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Jimbocho, Tokyo’s beloved book district is moving outdoors this week for the 66th Kanda Used Book Festival 🤩📚The area has around 130 bookstores clustered together, with many shops specializing strictly in one subject, like vintage movie stills, out-of-print design magazines, antique maps, or woodblock prints.For ten days, vendors set up long rows of wooden bookshelves directly along the sidewalks of Yasukuni-dori, selling thousands of discounted titles and rare collector items in an open-air corridor.📍 Jimbocho Used Bookstore District (Yasukuni-dori) 🚇 Jimbocho Station (Hanzomon, Toei Shinjuku, and Toei Mita Lines) 🗓️ October 23 - November 1, 2026 ⏰ 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Closes at 5:00 PM on November 1)Tag who you're going book hunting with 🙋🏻‍♀️#jimbocho #kandafestival #tokyoevents #tokyotravel #japantrip
This “Underground Temple” is a giant flood-control tank under Saitama, built to protect the Greater Tokyo area from flooding 🌊You head down 116 steps into a 177-meter-long chamber, and 59 concrete pillars, each weighing around 500 tons, tower over you. Standing in there is genuinely awe-inspiring, and it’s an incredible feat of engineering.📍 Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, Kasukabe, Saitama Tours bookable in advance on the official website#UndergroundTemple #JapanTravel #HiddenJapan #TokyoDayTrip #visitjapan
It is known as one of the country's major outdoor hubs, and you can even find a campsite here that Japanese campers refer to as 'Japan's camping mecca' 😳 A massive open grass field sitting right under Mount Fuji 🗻But Shizuoka is much more than just Mount Fuji views. You can also pitch your tent in sheltered woodlands, quiet lakes like Lake Tanuki (very beautiful this time of year when the autumn leaves turn), up in the mountains for views looking down over Suruga Bay, or even right by the coast if you go further towards the Izu Peninsula 🌊Want the full camping in Shizuoka guide? Comment 'CAMP' below.#shizuoka #campinginjapan #fumotoppara #japancampsites #mountfuji
Planning a trip to Japan? Here’s what we’d NEVER recommend as a Japan-based travel agency 🙅‍♀️After years of planning trips and guiding around Japan, these are the things we steer our travellers away from. Most of them come down to inefficient planning, like zigzagging across Tokyo in a single day or booking every lunch and dinner.And yes, the Imperial Palace tour made the list 👀 Swipe to see why, plus what we’d do instead.That said, some things really are worth booking ahead, and we’ll get to those in another post. Save this one for when you’re planning 📌📍 Flip Japan Guide is a Japan-based travel agency. Want help building a trip with a little breathing room? Book a free intro call with one of our Japan-based planners at link in bio or send us a DM to get started.#japantravel #japantraveltips #tokyotravel #japanitinerary #visitjapan
Melon cream soda, tin signs, vinyl booths, and neighbourhood bathhouses: Japan's recent past is disappearing just as it has never been more popular. ♨️🍹📺Showa retro draws on Japan's boom years, from roughly 1955 to 1980, when the country rebuilt itself at astonishing speed and made Western ideas its own. For older Japanese, it's real memory. For younger people and many visitors, it feels familiar anyway, thanks to films like Akira and Blade Runner that draw on the aesthetic.✈️Want to see Tokyo with a local who knows where to go? We make it happen. Send Flip Japan Guide a DM or book a guide through the link in bio.#ShowaRetro #TokyoRetro #JapanTravel #TokyoVintage #TokyoVibes
‼️ Please note that the event details are subject to change. Please always refer to the official pages for the latest information. ‼️👉 Mt. Takao Autumn Leaves Festival 高尾山もみじまつり Mt. Takao 高尾山内 Hachioji, Tokyo October 24th - December 13th👉 47th Yokosuka Mikoshi Parade 第47回よこすかみこしパレード Yokosuka Chuo Main Street & Kyushu Ferry Terminal Parking Lot 横須賀中央大通りおよび九州行フェリーターミナル駐車場 Yokosuka, Kanagawa October 25th👉 Koenji Festival コウエンジフェスティバル Koenji shopping streets and surrounding venues 高円寺商店街・周辺会場 Suginami, Tokyo October 24th - 25th👉 Tokyo Tower Candle Days トウキョウタワーキャンドルデイズ Tokyo Tower Front Plaza 東京タワー Minato, Tokyo October 23rd - 25th👉 Yokohama Marathon ヨコハママラソン Minatomirai Ohashi Bridge to Pacifico Yokohama みなとみらい大橋・パシフィコ横浜 Yokohama, Kanagawa October 25th👉 Taste of Tokyo テイスト・オブ・トウキョウ Marunouchi, Yurakucho, Hibiya, and Toyosu 丸の内・有楽町・日比谷・豊洲 Tokyo, Tokyo October 23rd - 25th👉 Artober アートーバー Hibiya Okuroji 日比谷OKUROJI Chiyoda, Tokyo October 22nd - 25th👉 Nihonbashi Ebisu-ko Bettara Market 日本橋恵比寿講べったら市 Takarada Ebisu Shrine & Sugimori Shrine Approach Area 宝田恵比寿神社・椙森神社参道周辺 Chuo, Tokyo October 19th - 20th👉 Koganei Park Cosmos Festival 小金井公園 コスモスまつり Tokyo Metropolitan Koganei Park Tsutsujiyama Plaza 都立小金井公園 つつじ山広場 Koganei, Tokyo October 25th👉 Tokyo Bay Fireworks Festival トウキョウベイファイヤーワークスフェスティバル Tokyo Bay waterfront viewing areas 晴海・豊海・港・台場・豊洲・有明エリア Chuo and Minato, Tokyo October 24th👉 Futako Tamagawa Halloween Party フタコタマガワハロウィンパーティー Futako Tamagawa Rise Galleria, etc. 