December 2020
- Harlem
- Allamanda Garden
- Royal Garden Cafe Aoyama
- In photos: Japan is already seeing snow and it's beautiful
- Sorry Mario Kart fans, Tokyo’s IRL go-karting is no more
- Japan will ban new entry of foreign nationals beginning December 28
- Labi Shinjuku Higashiguchi-kan
- Supermarkets and convenience stores in Japan that are closing over the holidays
- Sanagi Shinjuku
- Watch this documentary about a Japanese punk rock musician who became a floral sculptor
- Asakusa Otori Shrine
- Nakameguro Koukashita
- Super Nintendo World reveals park layout plus some world-first interactive features
- How to celebrate New Year the Japanese way
- Deeney’s
- Horinouchi Myohoji
- Takahata Fudoson
- Honsenji
- Tenryuji
- Azabusan Zenpukuji
- Japan restricts entry for travellers from the UK due to new Covid-19 strain
- The Room
- Best zoos and aquariums in Tokyo
- Sakurakan
- Roten Garden
- These New Year's Eve events in Tokyo have been cancelled due to Covid-19
- Teru no Yu
- Shimizuyu (Musashi Koyama Onsen)
- Kazuma no Yu
- Heiwajima Natural Hot Spring
- Comoriver
- Nu Land Sagami-yu
- The Bamboo Forest
- Grandvaux Spa Village
- Bub Resort
- O Park Ogose
- Ikosan Homyoji
- Spend a safe Christmas this year in Virtual Shibuya
- Medical centres in Tokyo will get financial aid to stay open for the New Year holidays
- Marui City Yokohama
- L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
- Kihachi
- Mt Kurumayama in Nagano now has a dreamy panoramic sky deck
- Late-night trains on New Year’s Eve in Tokyo are cancelled due to Covid-19
- The Kansai region has declared a state of emergency for the New Year holidays
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
- Japan plans to start Covid-19 vaccination programme in late February 2021
- Omnipollos Tokyo
- Gundam Factory Yokohama is finally opening on December 19
- English words that have completely different meanings in Japan
- Ginza is installing free hand-washing stations on the streets
- You can now have your face printed on sweets such as dorayaki and macarons
- This Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto is teaching Zazen meditation online
- How to take the new Airport Limousine Bus from Narita and Haneda airports into Tokyo
- Tokyo's medical alert goes red as new Covid-19 cases hit a daily high of 822
- Kashima Shrine in Ibaraki now offers credit cards blessed by a Shinto priest
- Watch: Studio Ghibli is planning an ‘Aya and the Witch’ puppet show
- Tokyo Stock Exchange
- You can now download these traditional Japanese wave drawings for free
- Bonus Track
- Everything you need to know about Japan's Go to Travel campaign
- Revealed: Osaka is the fifth most expensive city in the world right now
- Kurihama Flower Park
- Pudding Fes
- Miyashita Xmas Park Culture Mix 2020
- Bonus Track Christmas Market
- Snoopy Premium Symphonic Christmas Concert
- Christmas Mass at Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel
- Kai
- Ginza Place
- Gong Cha
- Suntory Hall Christmas Concert
- Eric Rose
- Japan Airlines offers complimentary Covid-19 insurance for international flights
- Go to Travel suspended in Tokyo from Friday and nationwide over New Year holidays
- Sapporo Snow Festival cancels its annual snow sculpture contest for 2021
- Honzan Higashi Honganji Temple
- Four Seasons Christmas Menu
- Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo Christmas Dinner
- Kichijoji Tokyu Rei Hotel Christmas Dinner
- Aman Holiday Season Dinner
- In photos: see stunning autumn leaves from Tokyo to Hiroshima
- Fuga Christmas Dinner
- Overseas arrivals at Narita airport could be allowed to use the train to get into Tokyo
- Toshima’s public toilets are being turned into works of art
- Gomi Pop-up at No
- Super Nintendo World will open at Universal Studios Japan in February 2021
