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Food & Dining
Miyashita Park & Shibuya Yokocho 2025: Bars & Market
Miyashita Park by day and Shibuya Yokocho by night: the December purple illumination, the Powerpuff Girls event, and avoiding tourist pricing.
Food & Dining
Parlor Yazawa Azabudai Hills: Kids Lunch & Bento Menu
Parlor Yazawa at Azabudai Hills Market B1: the Adult's Kids Lunch wagyu hamburg set, the premium takeout bento, how to order and opening hours.
Travel Guide
Shibuya Station Luggage Storage: Lockers & ecbo cloak
Where the coin lockers hide in Shibuya Station, how to check availability in real time, the Mark City spots, Shibuya-san, and ecbo cloak.
Shopping
Shibuya Parco Floor Guide: Store Directory by Level
What is on each floor of Shibuya Parco: Nintendo TOKYO and Pokemon Center on 6F, Human Made and Casetify, and Kiwamiya hamburg steak in Chaos Kitchen.
Shopping
Shibuya Parco 6F: Nintendo, Pokemon Center & Jump Shop
Nintendo TOKYO ticket rules, Pokemon Center Shibuya exclusives and cards, Jump Shop and Capcom Store, plus a route that minimises queueing.
Shopping
Human Made Shibuya Parco: Part 1 & 2 and the Queue
The renewed Human Made store in Shibuya Parco: where Part 1 clothing and Part 2 accessories are, and how the numbered ticket queue works.
Food & Dining
Kiwamiya Shibuya Parco: Hamburg Menu & Wait Times
Fukuoka's top hamburg restaurant at Shibuya Parco B1F: menu prices, the 198 yen unlimited rice refill, and how to skip the queue.
Food & Dining
Sawamura Tokyo Station: Lunch Set & Unlimited Bread
The weekday lunch at Sawamura in the Shin-Marunouchi Building comes with unlimited bread, salad and coffee. Menu, prices and the Tokyo Station view.
Travel Guide
Tokyo New Year Business Hours: What Opens January 1
Which Tokyo department stores close on January 1 and which open, plus Hatsuuri first-sale dates at Shinjuku Isetan and Ginza Mitsukoshi.
Travel Guide
Tokyo Station Year-End Hours: Character & Ramen Street
December 31 to January 3 opening hours for Tokyo Character Street, Tokyo Ramen Street and Okashi Land, so you avoid a closed shutter.