Everything on the site, grouped by what you are trying to decide. Twenty-two articles, all written in Tokyo, all with the prices checked at the time of writing.
Leaving your luggage somewhere
Our most-used cluster, because checkout is at 10am and your flight is at 9pm.
- Luggage storage in Tokyo: the whole decision
- Tokyo Station: where the lockers actually are
- Shinjuku Station: 3,600 lockers and how to find one
- Shibuya Station: stop trying the Hachiko lockers
- Asakusa and Ueno (and the service that closed)
- Sending your suitcase ahead instead
Shopping, and what it costs you at the border
- Tax-free changes on 1 November 2026
- What to actually buy at a Japanese drugstore
- Japanese skincare worth buying — and what to skip
- The pharmacy guide, and what you cannot take home
- Don Quijote, and the free coupon first
- Last-minute shopping at Narita and Haneda
Getting around
- Narita or Haneda, and how to get into town
- Suica or PASMO in 2026
- Is the JR Pass worth it? The break-even maths
- The best eSIM for Japan
- How much cash to actually carry
Deciding where to go
- Where to stay in Tokyo, by what you want from the trip
- Hakone, Nikko or Kamakura?
- Mt. Fuji: guided tour or DIY?
- teamLab Planets or Borderless?
Detour Eats
Places we have actually eaten at, written up because we would go back.
- Uogashiya, Shimbashi: sushi and ramen at one counter, from 7am
- Kameya, Shinjuku: the best standing soba in Tokyo, for ¥570
- Toritake, Shibuya: the only yakitori shop you need in Tokyo
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