二子玉川ライズ ガレリア、その他 Setagaya, Tokyo October 24th - 25th👉 Earth Garden Fall Festival アースガーデン・フォール・フェスティバル Yoyogi Park Event Plaza and Keyaki Avenue 代々木公園イベント広場・ケヤキ並木 Shibuya, Tokyo October 24th - 25th👉 Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2026 東京大茶会 2026 Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum & Hama-rikyu Gardens 江戸東京たてもの園、浜離宮恩賜庭園 Koganei and Chuo, Tokyo October 24th - 25th👉 Fujisawa Citizen Festival Shonandai Fantasia 藤沢市民まつり 湘南台ファンタジア Shonandai Station Area (East & West Exits) 湘南台駅周辺（東口・西口） Fujisawa, Kanagawa October 24th - 25th👉 Cosmos Festival コスモスフェスティバル Around Cosmos Arena Fukiage (Arakawa Riverbed) コスモスアリーナふきあげ周辺（荒川河川敷） Konosu, Saitama October 24th - 25th👉 Diwali Yokohama ディワリ・ヨコハマ Yamashita Park 山下公園 Yokohama, Kanagawa October 25th👉 Omotesando Halloween Pumpkin Parade オモテサンドウハロウィーンパンプキンパレード Omotesando 表参道 Shibuya, Tokyo October 25th👉 Kichijoji Halloween Parade キチジョウジハロウィンパレード Kichijoji shopping streets and participating shops 吉祥寺商店街・参加店舗 Musashino, Tokyo October 23rd - 25th👉 52nd Toda Furusato Festival 第52回戸田ふるさと祭り Toda City Hall Parking Lot and others 戸田市役所駐車場 ほか Toda, Saitama October 24th - 25th#tokyohalloween #tokyonow #tokyomatsuri #tokyoevents #matsuri #whatshappeningintokyo #tokyonow #matsuri #japanfestival #japanesefestivals #tokyolife #tokyoevent #tokyoevents #tokyolifestyle #japanlife #japanlifestyle #traveljapan #visitjapan #visitjapanjp #discovertokyo #exploretokyo #exploringtokyo #livingintokyo #tokyolife #tokyoculture #tokyoevent #tokyoevents #tokyoexpat #tokyolover #tokyotokyo #tokyotravel #tokyotrip #tokyotrips #japantravelguide #japanguide #japantravel
At SAUNA MOTHER in Roppongi, you start by sweating in a red-lit womb sauna. Then take a cold plunge styled after a newborn's first bath, where a giant hand comes out of the wall to pour water over you. You end up curled like a baby on the Mother Sofa, which rocks you while a projected mom watches over you. One of the speed settings is called "impatient mother"... 😅💧 7-10-30 Roppongi, Minato-ku (Keepers Roppongi B1F) 💧120-minute private sessions for 1–4 people 💧 ¥8,500 (1 person) / ¥12,000 (2) / ¥15,000 (3) / ¥20,000 (4) 💧 Opening late October 2026. Bookings via saunamother.jp and @sauna_motherWeird? Very. Relaxing? Probably also very. Would you try it? Tell us in the comments 👇#saunamother #tokyosauna #サウナ #thingstodoinTokyo #tokyosauna
Two dashi floats, each two storeys tall, roll up face to face in a narrow Kawagoe street. The musicians on board start playing at each other, taiko and flutes going head to head, and the crowd packs in around them. 🥁 It’s called a hikkawase, and it’s truly the moment to wait for.The Kawagoe Festival is still run the way the big Edo-period festivals were, and it’s on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Kawagoe is about 30 minutes from Ikebukuro on the Tobu Tojo Line.🗾 Want to explore Japan’s festivals and old towns with a local who knows the way? Flip Japan Guide runs tours and experiences all over Japan. Tap the link in bio or send us a DM to book yours!#KawagoeMatsuri #KawagoeFestival #DayTripFromTokyo #JapanTravel #FlipJapanGuide
Two dashi floats, each two storeys tall, roll up face to face in a narrow Kawagoe street. The musicians on board start playing at each other, taiko and flutes going head to head, and the crowd packs in around them. 🥁 It’s called a hikkawase, and it’s truly the moment to wait for.The Kawagoe Festival is still run the way the big Edo-period festivals were, and it’s on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Kawagoe is about 30 minutes from Ikebukuro on the Tobu Tojo Line.🗾 Want to explore Japan’s festivals and old towns with a local who knows the way? Flip Japan Guide runs tours and experiences all over Japan. Tap the link in bio or send us a DM to book yours!#KawagoeMatsuri #KawagoeFestival #DayTripFromTokyo #JapanTravel #FlipJapanGuide
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