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Spring is here, and with it the March issue of Time Out Japan magazine. Available nationwide from March 13, just in time for sakura season, our third issue highlights local gems across the country – from the hidden neighbourhood izakaya serving the perfect highball to the countryside supermarket stocking the ultimate travel fuel.
We’re getting the show started with pro wrestlers and capital-area heroines Miku Aono and Chika Goto of the up-and-coming Marigold promotion, who provide the lowdown on what’s hot in Japan’s joshi puro (women’s wrestling) scene right now.
Inside, we invite you to step outside the ring and discover the country on a community level, spotlighting essentials including regional ramen chains, multi-location drinking emporiums and some of Osaka’s hottest streetwear shops.
In preparation for the spectacle that is cherry blossom season, we’ve lined up seven life-changing sakura spots throughout Japan.
And that’s just a small sample: the mag also includes 10 unmissable things to do in Japan this spring, an interview with up-and-coming shimauta singer Minami Kizuki, a meditation on Tokyo’s cosmopolitan Hiroo neighbourhood, and much more.
Pick up your FREE copy of Time Out Japan magazine in English or Japanese at Haneda and Narita airports, Time Out Market Osaka, as well as selected hotels and tourist information centres in Tokyo. A digital edition will also be made available.