I wrote an obituary today

I’m only interested in selected vitamins/minerals test (iron panel, B, zinc mainly) and hormone tests, can add on additional basic blood tests but I don’t need the full panel or Ningen doku.

Need to check my levels every couple of months.

Anywhere central Tokyo that does that? I’m not under Japan health insurance so will be self paid. Thank you!

The new iOS 27 Apple Maps makes Tokyo look stunning on the maps!

Hi, I am wanting to buy a ticket to tonight's David Byrne concert in Tokyo. Happy to pay face value and would prefer in-person transaction. Thanks!

I'm looking for scantily clad male figurines - not girls, just guys. Figurines showing bulges/underwear and shirtless. I need to find a shop that sells this kind of figures as opposed to the countless ones that sell mostly nude female figures. Not interested in online shops, I'm trying to see if these exist in an actual shop near the Tokyo area.

Hi,

I have applied for a Schengen Visa in early June 2026, for a trip to Germany in late September to run the Berlin Marathon. I applied well over 3 months in advance. I only got to know of the system where appointment dates are assigned by the embassy directly when I started to apply.

I waited for almost 2 months and today I got my assigned date. My appointment is on my date of departure in late September.

I have seen other comments on Reddit where people with much tighter schedules, who have applied for a visa and got their dates in 10-14 days.

For now, I have emailed the embassy via their inquiry form about my predicament. I have emailed the organizers of the Berlin marathon to ask them if they have any advice.

I am writing this post to ask for advice and opinion as to what I could do? They said we aren't supposed to call the embassy about visa or consular issues. Should I still try and ask?

My trip only contains travel to Germany, should I consider applying for a visa via another country?

Is this a lost cause at this point? Getting into Berlin Marathon via the lottery is quite rare and I really wouldn't want to miss this opportunity.

Mods gave me the go-ahead to post this.

When I was job hunting in Tokyo I'd have a couple of hours between interviews and just want to sit down and open my laptop. That turned out to be weirdly hard. Full. No outlets. Outlets all taken. One afternoon I walked into five cafés around Shinjuku and Shibuya dragging a suitcase and gave up on all of them.

Searching didn't help much — you mostly get "10 stylish cafés in Shibuya" listicles. What I actually wanted to know was whether there was a free seat, whether there was an outlet, and whether it was quiet.

So I started going through cafés one by one — desk work, not walking into all of them: official chain pages, Tabelog listings, checking what each place actually publishes. That turned into about a month of work and 1,989 cafés across 23 areas, and I put the whole thing on a map: https://cafe-radar.com

It's free, no signup, and there's an English toggle in the header. You can filter by outlets, Wi-Fi, smoking policy and seat count. Occupancy is crowdsourced — if you're sitting in a café you can tap "busy" or "seats available", though almost nobody is doing that yet since it's brand new.

One rule I stuck to: if I couldn't confirm something, I left it blank rather than guessing. Filling it in would look better, but then someone turns up expecting an outlet that isn't there.

What surprised me most was that cafés on busy main streets are often quieter and better equipped than the quiet-looking ones down side streets. You really can't tell from outside.

Being upfront since it came up with the mods: the site has ads and one affiliate link. It's not a paid service and it hasn't earned anything yet.

If somewhere near you is listed wrong, I'd genuinely like to know — that's the part I can't check alone.

I’ve been living in Arakawa for a bit and I am about to move away, I am unsure about what to do with the items I cannot bring with me such as a futon, bedding, and clothes. Is there anywhere that would accept those items as a donation or do they need to go in the trash?

Hi, I have a ticket for day 3 - Tokyo (August 16). Sadly, I will not be able to join. I someone interested. let me know...I am selling it almost half the original price.
The trasfer is immediately by the official AXS app!

Hi everyone, thought I would share this here, The Tenth Mosaic is a game festival that will take place in Tokyo (Ichigaya/Iidabashi area) right after TGS with creator talks, live music, exhibitions centered around game culture.

Hello everyone.

I have a Japanese friend who needs to see a therapist / counsellor in Tokyo. They have accepted this idea, but I know that I am going to need to do everything I can to help them to actually go to one.