- Neki
- Kabutocho in Nihonbashi is reinventing itself with hip new restaurants and bars
- Tokyo Shoten
- Get a yakatabune dinner cruise for up to ¥5,000 less
- G-Zone Ginza Gonpachi
- SmartAmp Station PCR test clinic
- Aman Tokyo
- Japan has run out of Milo, with sales suspended until March 2021
- Tokyo Music Evening Yube: Kojiro Fujihara x Kyoko Harada
- Tokyo Music Evening Yube Christmas with Gospel classics
- Akarimado
- Japan will launch a health monitoring centre for overseas tourists in March
- This capsule hotel in Shinjuku turned its sleeping pods into work stations
- You can now get Uno Minimalista in Japan
- Japan is the second most popular destination for people looking to move overseas
- Shibuya cancels New Year’s Eve event for 2020/2021 due to coronavirus
- Ramen is Tokyo's most iconic dish as voted by you
- Oshima
- Tokyo Music Evening Yube: Conisch
- Watch: this Pikachu ASMR video is the distraction you need right now
- Yoshikin
- L'osier
- 10 restaurants and shops to visit at Tokyo Station's underground mall Tokyo Gransta
- Sushi Saito
- Tokyo still has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city in the world
- Quintessence
- Odakyu line trains in Greater Tokyo will stop running earlier from spring 2021
- Hanada
- Misoburi Noodle Miyamiya
- 8 best restaurants and shops at Hibiya Okuroji
- Japan to offer special shuttle bus from Narita and Haneda airports to Tokyo hotels
- Santa Claus cancels his annual Christmas visit to Japan due to Covid-19
- Honolulu Marathon Virtual Beach Fes
- Japan considers opening up again to international tourists in spring 2021
- This green tea vending machine in Haneda Airport plays a puppet show with every purchase
- Hibiya Park
- Tokyo Metro trains will stop running earlier from spring 2021
- Moominvalley Park’s new winter event features a story walk with interactive lights
- Tokyu lines will end trains earlier from March 2021
- Holiday Scone Sets and Sparkling Tea at Chavaty
- These three Tokyo bars made it into the World's 50 Best Bars list for 2020
- These parfaits and smoothies at Ginza Cozy Corner are made with very special mikan
- The new Muji at Ariake in Tokyo will be its largest store in the Kanto region
- The best Japanese films and series coming to Netflix in December 2020
- The anime-famous arcade Silk Hat Ikebukuro is closing next month
- Solo Sauna Tune
- Terms & Conditions
- Saiyuki
- Pierre Hermé Paris
- Odakyu
- Japan plans to extend the Go to Travel campaign until June 2021
- Andaz Christmas Dinner
- Here are the best saunas in Japan for 2020 as ranked by Saunachelin
- Grand Hyatt Tokyo Christmas Dinner
- Peninsula Hotel Festive Dinner
- The Peninsula Tokyo
- Monkey Magic vegan café
- The New Otani Christmas menu
- Piacere Natale Christmas Dinner
- Sushi Saito and Nanzuka art gallery have teamed up to open a new restaurant in Tokyo
- Approved: Japan will provide free Covid-19 vaccination for the whole country
- This new Covid-19 testing centre in Shinbashi offers PCR tests for just ¥2,900
- Starbucks Japan is releasing a Kate Spade holiday collection across Asia
- Studio Ease
- Studio Ghibli releases two glow-in-the-dark Princess Mononoke tote bags with LL Bean
- Pringles’ new fried chicken wing flavour is only available in Japan
- Petals Tokyo is a new floating hotel on Tennozu Canal
- Tokyo Music Evening Yube: Seigen Tokuzawa x Masaki Hayashi
- You can now apply for a refund on your Tokyo Paralympics tickets
- Big Romantic Store
- Why Juice?
- Usagiya Cafe
- The City Bakery Shinagawa
- Pluffy Cafe
- Gindaco
- Sushi Onikai
- Japan has launched a free coronavirus helpline in seven foreign languages
- Artist Takashi Murakami has added a 10m-tall golden statue to Roppongi Hills
- Watch: Yokohama’s life-sized Gundam finally unveiled in full