel Guide
Zojoji Temple: Sangedatsumon, Jizo Statues & Tower View
Zojoji in Shiba Park: the Sangedatsumon gate, the 1,300 Jizo statues with pinwheels, the Tokyo Tower view, and a Daimon to Shiba route.
Food & Dining
Kamotonegi Ueno: Duck Ramen Menu, Prices & Wait Times
Duck broth ramen made from three ingredients at Kamotonegi in Ueno. The full menu with prices, choosing your green onion, and the queue.
Food & Dining
Noix de Beurre Isetan Shinjuku: Financier Menu & Queue
Freshly baked financiers, lemon cake and canele at Noix de Beurre in Isetan Shinjuku B1F, with prices and the best times to avoid the queue.
Travel Guide
Tokyo Station Luggage Storage: Lockers, Fees & Counters
Seven ways to store luggage at Tokyo Station: coin locker locations and fees, Multi-ecube smart lockers, and staffed counters for big suitcases.
Events & Festivals
Enoshima Aquarium Tamagotchi 2026: Tickets & Exhibits
The Shin-Enoshima Aquarium x Tamagotchi event runs March 14 to May 17, 2026. Ticket prices, the special exhibits and the stamp rally.