Discover Real Tokyo
with Tokyo Mate
From local favorite restaurants to hidden gems
Experience Tokyo the authentic way
Restaurant Guides
Travel Tips
Local Insights
Discover Real Tokyo
Food & Dining
HOUSE Shin-Marunouchi 7F: Terrace Dinner & Station View
HOUSE on the 7F of the Shin-Marunouchi Building: dinner on the open terrace facing Tokyo Station at night, with hours, access and menu notes.
Travel Guide
KITTE Marunouchi: Free Rooftop Deck & Christmas Tree
KITTE by Tokyo Station: the 13.5m christmas tree, two free observation points on 6F and 4F, the old post office room, and train spotting.
Travel Guide
Azabudai Hills Sky Room: 34F Tokyo Tower Sunset Cafe
The cafe and bar on the 34th floor of Azabudai Hills, its monthly schedule, the menu, and when the Tokyo Tower sunset view is best.
Travel Guide
Roppongi Hills Access & Roppongi Station Coin Lockers
Getting to Roppongi Hills from Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Oedo line, plus five coin locker spots with sizes, prices and availability.
Food & Dining
Nemuro Hanamaru Tokyo Station: Waits & Plate Prices
The conveyor belt sushi at KITTE Marunouchi by Tokyo Station: how the ticket and LINE system works, and what each plate costs from 176 yen.
Travel Guide
Marunouchi Building Free Observatory: 35F Night View
The free observation floors on 35F and 5F of the Marunouchi Building by Tokyo Station, with sunset timing, the Mt Fuji view and access.
Food & Dining
The Front Room Tokyo Station: French Toast & Brunch
The all-day cafe on Marunouchi Building 1F by Tokyo Station. Its signature whipped-cream French toast, the full menu, and how long the queue runs.
Travel Guide
Azabudai Hills teamLab Borderless: The Museum Without a Map
Complete guide to teamLab Borderless at Azabudai Hills. Tickets, hours, admission prices, EN Tea House tips, and how it differs from teamLab Planets Tokyo.
Food & Dining
St. Moritz Roppongi: 80-Year-Old Bakery & Sandwiches
A family-run bakery near Roppongi Hills going 80 years, known locally for cheap and varied sandwiches. Menu, prices and hours.
Food & Dining
Sarashina Horii Roppongi: Sarashina Soba Menu & Hours
One of Tokyo's top three soba houses, in Roppongi, known for its pale sarashina soba. Hours, how to get there, and what to order.