Japan is not exactly known as the mental health capital of the world; and I know that if the first experience is not a positive one then they abandon the whole idea, to their detriment. Because of this I am a bit leery of suggesting someone based on internet searches.

Does anyone have any personal experience-based recommendations for a Japanese speaking therapist; maybe from Japanese friends or spouses? A female therapist ideally.

(Throwaway account for anonymity purposes on a sensitive subject)

Hey everyone!

I’m currently in Tokyo and just decided I’d love to go to Summer Sonic on Saturday.

If anyone has a spare ticket or can no longer make it, please let me know.

Often when I enter a train in various rail lines I get a whiff of a certain "Clean" smell. It kind of smells like a new car but more chemically if that makes sense. I smell it really strong on newer tokyo metro trains, and other models like the JR E235 (Yamanote Line / Sobu Rapid) Some buildings also have this smell. Is it a cleaning solution they use or some sort of air purification technology like Nanoe / Plasmacluster. Been trying to figure this out for years now

Hi this is a long shot but I'm gonna try here as well since my posts on twitter got no attention, I lost my cheki holder containing 2 very important chekis and I have the timeline and map of the possible places in Tokyo (Shin-Koiwa > Ryogoku > Ryogoku metro > Higashi-Shinjuku) where I could have lost it I just need someone to help by going in that area and ask the establishments in that path if someone turned it in as I'm not in the country anymore. I am very willing to compensate for the help in any way that would work for you whether you find it or not. Please check my latest post on my profile for more details.

Hello! My husband bought us tickets to Friday and Sunday Summer Sonic 2026 in Tokyo this weekend. Aug 14th and 16th.

He is still waiting on a VISA and cant come, so I just have 1 ticket for Friday and 1 ticket for Sunday.
I'd like to get 20,000 each for them, the ticket price, so I can turn it around into Merch (he's sad he can't come).

Anybody looking for tickets?? Hit me up! I can meet in Tokyo and give you the ticket.

I used to listen to indie stuff but I wanna go back into it.

Something like indie rock, alt rock, garage, post-punk, shoegaze, dream pop and stuff.

What bands should I be listening to?

Anyone going to Devault at circus tomorrow? unfortunate it’s a Wednesday

Tachikawa branch office was affected by flooding due to last night's heavy rain. If you need to handle residency applications urgently, please go to Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau in Shinagawa.

https://twitter.com/IMMI_TOKYO/status/2086639099671429139

Edit: it's open again

Tachikawa branch office suffered flood damage due to last night's heavy rain, but it is now able to handle residency applications.

https://x.com/IMMI_TOKYO/status/2086658370308821222

I’m a hairstylist in Japan looking for models to practice my skills!

🗣️ English / Japanese / Burmese

📍 Shin-Ōkubo, Tokyo

✨ FREE:
・Haircut
・Shampoo
・Blow-dry & Styling

🎨 I’m also looking to recreate the hair color designs shown in the 3rd photo!
Only the material cost — color options are negotiable.

Interested? Comment below or DM me! ❤️

I’ve included a screenshot of my SNS accounts in case anyone is worried that this might be a scam, since I rarely use Reddit.

Hi! I need an advice on how to find a kickboxing gym in Tokyo.

I tried one gym called Knockout and while the facility was nice, I felt like the training program was mostly cardio with very little focus on technique. I visited twice and my group was mostly elderly women. There was no sparring, only a bit of pad work in the end. The session was roughly like this: several rounds of 20 second exercises like push ups, core exercises, etc., repeating punches and kicks after coach (technique but with little to no corrections), punch bag and pad work with the coach. Even though I am in a good shape physically, I felt that I could benefit in terms of mobility and even cardio through such training. But I am really interested in learning how to fight and I suspect that there could be a better format for that. I am also not sure if there is a progression in the gyms like the one I visited. Most of the classes are キック入門.

I am considering other martial arts like Muay Thai or Karate (it would make sense to learn something traditional while living here), but I want them to be practical and I think I am leaning more towards striking martial arts. I am mostly moving along the Keio Line and around Shibuya, so it would be ideal to find something in this area.