Have you ever seen people in sky-blue checkered uniforms talking to foreign visitors on the streets of Tokyo? They are tourism volunteers who provide guidance in various languages as part of an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Judy Koutsky covers adventure, luxury and family travel. Japan is a country that seamlessly blends the old with the new, offering ...

The New National Theatre Tokyo will be hosting English-guided backstage tours during the first quarter of 2026. Learn more ...

Visiting Tokyo for the first time can feel like stepping into the future and the past at once. This vast, ever-shifting metropolis is all about contrasts: centuries-old shrines tucked beside glass ...

Tokyo deals in specifics, not generalities. This isn't a city that reveals itself in sweeping panoramas but in momentary glimpses: the businessman who carries a Hello Kitty handkerchief, the ancient ...

Whether you prefer the sliding doors and tatami-mat floors of traditional Japanese kenchiku, the cement block minimalism of Tadao Ando, or the slick futurism of starchitect-designed fashion flagships, ...

Tokyo is filled with unforgettable experiences — after all, it's the most popular city in Japan, which the World Economic Forum named the No. 3 best country for tourism in the world. In a city filled ...

Ory Yoshifuji's Tokyo business employs housebound individuals to operate robots as waitstaff at a cafe and as personal tour ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the Tokyo correspondent for Forbes Travel Guide. Competition on the Tokyo culinary scene is fierce. Japanese chefs strive to ...