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Tour the trendy Harajuku neighbourhood on the Harajuku Kawaii Tour.

Weird and wonderful: Nine must-do highlights in Tokyo

It’s no surprise that the largest city on the planet has a dizzying array of options for visitors, so we’ve whittled it down to some old and new favourites.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
This is one of Tokyo’s most popular tourist attractions.

‘I was almost brought to tears’: Navigating Tokyo’s hugely popular tourist attraction

Part museum, part art installation and part amusement park – as one of Tokyo’s most popular attractions, it pays to know before you go to teamLab Planets.

  • by Barry Divola
Passengers on board ANA are asked not to talk too loudly.
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Airline review: No loud talking, please, on world’s most considerate airline

The greeting announcement requesting passengers not talk loudly or consume excess alcohol makes me feel like I am already in thoughtful, considerate Japan.

  • by Flip Byrnes
Shimokitazawa is Tokyo’s coolest neighbourhood, and the seventh coolest in the world (according to Time Out).

This Tokyo neighbourhood is one of the coolest places you’ll ever visit

With its vintage clothing stores, record shops, hip bars and flea markets, could Shimokitazawa be the coolest neighbourhood in Tokyo? 

  • by Barry Divola
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One of Japan’s (and the world’s) coolest museums just reopened

Ask any Tokyophiles for their must-do experiences in the Japanese capital, and they will probably cite teamLab amongst them.

  • by Julietta Jameson
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The seats feature nifty holders that can accommodate a phone or tablet, as well as power via a USB port.
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Airline review: Australia to Japan aboard Virgin’s new plane

Virgin Australia’s new Boeing 737-8 is a small aircraft to fly this sort of distance, but it has its advantages.

  • by Craig Platt
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Endless delight: The 15 destinations we never get tired of revisiting

The point of travel is often to go to new places and have new experiences, but the chance to revisit favourite locations can be like reuniting with an old friend.

Rachel Lang

You can’t book for Japan’s best restaurants, but this Aussie can get you in

You can’t make a booking at Sushi Saito, Japan’s best sushi restaurant. You won’t get a seat at Sushi Amamoto either. It just won’t happen. Not without Melburnian Rachel Lang.

  • by Ben Groundwater
Just open in June, this is a world-first flagship for the iconic US guitar brand.

Six of the most impressive must-visit shops in Tokyo

From clothing to stationery to guitars: if Tokyo is shopping heaven, then these to-die-for flagship stores are nirvana.

  • by Barry Divola
Great attention to detail,

Who needs new? 16 years on, this is still one of Asia’s best hotels

It’s easy to get distracted by the new and the shiny when excellent service and attention to detail win every time.

  • by Julietta Jameson