Justin Egli is a travel, arts & culture writer based in Tokyo. He writes about Tokyo subculture on his blog ikimasho.net
We visit ‘Menkake Gyorestsu’, a centuries-old annual tradition supposedly originating from a Samurai leader’s illicit affair
Oct 19, 2017
The three-storey gaming warehouse in Kawasaki is modelled on Hong Kong’s lawless ‘city within a city’ that was demolished in 1994 after becoming synonymous with drug addiction and prostitution
Aug 14, 2017
Gotokuji is an area of the city obsessed with all things feline and many believe its temple to be the birthplace of ‘maneki-neko’ – the cats you’ve seen with one paw held high
Jul 20, 2017
A report from Ikazuchi no Daihannya, a weird and wonderful ‘matsuri’ that takes place annually to ward off ancient ghosts
May 26, 2017
We premiere a film that looks at how Japan’s underground is channelling a culture often negatively associated with LA street gangs and Lowrider cars
Jan 19, 2017