April 2020
- This Tokyo photographer is doing isolation photoshoots with friends
- A city in Fukuoka cuts off the flowers from a 600-year-old wisteria tree to discourage visitors
- Japan considers extending state of emergency by a month – here's the timeline
- How to make a DIY no-sew face mask from t-shirts, socks and paper towels
- Havana Cafe
- Lawson closes in-store toilets and rubbish bins to prevent the spread of coronavirus
- Sakura Hotel Jimbocho
- Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Gate Bridge are closed to pedestrians until the end of Golden Week
- Tokyo landmarks light up in blue every night to honour medical personnel fighting the coronavirus
- ANA is using its empty passenger flights to transport medical supplies into Japan
- The friendly deer in Nara have moved into the city looking for food
- Japanese monk serenades the internet with a Bob Marley cover using Buddhist prayer instruments
- Shimeya
- Nyannyan Kita-Urawa
- Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum
- Energy Climbing Gym
- Activists in Okinawa started an anti-tourism campaign to discourage visitors during Golden Week
- Japanese city cuts down 800,000 tulips after visitors refuse to stay away from cancelled flower festival
- Watch Cirque du Soleil's Tokyo-exclusive show Zed online for free
- Sharp is holding a lottery for its new face masks on April 27
- Films to get you in the mood for Japanese food
- Staying Tokyo
- Famously bulky Ramen Jiro offers bring-your-own-pot DIY ramen for takeout
- Matsunosuke NY
- See photographs taken in quarantine at the online ‘Stay Home Exhibition’
- Bar Ash Saitama
- Best virtual tours: how to travel the world from home
- See over 60 art exhibitions with Galerie Perrotin's virtual gallery visits
- Netflix to release 'Coronavirus, Explained' documentary on April 26
- Build a paper model of Akihabara at home with these free templates
- Toranoko Shokudo
- This new apartment in Kobe comes with cat-friendly features
- What you need to know before getting a Japan-inspired tattoo
- Japan will decide over Golden Week whether to extend the state of emergency
- Sunday Bake Shop
- Foreign residents can get the Japanese government's ¥100,000 coronavirus stimulus – here's how
- Coronavirus updates: Attractions and venues in Tokyo that are still open
- Sensoji Temple’s Kaminarimon gate gets a massive new red lantern
- In photos: Kyoto's most popular tourist attractions are now completely empty
- These restaurants in Tokyo are now doing home delivery
- ArtBar Tokyo is hosting online painting classes every day of the week
- This Japanese online game lets you practise social distancing as the Tokyo governor
- Catch the Lyrid meteor shower in Tokyo and throughout Japan this week
- The best places to visit in 2020
- Tokyo Q&A: Why do people wear slippers in Japan?
- Purinya Baton Okachimachi
- Colombin Harajuku
- Conure
- Download free colouring pages featuring cute Japanese red bean desserts
- Good Days Malasada (Hikarie branch)
- Camden's Blue Star Donuts
- Agnes' Portuguese Bake Shop
- Doughnut Plant Kichijoji Central Kitchen
- 50 things to do in Yokohama
- Tsukiji Ebikin
- Take a virtual tour of Hitachi Seaside Park's most spectacular spring flowers
- Tokyo Rainbow Pride will be streamed online this year
- Meet the Mr Gay Japan 2020 finalists
- Meet Tokyo's favourite drag queens
- One Piece Straw Hat Pirates encourage kids to wash hands to prevent coronavirus
- Twitter users are drawing this Japanese mermaid to offer hope in times of coronavirus
- Cafe & Shop Kaguya
- S/Park
- Milpig Parfait Club
- Yokohama Cosmoworld
- Mizunobu Fruit Parlor Labo
- Miyakobashi Shotengai / Noge
- Yokohama Stadium
- Yokohama Marin Rocket
- Onigiri Cafe Umeno
- Maruu Shoten
- Pokémon Center Yokohama
- Yokohama Sky Cruise
- Hotenkaku Shinkan
- Amazon Club
- The Bridge Yokohama
- Time
- Yokohama Highball
- Asobuild
- Billboard Live Yokohama
- Japanese design agency Nosigner explains social distancing, Japan-style
- Sky Duck Yokohama
- Imai Dojo
- Sario Heichin Saryo Chinatown
- The Tavern
- Japan declares nationwide state of emergency due to escalating coronavirus cases
- Aloha Farm Cafe
- Bay Leaf
- In photos: social distancing solutions in Japan
- Nintendo Switch is available again in Japan with delivery starting in late April
- JR East suspends over 1,200 shinkansen and express trains meant for Golden Week due to coronavirus
- Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch designer has made a DIY face shield for coronavirus protection
- Convenience stores in Japan are using plastic sheets to protect staff and customers from coronavirus
- Japanese chemistry professor tested three types of face masks for their efficacy
