Savvy Tokyo

04/10/2025

Wondering about Ozempic in Japan? Learn which GLP-1 drugs are approved, how much they cost, where to access them and key risks to consider.

04/10/2025

Up your floral and Japanese cultural knowledge with this primer on flower symbolism and gift-giving!

Learn the meanings behind popular flowers wth Japan’s flower language and how different colored blooms can send varying messages.

03/10/2025

Cooler weather is finally here to stay. Check out these events to fill up your fall social calendar.

It's finally fall in Tokyo! Enjoy the cooler weather and check out our monthly roundup of Tokyo events for October 2025.

02/10/2025

It’s time to ditch fast fashion with these sustainable fashion brands in Japan.

Today, more people are opting for slow over fast fashion. Join in and ditch fast fashion with these sustainable fashion brands in Japan.

02/10/2025

Get some actual reading done at these book cafes in the city.

Calling all bookworms looking to get through some books with a coffee in hand! Get some actual reading done at these book cafes in the Tokyo.

02/10/2025

A world of unassuming, under-visited and unimaginably charming Tokyo shopping streets await; beckoning with tasty handheld bites, pop cultural paraphenalia and many, many cats!

A world of unassuming, under-visited and unimaginably charming Tokyo shopping streets awaits, beckoning with many, many cats!

01/10/2025

Tokyo is the biggest city in the world. Makes sense for it to have the teeniest apartments, right?

Tokyo is the biggest city in the world, it only makes sense that it has the teeniest micro-apartment choices to choose from, right?

01/10/2025

Tattoos can keep you out of large fitness centers and gyms in Japan, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have options.

Large fitness centers and gym chains may keep you out if you have tattoos in Japan, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have options.

30/09/2025

Head off school-day problems before they appear with a fellow mother's list of 10 ways to support your child at school in Japan!

Head off problems before they appear with a list of 10 ways to support your child in the Japanese school system, provided by a fellow mother.

30/09/2025

One of the biggest hurdles for new moms is trying to make friends with other moms and to break free of the loneliness that sometimes comes with motherhood.

For new moms, trying to make friends with other moms and to break free of the loneliness that sometimes comes with motherhood in Japan.

30/09/2025

Get the school year under control with this handy vocab crib sheet.

Get the school year under control with this handy elementary school event schedule vocab crib sheet made by one mom for another.

29/09/2025

Living (or traveling) in Japan is never fully completed without a drink of its own traditional booze. But unless you're an expert in the field, it may be a bit of a puzzle to figure out what to order, how to drink it, and more so — how to enjoy it.

Puzzled to figure out what sake to order, how to drink it, and more so—how to enjoy it? Here's our nihonshu guide!