Your ultimate guide to Tokyo

Cool down with a cold pint at the city's top beer events and festivals, some even offer barbecue and free-flow deals

Take in the views and have a drink at Shibuya’s highest rooftop bar this season

Head to these parks and gardens to capture some of spring’s most colourful flowers

You’ll find these colourful hanging flowers at parks, shrines and gardens all over the city

Who can enter the country, when, how, and what quarantine will look like from March 1

Returning to Japan? Here's all the Covid-19 documents you'll need for a smooth and safe return

Tokyo government now has a free Covid-19 testing scheme to give residents a peace of mind

The large-scale SDF-run facilities in Tokyo and Osaka will be open to all residents age 18 or older

The three-day food fest also brings together five of Tokyo’s most prestigious Michelin-listed restaurants

Free to read: ‘The one I want to meet’ won the annual short story contest by the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia

Highlights from Visions of Tourism – the new relationship between the value of experience and consumption

Highlights from Time Out Tokyo x ICF2021 Special Session: Requirements for a New Age of Tourism

Cherry blossoms aren’t the only thing to keep an eye out for this spring

Locally produced, binge-worthy titles to add to your watch list

Learn about the history, flavours and techniques of Japanese cooking with Anthony Bourdain, David Chang, Niki Nakayama, Jiro Ono and more

This charming anime is all about the secret life of Kyoto’s geiko and maiko in training – and you can watch it for free

Also in this issue of Time Out Tokyo magazine: Olympic venues in Tokyo, public art, top bakeries, and more

Read the digital edition of Time Out Tokyo magazines for free – or download the PDF version for later

In this digital-only edition: discover Japan’s most beautiful places, glamping sites, road trips, novelty trains and more

Inside this digital-only edition: Tokyo goes green, Japanese ice cream flavours, botanical gardens, virtual museum tours and food documentaries

Enjoy the prefecture’s famous fireworks, go on a river cruise, visit a 360-year-old festival, and more

The best experiences Saitama has to offer, including river rafting, a traditional sento bathhouse, an anime hotel and more

You’ll find izakaya serving pork skewers, an old-fashioned 24-hour coffee shop, a Scottish pub selling local whisky and more

These shops, cafés and attractions offer local mementos, gifts and food that you won't find anywhere else