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Events & Festivals
Roppongi Christmas Illumination 2025: Schedule & Spots
2025 Roppongi Hills Illumination official schedule and photo spots complete guide!
Shopping
SEKAIDO Shinjuku: Member Card vs Tax-Free & Floor Guide
Whether the paid member card or tax-free saves you more at SEKAIDO Shinjuku, what is on each floor, and a shopping list. Open 09:30-20:00.
Travel Guide
Narita Airport T1 Duty-Free: 5% Coupon & What to Buy
The 5% Klook coupon for the ANA duty-free shop in Narita Terminal 1, how to redeem it, and what is worth buying in whisky and sake.
Travel Guide
Kids Parks from Shinjuku: Disney, Sanrio & Yomiuriland
Five theme parks reachable from Shinjuku with children: Disneyland, Sanrio Puroland, Thomas Land, Yomiuriland and Tokyo Dome City.
Travel Guide
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Observatory: Free Entry
The free 45th-floor observation deck in Shinjuku: light show times, how the South and North decks differ, closure days and how to get up.
Travel Guide
Tokyo Disneyland: Tickets, DPA, Hotels & Restaurants
Disneyland or DisneySea, how variable ticket pricing works, Disney Premier Access, afternoon passes, plus hotels, dining and getting there.
Food & Dining
Yokohama Katsuretsuan: Katsuretsu Menu, Prices & Refills
Katsuretsuan has served Yokohama-style katsuretsu since 1927. The secret sauce, free rice and cabbage refills, menu prices and what to order.
Events & Festivals
Hello Kitty Popup Roppongi Hills: Free Perfume & Goods
The Hello Kitty Picnic Garden popup at Roppongi Hills: how to get the free perfume miniature, the limited goods, and booking tips.
Food & Dining
Pavlov Yokohama Motomachi: Pound Cake Menu & Booking
Tabelog Top 100 Sweets five years running. The signature pound cakes, the cake set and French toast, prices and how to reserve.
Travel Guide
Tokyo Christmas Illumination Itinerary: 4 Days & Budget
A four-day Tokyo route built around the christmas illuminations in Shibuya, Shinjuku, Asakusa and Roppongi, with transport and costs.