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Forever immortalized by Sofia Coppola’s indie sensation starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, one of Japan’s most famous hotels is ready for its next chapter.

Although many flower festivals have been canceled due to COVID-19, people still flocked to see the blooms last weekend, despite official requests that everyone stay home.

Looking for the best things to buy in Tokyo? From chopsticks to cosmetics, we’ve got you covered.

Video shows the plane skidding along the tarmac as it caught fire. All 379 passengers onboard the Japan Airlines flight survived, but five Coast Guard crew members perished in the crash that caused the blaze.

After closing for nearly half a year, the Met’s reopening was a joyful occasion for New Yorkers.

The event will now start almost exactly a year after it was supposed to, in July 2021.

This fishmonger’s fantasyland is finding new form on Tokyo’s Toyosu island—but not everybody is happy with the changes.

Whether you’re on the hunt for an over-the-top escape or an affordable getaway, we’ve got you covered.

The sprawling space features a labyrinth of immersive kaleidoscopic projections that respond in real time to the movements of museumgoers.

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s just-released Safe Cities Index ranks 60 cities around the world.

On an impromptu trip to Tokyo, without a single reservation in hand, food writer Helen Rosner explores the Japanese art of standing in line.

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Tokyo’s Creative Corner

While in Tokyo, stroll the grounds of one or more of the thousands of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. The peace and relaxed nature of the temples and shrines offer welcome respite from Tokyo’s more hectic side.

Whether you’re looking for an ultramodern take on Tokyo, like the one you’ll find in Shibuya, or something like Nakameguro, where you’ll find trendy restaurants and shops, as well as residential streets, Tokyo has neighborhoods that will give you a distinctive taste of Japan. Find old temples and cutting edge art galleries, neighborhoods where sassy teenagers pose in outlandish outfits and shopping streets that boggle the mind (and fill up the suitcase). Welcome to Tokyo, land of the past, present, and future.