Today, that high-speed connection and many others make it faster and better than ever for travellers to use Tokyo as a jumping off point—venturing toward sights considerably less seen.

A cycle tour of two remote islands that lie within Tokyo's city limits. On Niijima, we see homes built with a hard volcanic rock called Koga stone, which is also used to make glass art.

Megastar Taylor Swift has impressed fans by greeting the audience at her Tokyo "Eras Tour" by speaking Japanese.

Tokyo officials were overjoyed after the Japanese capital was named the world’s best large city in a leading U.S. travel magazine. Conde Nast Traveler’s 2024 reader survey, which excluded U.S ...