- How to support your local clubs and live music venues during the coronavirus outbreak in Tokyo
- Narita International Airport now dubbed the 'Cardboard Hotel'
- Koenji Gmgm
- Organic Table by Lapaz
- Japanese government will send out two masks per household starting this week
- Yakisoba Kabukichi
- Japanese reality show Terrace House suspends production due to coronavirus
- Lego Super Mario starter set is now available for preorder
- Coffee Bar Gallage
- Restaurants and izakaya can sell alcohol for delivery or takeaway – with a special licence
- Good Life Factory
- Get flowers delivered to your home from Shibuya florist Cochon
- Animal Crossing players are re-creating their favourite designers and artists in the game
- Men Hachi Ichi / 81 Noodle Bar
- Daniel Arsham is collaborating with Pokémon for a Uniqlo UT collection
- Karamaru
- Sambazon Açaà Cafe
- Chien-Fu Roppongi
- Curry Shop Hatsukoi
- Koike calls on bars, clubs and music venues to close, restaurants and izakaya exempted
- Nataraj
- Deva Deva Cafe
- InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8
- How to clean, declutter and organise your house
- How to hang out with your friends online for free
- Soto Zen Buddhism Daihonzan Sojiji
- Afuri closes outlets in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama in light of Japan’s state of emergency
- All Starbucks in Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures are closed indefinitely due to coronavirus
- Hyatt Regency Yokohama
- Yokohama Segway Tour
- Watch concerts by major Japanese artists for free on YouTube
- Watch one of Japan’s best kabuki plays for free on YouTube
- Sakenoma
- How the world is coping with the quarantine life – in memes
- Multilingual coronavirus hotline launching in Japan, includes English, Chinese, Korean and more
- How to grow a herb and vegetable garden from your kitchen scraps
- Make your own face mask with these simple step-by-step guides
- Uniqlo is opening its biggest store yet in Yokohama this April
- Where's my toilet paper? Japanese artist Zombie-Chang's new song wants us to 'Please Stay Home'
- Stop putting masks on Hachiko, Tokyoites urged
- New map out now: 50 things to do in Saitama (second edition)
- Drink indoors with these #stayhome square sake cups
- Five ways Tokyo will be affected while under a state of emergency
- Abe declares state of emergency for seven prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka
- Hitsujiyama Park
- Toyota to create a futuristic AI-powered smart city at the base of Mt Fuji
- Nagoya Marathon runners can participate online with a mobile app to avoid spreading coronavirus
- Easter chocolates are on sale in Tokyo and they’re adorable
- God Bar by Snack Utsubo Kazura
- Some of Tokyo's busiest places are now completely empty
- Pikotaro of 'Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen' fame has released a catchy hand-washing song
- Five things to know if and when Japan declares a state of emergency due to coronavirus
- 100-year-old Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival in Aomori is cancelled this year
- Akasaka Granbell Hotel
- Tokyo Ryokan
- Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo
- Asakusa View Hotel
- Ueno First City Hotel
- Zabutton
- The Gate Hotel Tokyo
- Sunshine City Prince Hotel
- Excel Hotel Tokyu
- Sakura Hostel Asakusa
- Sakura Hostel Asakusa
- Sakura Fleur Aoyama
- Royal Park Hotel The Shiodome, Tokyo
- Nine Hours Takebashi
- Nine Hours Asakusa
- Discover Japan with this cycling-tour travel documentary from NHK
- Fubutsushi
- Free Pixar, manga and emoji backgrounds for your video calls and meetings
- Mandarin Bar
- Japan Post suspends delivery of international mail to 153 countries
- What Time Out Tokyo editors are doing while staying home
- Staying Tokyo
- Arts and crafts you can make with things you have at home
- Fall in love with Japan's cutest pets on Instagram
- Our favourite Japanese children’s books in English
- These Tokyo department stores are closed this weekend
- This 238-hour Spotify playlist has every song Haruki Murakami has written about
- Japan to distribute two face masks per household to fight coronavirus
- Kiba Park
- Kinuta Park
- Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden
- Caligari Curry Yojigen Delivery & Takeout
- Fatz’s The San Franciscan
- Tokyo extends venue closures and event cancellations until May 6
- Japan extends entry ban to 73 nations
- Ultimate guide to sento in Arakawa
- Sony Bank in Japan offers new online banking service in English
- Free English-language online counselling in Tokyo
- Travel through Japan with these VR videos: Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagasaki and more
- Yokohama Bay Brewing
- Mario Gelateria Minato Mirai