Unlike other cities that may have a single old town area, Tokyo’s shitamachi neighbourhoods are scattered throughout the city. They are usually identified by their architectural makeup ...

We explore Kyojima, a neighborhood in eastern Tokyo that retains a remarkable amount of old Tokyo character. Along the way we meet local residents and see how they cherish the bonds of community.

Shiroshi Nakae, the owner of a century-old restaurant in Tokyo’s Taito Ward, doesn’t want people to get the wrong idea about the charms of the local Yoshiwara area, which hosted a famed ...

Surrounded by these beautiful palm trees, I feel like I'm in a resort area. 00:27 This week I am visiting Urayasu, a city in Chiba Prefecture, right next to Tokyo ... was once an old fishing ...

What’s left of the old Tsukiji market ... bigger warehouse-like facility in another area of Tokyo Bay called Toyosu. After the market’s buildings were demolished, the empty lot was used ...

The old Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland has been mostly dismantled as a new version of the attraction is constructed. When we last reported on construction, the tallest spires of the old Space ...