Having been brought up in the English countryside surrounded by nature, sometimes I feel the need to escape the city. Unfortunately, recently I’ve been a little too busy to go far beyond Meguro-ku, so have …

Last weekend saw Roppongi Art Night 2010 take place, with the whole area taken over by art installations and live performances of all kinds. Unlike your typical art events this one went on right throughout …

For years I’d dreamed of travelling vast distances overland. Whilst aeroplanes were convenient and relatively cheap, I disliked the lack of connection I felt with the distances travelled. I’d simply get in this metal tube. …

Whether you’re just visiting Tokyo or a long-term resident of the city, at some point it’s well worth taking a trip to the roof of the 54-floor Mori Tower, Roppongi Hills. The view from 270 …

Shibuya’s Hachiko crossing – icon of modern day Tokyo. Watch any foreign news report that seeks to conjure up the feeling of Tokyo as a buzzing metropolis, and there it will be in the opening …