Tokyo
Japanese coin laundries dose their own detergent and sell drying by the minute, not by the load. Here is what each machine does and where the money goes.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingGhibli Museum tickets are sold only online through Lawson Ticket, from 10:00 JST on the 10th for the next month. Adults ¥1,000; closed Tuesdays; no door sales.
Official sources checked 2026-10-12Tokyo's Imperial Palace East Gardens are free, need no booking and open 9:00–16:00 from November (last entry 15:30); closed Mondays and Fridays. Gates and palace tour.
Official sources checked 2026-10-24The January 2027 sumo tournament runs 10–24 January at Ryogoku Kokugikan; tickets go on sale 5 December 2026 at new, higher prices. Seats, fees and same-day rules.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25Meiji Jingu has stayed open all night on 31 December in recent years and draws several million visitors by 3 January. When to go, which station to use, how to avoid the peak.
Official sources checked 2026-10-23Senso-ji's main hall opens 6:30–17:00 from October to March (6:00 from April) with no entry fee listed. Asakusa Station is 5 minutes' walk; the grounds are lit after dark.
Official sources checked 2026-10-24Tokyo counted 417 public bathhouses at the end of 2025, down from 2,687 in 1968. The year-by-year series, why two official counts differ, and what a bath costs.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingShibuya Sky costs ¥2,700 online before 3pm and ¥3,400 from 3pm for adults; counter tickets cost ¥300 more. Sunset slots, rooftop rules, hours and access.
Official sources checked 2026-10-29Shinjuku Gyoen costs ¥500 for adults, opens 9:00–16:30 from October to mid-March and closes on Mondays, except 1–15 November. Gates, rules and dates.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25No central system books sumo morning practice. Each stable decides for itself, most published policies refuse the public, and here is what is officially open.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingNo Japanese law bars tattoos from onsen, sento or gyms: each operator decides. What government guidance says, which gym chains allow covered tattoos, and how to check.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingteamLab Planets and Borderless in Tokyo both price adult tickets by date, from ¥3,600 per teamLab, ¥3,800 listed. Compare time slots, hours, water, lockers and access.
Official sources checked 2026-10-12Tokyo City View costs ¥2,200 online for adults and the Mori Art Museum ¥2,600–¥2,800 for Mariko Mori. Combo ticket, closures, reduced-price days, hours and access.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea 1-Day Passports cost ¥10,900–¥12,400 per adult on Oct and Dec 2026 dates, go on sale two months ahead at 2 p.m., and fix one date and park.
Official sources checked 2026-10-12Tokyo National Museum costs ¥1,000 for adults and is free for under-18s and over-70s; special exhibitions are priced separately. Closed most Mondays.
Official sources checked 2026-10-12Tokyo Skytree advance tickets cost ¥2,100 (Tembo Deck) or ¥3,100 (with Tembo Galleria) for a weekday adult, more on weekends and holidays and on the day.
Official sources checked 2026-10-12Ueno Zoo costs ¥600 for adults and is free for children up to primary-school age. Open 9:30–17:00, closed Mondays and 29 Dec–1 Jan. No giant pandas now.
Official sources checked 2026-10-29Official records show bins removed for summit security, COVID and safety, not a single 1995 decision. Shibuya's 2026 fines, shop-bin rules and what to do with trash.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingRead Tokyo vending machines through national figures, regional drinks, disappearing beer machines and the retail decisions behind a station stop.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingUeno's science and Western art museums close 28 Dec–1 Jan; Tokyo National Museum closes 26–31 Dec and opens 1 Jan. Skytree and teamLab stay open; ATMs keep holiday hours.
Official sources checked 2026-10-23